Want some extra spice in your jazz vocals? Don’t think there’s anything new out there to excite you? Wait until you hear this overlooked big, beautiful , bodacious and black vamp named Sallie Blair. She had a stint with R&B…
Month: January 2016
THE ZENITH OF ZIMMERMAN…Bob Dylan: The Best of the Cutting Edge 1965-1966
This is volume 12 of The Bootleg Series which chronicles the unreleased material of Bob Dylan’s career. For my money, this is as good as Bob Dylan ever got, since the sessions we’re talking about during this time produced the…
CASH IS KING…Johnny Cash: Man In Black-Live in Denmark 1971
Back in 1971, Johnny Cash was at the apotheosis of his career. He had a hit TV show, a slew of classic albums and a handful of pop hits like “A Boy Named Sue.” This concert in Denmark finds the…
FINGER PICKIN’ GOOD…John Jorgenson: Divertuoso
If you want some inspiring picking and grinning, check out this 3 disc set by John Jorgenson. He’s made his name with The Desert Rose Band, but you don’t have to be a country bumpkin to appreciate him. This 3-fer…
Frank Carlberg: Word Circus
Step right up and listen to the 3 Ring Circus created by pianist Frank Carlberg and his trained team of John O’Gallagher/as, Christine Correa/voc, Pascal Niggenkemper/b and Michael Sarin/dr. He’s as kinetic as a barrel of MONK keys on the…
Love with Arthur Lee: Reel to Real
For the first time on cd, the last studio album put together by Arthur Lee’s Love is released, and the 1974 swan song is an impressive one. There’s a lot of Memphis soul to this release, with Lee’s vocals sounding…
LATIN LOVERS…Ed Calle: Dr. Ed Calle Presents Mamblue, World Music 5: America
You want some Latin love in your life? Here are a pair of two disc sets that will get your salsa simmering. Ed Calles writes and orchestrates all of the music on Mamblue, and there is tons of exciting rhythms…
Gene Segal: Matter
Guitarist Gene Segalleads a trio of Sean Conly/b and Jaimeo Brown/b and includes guest reeders Jon Irabagon/ts and Sam Sadigursky/cl-bcl on some pastoral originals plus a Boomer Tune. The band has a joyful swing as Sadigursky’s clarinet delights on “Fain…
GETTING A KLUGH…Peter White: Groovin’
Guitarist Peter White literally picks up where smooth guitarist Earl Klugh left off on this interpretation of pop and rock pieces. He’s got a clean approach to the strings, and his solos sound fresh and uncluttered. There are some oohing…
LEE RITENOUR: TWISTING WITH RIT
HERE ARE THE HARD FACTS; IF YOU DON’T HAVE AN ALBUM WITH LEE RITENOUR’S GUITAR ON IT, YOUR COLLECTION IS NOT COMPLETE, AND PROBABLY SEVERELY LACKING. HE IS ON SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ALBUMS OF THE PAST 30 YEARS,…