Month: February 2022

Asaf Yuria: Exorcisms

Tenor saxist Asaf Yuria captures the sounds and spirit of John Coltrane circa Blue Train on this album with a similarly instrumented team of Josh Evans/tp, Jonathan Voltzok/tb, Jeremy Mansaia/p, Ben Meigners/b and Jason Brown/dr. Yuria’s sound is big, bold,…

Wild Blue Herons: You & I

The duo of pianist Bill Sample and vocalist Darlene Cooper create cozy and casual recitations of standards on this relaxed album. Cooper sings like she’s world wise, breathy and personal on “I Wish I’d Met You” and reclines over Samples…

Regina Bonelli: Truth Hurts

Singer and keyboardist Regina Bonelli sings like a lady not to be messed with on this road rage collection of blues rockers. She’s backed by a swampy cast of Tomas Doncker/g, Mark Henry/sax, Kevin Jenkins/b, James Dellatocama/g, Nick Rolfe/key, Leroy…