This seven song ep finds Norah Jones in a wide ranging mood of singles she’s produced over the year with guitarist Jeff Tweedy, drummer Brian Blade and pianist Thomas Bartlett. Even the mention of these three names in one sentence…
Month: May 2019
Ellis Mano Band: Here And Now
Gritty and leathered vocals from Chris Ellis team with bluesy guitar supplied by Edis Mano and a team of Severin Graff/b with Nico Looser/dr on this throwback of a bluesyrocker set. The band sounds like vintage Free, with a meld…
Luca Di Luzio: Globetrotter
Guitarist Luca Di Luzio knows how to keep good company. For this album of smooth and rocking jazz, he brings in LA’s best in legends Jimmy Haslip/b and Dave Weckl/dr along with first callers George Whitty/key and Max Ionata/ts for…
Kendrick Scott Oracle: A Wall Becomes A Bridge
Kendrick Scott has learned a lot about using music as a medium from his drumming stints with Terence Blanchard and Charles Lloyd, both active in mixing causes with their art form. Scott’s own Oracle has delivered a wide swath of…
Chris Trinidad: Chant Triptych II
Bassist and composer Chris Trinidad successfully bridges musical and cultural gaps on this album that combines sounds from countries and continents like seasonings to a Mediterranean meal. Alex Hand Miller plays both guitar and tambura, while Neelamjit Dhillon blows alto…
Michael Jerome Browne: That’s Where It’s At
Relaxed and intimate blues are served up by guitarist/vocalist Michael Jerome Browne as he brings back the acoustic side of the guitar on this collection of tunes. He has a nice rural sound to his picking on instrumentals like “Don’t…
Scott Robinson: Tenormore
Usually playing a bit left of center on a wide variety of reed instruments, Scott Robinson sticks to the tenor and mostly to the mainstream on this enjoyable deep pocket album with a rich team of Helen Sung/p-B3, Dennis Mackrel/dr…
Clifford Lamb: Blues & Hues
Pianist/composer Clifford Lamb brings together an all star post bop team of Cindy Blackman Santana/dr, Buster Williams/b, Nicolas Payton/tp, Tariqh Akoni/g, Justin Klunkfl, Scott Mayofl and a vocal team for some rich and ambitious musings. The center pieces are two…
Shane Dwight: No One Loves Me Better
Shane Dwight sings with a street wise rasp while playing a variety of blues based guitars along with guests Mickey Raphael/harp, Rob McNelley/g, Kevin McKendree/key, Patrick O’Hearn/b, Kenneth Blevins/dr and some cameo artists. The mix of earthy blues and rockish…
Rocky Dawuni: Beasts of Zion
With a Coptic cross in his hands and a prayer in his heart, Rocky Dawuni sings passionately on this soulful mix of reggae and Eastern African pulses. Some of the tunes mix folksy guitar forms, as on the title track…