Vocalist/lyricist Suzanne Cloud and drummer/producer Jim Miller
, the supportive force behind Dreambox Media/Encounter Records, wanted to
do something radically different for her latest CD "With a Little Help From My Friends." Rarely do jazz lyrics concentrate on topical
commentary, so once the material was chosen, Suzanne and Jim enlisted the creative energies of some of the finest talents on the
East Coast:
Guitarist Jef Lee Johnson recently released his first effort for Dreambox Media, "The Singularity." Jef is responsible for three tunes on Suzanne's CD, "Below the Beltway," "Hey Kenny, Gee" and
"...a lullaby, dear Monk;" he also displays his unique guitar work on two other cuts.
Bassist Gerald Veasley, with three CDs as a leader for HeadsUp!, contributed his composition "Fly Spy,"
which Suzanne transformed into the first track on her CD, "Talk Radio," a
diatribe against hate on the airwaves. Gerald's stunning bass is also heard on the sci-fi tribute "Watch the Skies."
Darryl Hall, first-place winner in the '95 Thelonious Monk International Bass Competition, can be heard on the
CD's "coda," the final cut "For Tomorrow."
Eddie Green and Tyrone Brown, long-time compatriots since their "Catalyst" days,
provide their nonpareil accompaniment on Steve Allen's "Impossible." Green can be heard with Rachelle Ferrell, and Brown is Max
Roach's bassist.
Denis DiBlasio, formerly music director for Maynard Ferguson and groundbreaking baritone saxophonist, has
two releases available, the 2-CD set "LIVE Tribute to Buddy Rich" and "Perpetual Baggage Claim," which (along with Eddie Green's debut as a leader, "This One's For You") are on
Dreambox/Encounter.
The abovementioned artists (and a dozen more) contributed to Suzanne Cloud and co-producer Jim Miller's CD in an ongoing expression
of the Philadelphia jazz community, a tradition Dreambox Media/Encounter Records strives to
represent.
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