Month: December 2019

Matthew Snow: Iridescence

Bassist Matthew Snow leads a Charles Mingusy band of David Gibson/tb, Clay Lyons/as, Joe Doubleday/vib, Dakuke Abe/g and Wayne Smith/dr through a collection of fervent originals. The moods sway between the cool kineticsm of Doubleday as on the glistening “Venus”…

FORGOTTEN FABULOUS FAMALE VOICES…Janet Blair: Flame Out!/Claudia Thompson: Goodbye To  Love, Corky Shayne: In The Mood For A Song?/Georgia Carr: Songs By A Moody Miss, Rita Moss: Queen Moss 1951-1959

It completely amazes me how many fantastic singers were around a half century ago, and how so many of them have become overlooked. Take my advice; before you plop down some money for today’s singers who all sound like everyone…

Azar Lawrence: Summer Solstice

Tenor saxist Azar Lawrence’s classic 1975 album Summer Solstice has finally been reissued, still in vinyl and still sounding fantastic. Lawrence plays alto, tenor and soprano sax as well as some exotic percussion along with McCoy Tyner-inspired Albert Bailey or…