For the past 2 1/2 weeks, The Baked Potato has given guitar fans a stocking stuffer of treats. First up was blueser Joe Bonammasa, followed by rocker Steve Lukather, with the six string buffet closing out with jazzer Mike Stern…
Month: December 2022
Steve Lukather and Nerve Bundle@The Baked Potato 12.15.22
With December being Guitar Month at the Baked Potato, Steve Lukather had a tough act to follow with last week’s Joe Bonamassa Rock Candy Funk Party, but he was more than up to the task with his Nerve Bundle band…
****RINGERS OF THE WEEK****TAYLOR MADE JAZZ…Billy Taylor: Taylor Made Jazz, Complete Recordings- Custom Taylored & Uptown
Better known for his educational work than his stellar playing, pianist Billy Taylor was one of the early boppers, playing with the likes of Ben Webster, Stuff Smith and Slam Stewart before focusing on his popular jazz radio program Jazz…
A CLASSY CLASS BY HIMSELF…Ron Carter: Reaching The High Notes
This album is the soundtrack to the documentary of the legendary bassist Ron Carter, titled Finding The Right Notes. The music is not only a tribute to the legendary bass player, but to the music that he has supported all…
Rory Block: Ain’t Nobody Worried
One of the true embodiments of acoustic blues, Rory Block builds up her impressive catalogue with her third volume of “Power Women of the Blues”. She plays all the guitars, basses and sings with her road travelled voice, occasionally bringing…
TRIOS…Andres Vial: When Is Ancient? Michael Kaeshammer: The Warehouse Sessions, Gentiane Mg: Walls Made of Glass, Kevin Fort: Perspectives
Pianist Andres Vial brings together Martin Heslop/b and Tommy Crane/dr for a collection of subdued originals. The ivories are moody on the melancholy “La Nuit Est Un Soleil” and dreamy around Helop’s bowed bass on “Dencausse”. Crane’s brushes are soft…
Jakob Dreyer: Songs, Hymns and Ballads Volume 1
Bassist Jakob Dreyer leads a quartet of Jason Rigby/ts, Jon Cowherd/p and Jimmy MacBride/dr through a melodic collection of accessible and timeless themes. Rigby’s tenor sax is warm and glowing for the pretty cadence of “Milchstrasse” and breathy with the…
RABBIT TRAILS…Owen Broder: Hodges-Front and Center Vol. 1
One of the truly giant sounds of the alto sax, Johnny Hodges, is celebrated here by Owen Broder, who plays his alto like the Duke Ellington sideman, but also brings in a warm Harry Carney-esque baritone for a couple of…
Crystal Shawanda: Midnight Blues
Crystal Shawanda belts out the blues with the moon howling on this latest release with her team of Dewayne Strobel/g, Dave Roe/b, Mark Becket-Pete Abbot-Louis Winfield/d, Peter Keys-Jessie O ‘Brien/p-B3, Steve Marriner-Harpdog Brown/harp and guest Sean Jones/tp. This album has…
Dearest Sister: Collective Heart
Led by vocalist/keyboardist Andrea Hatanmaa and pianist Yiva Almcrantz along with drummer Liam Amner, bassist Joakim Lissmyr and flugelhornist Ellen Pettersson, the band Dear Sister mixes jazz with pop sensibilities on this mix of indie moods and pastoral settings. Petterson’s…