by Charles Waring, MOJO Magazine
MOJO Magazine: New Albums by Chet Baker & Wolfgang Lackerschmid / Dave Brubeck Reviewed
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REVIEW: Lakecia Benjamin’s ‘Pursuance’ gets a 4-Star Review from Record Collector
Charles Waring, Record Collector This month’s outstanding new album is by New York saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin, who was mentored by Gary Bartz and has performed with Gregory Porter and Alicia Keys. Pursuance: The Coltranes (★★★★☆ Ropeadope) is an epic opus inspired by John and Alice Coltrane’s music and finds Benjamin surrounded by a vast supporting … Read More
RECORD COLLECTOR MAGAZINE: Catherine Russell, Louis Armstrong, Richie Goods, Dave Liebman, Wallace Roney in Feb 2020 Issue
By Charles Waring, Record Collector Magazine
REVIEW: Record Collector Review Louis Armstrong Live in Europe (4 Stars!)
Charles Waring, Record Collector Louis Armstrong was a trailblazing jazz innovator and is still regarded as the idiom’s greatest, most influential trumpeter of all time. Despite its rather unprepossessing title, Louis Armstrong Live in Europe (4 Stars, Dot Time) is a significant release that has been sanctioned by Armstrong’s estate and is sourced from the … Read More
FEATURE: Charles Waring Interviews Vanessa Rubin
by Charles Waring, Soul and Jazz and Funk “Life happens while you’re a jazz singer,” laughs Vanessa Rubin, explaining her long absence from the world of recording. For those mystified by her sudden disappearance back at the dawn of the 2000s, she says “I never stopped singing,” adding, “but you can’t be on stage all the time. I’m happy to … Read More