Old School Soul is posted by vocalist James Holvay, who also plays guitar with a team of Les Falconer/dr, James Manning, Stu Pearlman/keys and a collection of background strings, horns and vocalists. Holvay himself sounds like the second coming of…
Month: September 2022
The Strongman Blues Remedy: Volume 1
Rough and ready Steve Strongman plays guitar, harmonica and bass along with Jesse O’Brien/keys, Alec Fraser/b, Dave King/dr and a collection of guests on this collection of blues rockers. His voice is reminiscent of Humble Pie’s Steve Marriott, rollicking along…
LEO’S LATEST ROARS…Juan Saiz: PINDIO II, Sergio Armaroli & Steve Day: Rib Music, Fabian Beubaurer-Duy Luong-Pablo Liebhaber: Tales, Falco/Sinton/Wilson: Adumbrations
Irrepressible Leo Records continues to fight against the restrictions of music and COVID with a handful of new releases. Juan Saiz plays flute and tenor sax with a team of Marco Mezuida/p, Manel Fortia/b and Genis Bages/dr on ten intuitive…
Patty Tuite: Hard Case of the Blues-featuring Bobby Rush
Patty Tuite belts out the gritty blues on this album as she sings and plays rhythm guitar teamed with Paul Nelson/g, Michael MacHaby/mand, Rico Amero/tp, Brooks Milgate/key, David Johnson-Paul Loranger/b, Justin Blackburn-Jeff Armstrong/g and a handful of guests. Chitlin’ Circuit…
MALE JAZZERS AND GIRL GROUPS FROM AVID: Jimmy Scott/Oscar Brown Jr: 5 Classic albums. Girl Groups: 5 Classic albums
Unique male vocalists and chick groups are the latest releases from UK based AVID. Jimmy Scott had a unique falsetto voice due to a childhood hormonal condition. His fragile voice is haunting and immediately identifiable. His 1955 debut has him…
PAUL WINTER: THE WINTER OF OUR CONTENTED CONSORT
RARE IS THE ARTIST THAT HAS ACTUALY CREATED A MUSICAL GENRE, BUT THAT AWARD CAN DEFINITELY BE GIVEN TO PAUL WINTER. AT FIRST AN ALTO SAX PLAYER IN THE BEBOP TRADITION, WINTER BECAME THE FIRST JAZZ MUSICIAN TO PLAY AT…
MARK TURNER : A MARSHY RETURN FROM THE STARS
ONCE BEST KNOWN AS THE TENOR SAXIST OF KURT ROSENWINKEL’S CREATIVE QUINTET, MARK TURNER HAS OVER THE YEARS BECOME ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL ARTISTS OF TODAY’S GENERATION. NOT ONLY BEING A PART OF THE TRIO FLY, TURNER HAS LED AND…
Andrew Synowiec@The Baked Potato 08.31.22
For the past 50+ years, the Baked Potato has served the jazz community well by being a haven for the studio studs to stretch out their chops after spending the days recording for movies, soundtracks and other artists. Continuing the…
SONGS TO LAST A CENTURY…
Boy, you listen to the radio, or youtube, or spotify, or WHATEVER, and you just simply wonder, “who wrote this stuff?”. It sounds like musical MacDonald’s, fast food that you forget about in 10 minutes. Has it always been this…
****RINGER OF THE WEEK****Joao Luiz: From Spain To Sao Paolo
OK! I admit it! I’m a sucker for acoustic Latin music. But I do have my standards, and Brazilian guitarist Joao Luiz has a touch that is lyrical and suave, perfectly suited for this album that includes interpretations of the…