Month: May 2019

Norah Jones: Begin Again

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…

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…

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…

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…