The comeback of vinyl has caused a re-issue renaissance, with Storyville Records going into its vaults and coming out with black gold. Here are four recent finds… Piano pioneer Teddy Wilson is found on this 1980 Copenhagen recording with bassist…
Month: June 2020
Justin Hayward: One Summer Day/My Juliette
I usually don’t review eps, but because Justin Hayward released a key fusion album during his days with the Moody Blues (Days of Future Passed), and we’re doing a celebration of that genre, I’ll cut him some slack. These two…
OH YEAH!****RINGER OF THE WEEK****Andrew Alli: Hard Workin’ Man
Any time you’ve got an album cover with the musician wielding a pick ax, you’re going to get my attention. This guy Andrew Alli plays the harmonica like a Category 4 Hurricane, and sings like he was weaned on vinegar…
Norah Jones: Pick Me Off The Floor
One of the satisfying things about Norah Jones’ career is that she follows her own music, sometimes singing her own material, other times doing covers or jazz standards. Here, she’s exploring sounds that are reminiscent of the Cumberland Gap, giving…
Jure Pukl: Broken Circles
Best known for his Stan Getz-toned tenor sax, Jure Pukl brings along his soprano sax, bass clarinet and adds a bit of Coltranesque muscle to his tone as he leads a team of Charles Altura/t, Joel Ross/vib, Matt Brewer/b and…
ARE THERE TRANSCRIPTIONS OF THIS? Robert Dick-Joelle Leandre-Miva Masoaka: Solar Wind, Myra Melford-Zeena Parkins-Miya Masaoka: MZM
Jackson Pollock with sounds… Robert Dick plays a bunch of flutes and piccolo, Joelle Leandre is on bass with contributing voice with Miya Masaoka on koto and percussion for twelve sonic experimens. You get wispy blowing and big winds on…
Aruan Ortiz with Andrew Cyrille & Mauricio Herrera: Inside Rhythmic Falls
Aruan Ortiz brings piano and his rich voice along with drummer Andrew Cyrille and percussionist/vocalist Mauricio Herrera for a collection of free flying and loose themes that give a feel of traditional folk music. The ten songs are bookended by…
Brasil Trio+1: Brooklyn Sessions
The team of Rodrigo Bonelli/dr, Pier Pappalardo/eb and Aaron Barak/g team up with Jim Piela/as-fl and guests Erin Blatti/voc and Guilherme Dias Gomes/tp-tb on a swinging South American mix of Brasilia. The core team features Piela’s warm alto on herky…
CALIFORNIA DREAMIN…Whitney Rose: We Still Go To Rodeos, Andrew Gold: Something New-Unreleased Gold, America: Heritage II-Demos/alternative Takes 1971-1976
Journeys to the vintage days of PCH and the Sunset Strip… Singer-songwriter Whitney Rose mixes sounds from vintage Byrds and Eagles as she flies with Lisa Pankutz/dr, Dave Leroy Biller/g, Brad Fordham/b, Rich Brotherton/g and various guests through easy rockers…
Gravel & Grace: Bringing The Blues
Ava Grace and Earl Matthews share the vocals as they lead their rollicking band through some gritty blues rockers. The team of guitarists Issac Lewis & Ricky Galvan, tenor saxist William Melendez, bassist Joshua Broom and drummer Raymond Vazira join…