A mix of Nashville and Cajun takes place with Rich Shea singing with a rich tone and playing guitars with a swinging team of Shaw Nourse/dr, Jeff Turmes/b, Phil Parlapiano and occasional guests. Parlapiano lets the squeeze box roll out…
Month: January 2021
SOUL TRAIN…Devin B. Thompson: Tales of the Soul
Vocalist and songwriter Devin B. Thompson is a throwback to the days of Marvin Gaye and Donny Hathaway, delivering vintage soul sounds with a voice that inspires men and seduces women. He’s supported by a STAXY team of Steve Gomes-Jimmy…
Mike Casey: Law of Attraction
Tenor saxist Mike Casey shows here on this (mostly) trio album with drummer Corey Garcia and bassist Matt Dwonszyk that he’s imbibed heavily from the waters of John Coltrane and Sonny Rollins, ranging between the clarion calls of the former…
LOOSE AS A GOOSE…What Happens In A Year: Ceremonie/Musique, Baldi/Gerycz: After Commodore Perry Plaza
Intuition taking the place of a written score… Josh Sinton plays baritone sax and bass clarinet, with Todd Neuford on electric guitar and Giacomo Merega on electric bass for seven intuitive ruminations. Sinton tends toward the lower register in…
MINSTRELS OF THE DAWN…Suzzy Roche & Lucy Wainwright Roche: I Can Still Hear You
The mother-daughter team of Suzzy Roche and Lucy Wainwright Roche create a mix of solo and harmony vocals that is reminiscent of vintage Joy of Cooking, but with a bit more folk than rock. Both play acoustic guitars, with Suzzy…
David Lord: Forest Standards Vol. 2
A double guitar team lead by David Lord on electric, acoustic and classical guitar with plugged in 6-stringer Jeff Parker joins in with a core of Billy Mohler/b and Chad Taylor/dr with cameo guest vibist Same Hake for a collection…
Brandi Disterheft Trio w/ George Coleman: Surfboard
Brandi Disterheft shows three sides of her talents as she sings, plays bass and cello and composes a bunch of the material here that ranges from bossa to bop with her core trio of drummer Portinho and pianist Klaus Mueller.…
King Crimson: The Discipline Era Transcriptions
The fusion band King Crimson had many incarnations, arguably one if the best was when leader/guitarist Robert Fripp teamed up with vocalist/guitarist Adrian Belew, bass pioneer Tony Levin, and Yes alumnus Bill Bruford on drums for a series of hard…
Various Artists: Down Home Blues-Miami, Atlanta and the South Eastern States
For their fifth box set of their essential Down Home Blues series, the Wienerworld label has put together a 3 disc set of artists from the deep south from the 1940s and 50s, taking you through rural dirt roads and…
Helle Henning: As Long As We Both Know
Husky voiced Helle Henning creates a Nashville-mooded album with a cast of Nikolaj Hess/p-key, Norah Jones alumni Tony Scherr/b and Kenny Wollesen/dr as well as guests guests Mathias Heise/harm, Kirstine Elise Pedersen/cel, August Wanngen/acc and Julie Boda/voc for a set…