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JERSEY JAZZ "COMPACT VIEWS" 
by Joe Lang

Live at Shanghai Jazz by the Earl May Quintet opens with Catherine Russell singing "This Joint is Jumpin'," 
and from the sound of things it really was.  With leader May on bass, David Glasser on alto sax, 
Eddie Locke on drums and Larry Ham on piano, this is a group that excels at producing one highlight after another.  
May's bass consistently prods and propels his ensemble.  His feature, "Night in Tunisia," is a tour de force.  
Locke lays down a bed of time that keeps everyone right there, with a particular chance to strut his stuff on 
"Jumpin' at the Woodside."  Ham delights as a sideman, vocal accompanist, and soloist.  
Dig his work on "My Romance."  Glasser is simply one of the brightest lights playing alto today.  
His original, "Blues for Boz," brings both his composing and playing talents front and center.  
Catherine Russell makes her debut recording memorable indeed.  
She swings with authority, caresses ballads like "Ghost of Yesterday" and "I Cover the Waterfront" 
with great feeling and maturity, seems right at home getting down with the blues on "Back O'Town Blues," 
a song written by Louis Armstrong and her father, Luis Russell, and invests Billy Taylor's 
"I Wish I knew How It Would Feel to Be Free" with a fervid gospel reading.  
This live disc, which has been extremely well recorded, captures an exciting group playing tight,
 creative jazz to an appreciative audience.