Talking about doing the standards! Jessi Colter goes into the songbook of one of the most ardent composers of, say, the past 2500 years, namely that harp strumming man after God’s own heat, King David. It’s a wonder few other…
Month: March 2017
SOUL MAN! Brenton Wood: The Very Best of Brenton Wood
One of the forgotten soul singers of the 1960s, Brenton Wood was one of the few artists not pigeonholed in either the Motown, Atlantic or Stax categories. He was a tenor vocalist, and a bit of a high-toned one at…
Steve Hackett: The Night Siren
Guitarist and composer Steve Hackett continues to prove that there is life beyond the Exodus from Genesis. Not only does he use a a surfeit of guitars on this collection of fusion related originals, but he sings with rich effect…
Joe Fiedler: Like, Strange
Joe Fiedler brings his trombone and composing skills together with a team of Jeff Lederer/ts-ss, Pete McCann/b, Fob Jost/b and Michael Sarin/dr for a heavy hitting session. The post bop pieces show lots of muscle, as McCann’s guitar and Lederer’s…
TOTALLY AWESOME! Brad Davis: Pickin’ On
This is the second volume that Brad Davis has produced that is dedicated to mixing country picking and grinning to “The Biggest Hits of the 1980s.” Take away the big hair, shoulder pads and fluorescent shirts, and the music holds…
Jazz Bakery’s “Moveable Feast” Presents: Kendrick Scott’s Oracle@Moss Theater 03.24.17
Drummer Kendrick Scott proved to the crowd at the Moss Theater that you don’t have to travel all the way to Delphi, Greece to hear wisdom from the oracle, as his Hellenic-named band delivered a plethora of inspiring musical messages…
****RINGERS OF THE WEEK****ELECTRONIC GUITAR IDEAS…Wingfield-Reuter-Stavi-Sirkis: The Stone House, Tohpati Ethnomission: Mata Hati
There are still plenty of ideas to explore through the electric guitar, as these recent releases from Moon June Records testify. Two better known axe players, Markus Reuter from Stick Men and Mark Wingfield team up with Yaron Stavi/b and…
TWO TYPES OF DUETS WITH GUITAR…Brad Myers & Michael Sharfe: Sanguinaria, Carlo Actis Dato & Enzo Rocco: Noise From the Neighbors
Teaming up with a guitarist in duo form gives lots of play room. Here are a couple of meetings that show the breadth and width. Cool toned guitarist Brad Myers teams up with bassist Michael Sharfe (and some cameo guests)…
Ingrid & Christine Jensen: Infinitude
Soft toned Ingrid Jensen/tp-el and Christine Jensen/sax team up with Ben Monder/g, Fraser Hollins/b and Jon Wikan/dr for a collection of pastoral pieces that come across like audible water color paintings. The rhythm teams creates gentle canters for the breathy…
REVENGE OF THE 70’S: The Soul of John Black: Early in the Moanin’, The Maxx: Funk Box
Having musically grown up during the 1970s, I find it fascinating to hear how today’s generation interprets and imbibes the sounds and attitudes of the Nixon years. Here are a couple interesting albums that are anything but a time warp.…