Month: August 2019

Mark Winkler: I’m With You

West Coast Cool vocalist Mark Winkler adds another hip album to his already strong catalog. This time around, he foregoes his own writing skills in favor of delving into the compositions of Bobby Troup, most famed for his tunes like…

JD Allen: Barracoon

Tenor saxist featured his warm and breathy tenor on last year’s Love Stone. This time around, he focuses on the dark and thick lower register with a sharper edge, exchanging his Ben Webster for a Sonny Rollins tone in a…

Scott Henderson: People Mover

One of the underappreciated fusion guitarists, Scott Henderson releases an impressive and strong trio album with the team of bassist Romain Labaye/b and drummer Archibald Ligonnere. His guitar maks a wide range of tones, from the funky wacka-wooka with a…