It’s as good as you’d hope for. What you’ve got here are the 1965-66 studio sessions of R&Ber Curtis Knight and The Squires that had a young kid at the guitar named Jimi Hendrix. Newly mixed by Eddie Kramer, this…
Month: March 2015
GUITAR DREAMS…Otto D’Ambrosio: Guitar #1711 featuring Julian Lage
Here’s a type of dvd that you aren’t going to see very often, but if you’re a guitar fan, you will cherish. Guy Benoit made this short film about maker Otto D’Ambrosio and his craft of designing and forming some…
UNIVERSAL! Josh Nelson: Exploring Mars
LA-based Josh Nelson is one of the go-to guys for either a swinging jazz date or for tastefully backing vocalists such as Natalie Cole and Sara Gazarek. He’s got a touch born with the blues that is both sensitive and…
Steve Gadd Band: 70 Strong
I just saw this band performing these songs at Catalina’s, and lemme tell ya-YA GOTTA GO SEE THESE GUYS. The record is simply an invitation to see them stretch out on their solos and watch the master drummer do wonders…
Roberta Donnay & The Prohibition Mob Band: Bathtub Gin
While associated with Dan Hicks as his go-to backup singer, Roberta Donnay is carving a niche for herself in her own right, taking the feel, songs and swagger of the Depression era and not only revisiting the material, but bringing…
Thana Alexa: Ode To Heroes
Here’s an impressive new voice on the scene, and even better, she’s not rehashing the same old Great American Songbook stuff. Thana Alexa has a rich and assured voice, and is comfortable with lyrics and wordless sounds as she gives…
Dave Bass: NYC Sessions
Pianist Dave Bass puts on a class act session here with a rhythm team of Harvie S/b and Ignacio Berroa/dr as well as a surfeit of all star guests which include Phil Woods/as, Karrin Allyson/voc, Conrad Herwig-Chris Washburne/tb, Enrique Fernandez/fl,…
Steve Tyrell: That Lovin’ Feeling
Steve Tyrell has been singing jazz standards for decades now, and still makes it sound joyful. He puts his heart and soul into each syllable; this time around, he revisits songs that he grew up with, from the 50s and…
Chris Potter’s Underground@The Blue Whale 03-27-15
It used to be that 99% of all jazz sax players drank from the waters of Charlie Parker, but as Chris Potter displayed with his Underground quartet at the packed Blue Whale Friday night, another Parker, namely Maceo, can also…
****RINGER OF THE WEEK****Johnny Summers: Piano Sessions, Vol 1
Whoa! Where’d THIS guy come from?!? FINALLY, A REPLACEMENT FOR MICHAEL BUBBLES. Not that I’m prejudiced or anything, it’s just that HE’S A POSER, and this guy, Johnny Summers, is the antithesis of the overslick overstyled and over sanitized male…