Month: August 2017

Plug and Play: Evergreens

Lonely moods permeate the duet recording between Benoit Delbecq, who plays piano, e-drumming, keys and “tronics”, and Jozef Dumoutin who brings in a Fender Rhodes along with keyboards and tronics. As expected, there’s more noodling around than a Japanese soup…

Glen Morrow: Cry For Help

Rock steady beats are delivered by leader Glenn Morrow as he sings and plays guitar with a barroom band of Ric Sherman/g-voc, Mike Rosenberg/b-voc and Ron Metz/dr along with guest Andy Burton/key for eleven originals. Morrow’s voice gives a hint…

BJ Leiderman: BJ

Best known for his musical prowess on programs like NPR’s Morning Edition, keyboardist/composer BJ Leiderman puts out a debut album that could easily be compared to vintage Billy Joel. He’s got a streetwise voice, and uses it well on the…

Jah Sun: Between the Lines

Jason Andrew McCommas, aka Jah Sun, mixes reggae and Southern African sounds in an infectious and agreeable mix on this collection of originals. The supporting team mixes and matches, with much of the support by Dubtonic Kru with occasional strings…

LEO IN THE SUMMER…Heath Watts & Blue Armstrong: Bright Yellow with Bass, Interzones: Volume 1, The Clarinet Trio plus Alewy Kruglov: Live in Moscow, Kanno/Poll/Pett/Shorr/MacDonald: Free Radicals, KusiManten: Bleib Ein Mensch

Leo is rising in the summer with these latest releases… Soprano saxist Heath Watts forms a duo with bassist Blue Armstrong for a recording in Butte, Montana, with lots of free range and open spaces. Watts experiments with harmonics and…