The blues rocking team of Brandon Hudspeth/g-voc, Jacque Garoutte/b-voc , Adam Hagerman/dr and guest Tilme Erhardt/key deliver a road house of rolling originals on this release. Hudspeth picks like Chet Atkins on the rapid boogie of “Outside Child” and snaps…
Month: July 2022
Jovan Milovanovic Quartet: Away From You
Modern toned Sebian guitarist Jovan Milovanovic leads a post bop team of Kristijan Mlacak/ts-ss, Milan Nikolic/b and Aleksander Cvetkovic/dr through a collection of originals. His tensile sound gives a chunky pulse for Mlacak’s tenor on “Green Dream” and the team…
Liam Forde: Great To Be Here
Here’s a guy that has a lot of potential as a singer/songwriter in the jazz vernacular. East Coaster Liam Forde delivers quirky lyrics in cleverly and almost spontaneously felt arrangement, backed up by the flexible team of Zachary Eldridge/dr, Chris…
Giuseppe Paradiso & Meridian 71: Parallel Dimensions
Drummer Giuseppe Paradiso takes a trip back to the heady days of jazz-rock fusion on this albulm with Mark Zaleski/as-cl-ss, Phil Sargent/eg, Utar Artun/pkey, James Hazlewood-Dle/b and Malick Ngon/perc. The leader and Ngom add vocals to the funk festof “Tony”…
PUNK REVISITED…The Muffs: Really Really Happy
Starting in the late 1970s, rock got an injection of energy with the Punk/New Wave movement created by The Police, Elvis Costello and Blondie, not to mention The Ramones. The Second Generation band The Muffs got together in 1993, with…
Nero Simon and the Sunsetters: Treasure Chest
If you like pina coladas… Nero Simon takes you back to vintage Jimmy Buffett or Jack Johnson on this laid back but upbeat Beachcomer Bill of an album of originals. Hints of English Dan and John Ford Coley are in…
The Lineage Trio@ The Baked Potato 07.11.22
Ever since it first opened in 1970, The Baked Potato has been the after hours haven for studio musicians, giving them a chance to get creative with their chops. That baton has been past to the latest generation of musicians…
21st CENTURY GYPSY SWING…Hot Pants De France: Haute Cinq
One of the most joyful sounds in jazz is the gypsy swing created by guitarist Django Reinhardt and violinist Stephane Grappelli in the 30s and 40s. The problem with most of todays bands that give tribute to that style is…
VINTAGE HARD BOP TRUMPET…Donald Byrd: The Early Years 1955-1958-11 Complete Albums
During the early years of hard bop in the 1950s, there was a plethora of big bold and beautiful trumpet players, such as Clifford Brown, Kenny Dorham, Freddie Hubbard and Lee Morgan. One of the forgotten members of the club,…
ELLINGTON’S PIANO INSPIRATION…Willie “The Lion” Smith: 100 Classic Recordings 1925-33
This 100 song collection spread out over 4 cds has the pioneer in a variety of settings, ranging from full fisted and spread finger solo work like “Pretty Baby”, “Hallelujah” and “Caprice Rag” to him leading an “Orchestra” through pieces…