Category nelson rangell

Review: By Light from Nelson Rangell

My initial impression after listening to By Light, the latest recording by multi-instrumentalist Nelson Rangell is one word: STRONG! Multiple listens since have only confirmed that. His sound on alto sax and flute is as strong as it always has…

John Hilderbrand
March 4, 2019

Top Contemporary Jazz Feb. 13, 1994: The Benoit/Freeman Project

The top ten contemporary jazz recordings from the week of Feb. 13, 1994! David Benoit and Russ Freeman, The Benoit/Freeman Project Nelson Rangell, Yes Then Yes Tom Scott, Reed My Lips Richard Smith, From My Window Torcuato Mariano, Paradise Station…

John Hilderbrand
February 15, 2019

Grace

One of the strongest songs I have in my contemporary jazz library is “Grace” from Nelson Rangell’s 1995 recording Destiny. Here’s what Nelson had to say about it in his liner notes from that release: Grace has a few definitions. Among…

John Hilderbrand
June 5, 2017