I’LL NEVER FORGET THE MOMENT. I WAS AT A RELIGIOUS SEMINAR, AND THE SPEAKER, TIM HANSEL, GOT THE AUDIENCE’S ATTENTION WITH A BOLD STATEMENT, “THERE’S ONE THING THAT GOD CAN’T MAKE”! AFTER A PREGNANT PAUSE, AND THE AUDIENCE RAPT WITH…
Month: December 2016
Paul Taylor: Countdown
Smooth and upbeat moves are on the menu by saxist Paul Taylor here. He plays alto, tenor and soprano along with an easy rider team of Brain Monroney/g, Dino Esposito/key and some guest vocalists. There’s lots of synthesized drum grooves,…
Joshua Breakstone: 88
Guitarist Joshua Breakstone creates a hip album that is a pizzicato delight, combining his guitar with bassist Lisle Atkinson and the added touch of Mike Richmond on cello, with Andy Watson’s drum keeping the pulse moving forward. The moods are…
Leigh Pilzer: Strunkin’
Baritone saxist Leigh Pilzer brings her rich and Gerry Mulligan-inspired tone to this toe tapping collection of originals. She teams up with Jen Krupa/tb, Sherrie Maricle/dr, Amy Shook/b and Jackie Warren/p for some rich and lithe swingers, forming a nice…
KING CRIMSON’S SUBJECTS…Stick Men: Prog Noir
Bassist Tony Levin and drummer Pat Mastelotto dutifully served in the prog rock band King Crimson for over twenty years, and their latest band continues the sophisticated and moody sounds along with Markus Reuter/g to round out the trio. The…
Justin Hayward: Live In Concert at the Capitol Theatre
Less Moody and Blue, Justin Hayward mixes material from his solo albums with hits with the iconic band, which is still alive and well. Hayward is in excellent voice, playing guitar as well with Mike Dawes/g and Julie Ragins/keys-perc. He…
Charles Xavier, Satori, Xavier & The Messengers: Happy Note Records Sampler 2016
The theme of Happy Note Records is “Unconventional Music for Unconventional Minds.” Well, well! These 15 songs have material from Hollywood and Heaven, Bosco, The Xman Cometh, The King Has Com, Perfect Mold and Xmas Vibe. H&H produce lots of…
Lawrence Blatt: Longitudes & Latitudes
Acoustic guitarist Lawrence Blatt takes you on a variety of excursions as he teams up with sensitive accompaniment on his compositions that are subtitled by their geographic position. He has a gentle and patient approach, going solo on “The Places…