The joys of the guitar are presented in living color on these two releases. Ron Jackson has a rich and warm tone as he plays his 7 string guitar in a trio setting with bassist Nathan Brown and drummer Darrell…
Month: April 2019
Steve Davis: Correlations
Steve Davis shows his trombone and composition skills on this rich collection of bop and post bop with an adroit team of Wayne Escoffrey/ts, Xavier Davis/p, Joshua Bruneau/tp, Dezron Douglas/b Jonathan Barber/dr and guest Cyro Baptista/perc. Davis’ trombone slides like…
Karin Plato: This Could Be The One
Warm and clear voiced Karin Plato teams up with a cabaret collection of James Danderfer/cl, Chris Gestrin/p, Laurence Mollerup/b and Joe Poole/dr for some clever swingers and originals. She slinks into a velvety mood with Dandefer on ”This Could Be…
MercyMe @ Microsoft Theater 04.05.19
“This isn’t gospel music,” so said the sound man as I asked for a setlist for the MercyMe concert. Having only learned about the band from the inspiring movie , and thinking gospel music in terms of Sister Rosetta Tharpe,…
****RINGER OF THE WEEK****Catherine Russell: Alone Together
Sometimes pedigrees and gene pools help. Catherine Russell’s dad, Luis, was the musical director for Louis Armstrong and lead his own bad with Red Allen back in the day, so she’s got the relaxes swing feel in her marrow. It…
TIME FOR CHURCH! Marley’s Ghost: Travelin’ Shoes
Think church music is boring? Get your foot stompin’ shoes on for this Sunday Morning special by Marley’s Ghost, as they take material from your hymnal and give it a bluegrass swing that will get you rolling in the aisles.…
Charlie Dennard: Deep Blue
Charlie Dennard switches between a trio with Max Moran/b and Doug Belote/dr with a rotating team of horns, guitars and percussion. For the stripped down band, Dennard and company give a snappy New Orleans pulse to the fun “St. Charles…
A BLUE PLATE SPECIAL…Tony Monaco: The Definition of Insanity
Hammond B3 vet Tony Monaco gives a rib sticking meal with a soulful team of Derek DiCenzo/g and Tony McClung/dr on this juke joint of a jumper. The team is in a funky mood, which is what the B3 was…
VARIETY OF PIANO DUOS…Baldori & Miliazza: The Boogie Kings, Ran Blake & Claire Riter: Eclipse of Orange, Blue Standard: A Good Thing
You think you know piano duos and duets? Here are a trio of duets that will give you a run for the money. Going back to the days of twin pianos giving barrelhouse boogie woogie blues, the team of Bob…
LADY OF THE CANYON…Norah Jones, Diana Krall, James Taylor, etc: Joni 75-A Birthday Celebration
This recording is from a concert from LA’s Music center back in November 7, 2018 to celebrate Joni Mitchell’s 75th birthday. She had gone through some major medical problems, but has completely recovered, thank the good Lord. This album features…