This two disc set of about 20+ minutes each find harpist Andreas Vollenweider in two distinct moods. There is a “Snowflow” side, with Vollenweider teamed woth The London Session Orchestra and a rhythm section with occasional horns. This album has…
Month: December 2022
IFIHADAHIFI: The Dryad
Put together by composer and producer Gideon Frankel, this album features light Caribbean tunes produced by Jamaichael Frazier/fl, Reinaldo Ocando/dr, Gianluca Manfredonia-Clara Zcchetti-Levade paoli/vib, Gideon Frankel-Paolo Durante/key, Gideon Frankel-Miguel Valazquez/b and various guests sitting in. Frazier’s flute is pretty on…
FINALLY, THE ENTIRE SHOW…Vince Guaraldi: A Charlie Brown Christmas featuring the famous Peanuts characters
Yes, I known you’ve probably purchased a version or two of Vince Guaraldi’s famed take of the classic TV show A Charlie Brown Christmas. So, do you really need another one? Well, let’s just say that for the first time…
Joe Bonamassa’s Rock Candy Funk Party@The Baked Potato 12.07.22
If you’re a guitar fan, the month of December at The Baked Potato is your dream come true, as three of the blues swings on six strings hit the famed club. Now, THAT is a stocking stuffer! Starting things off…
****RINGER OF THE WEEK****THIS IS A TEXAS TENOR…Buddy Tate & White Label: Tate’s Delight*
If you don’t know what a “Texas Tenor” is, then this album is your introductory lesson. Essentially, it’s a tenor sax player who has a big, breathy and growling sound, swinging with a swagger. Every big band in the 30s…
Joe Coughlin: Dedicated To You
Street wise sounding vocalist Joe Coughlin gives a tribute to baritone master Johnny Hartman on this album that takes on the inspiration’s songbook, but with a more blue collar feel. The team of Ryan Oliver/ts, Bernie Senensky/p, Neil Swainson/b and…
The New Mastersounds: The Deplar Effect
Consisting of Eddie Roberts/g, Joe Tatton/org-key, Simon Allen/dr, Peter Shand/b and Lamar Williams Jr/voc, The New Mastersounds sound like a mix of Derek and the Dominoes or The Doobie Brothers on these funky rootsy rockers. Williams ’earthy voice is featured…
David Blake: Fun House
Richly toned guitarist David Blake creates a sleek front line with soft trumpeter Thad Bailey-Mai along with a rhythm section of Brad Turner/p, Conrad Good/b and Bernie Arai/dr on this collection of post-modern originals and a standard. The latter is…
Jeremy Rose & The Earshift Orchestra: Disruptin! The Voice Of Drums
Leave it to a reed man to give a tribute to various styles of drumming. Composer, bass clarinetist and tenor saxist Jeremy Rose brings in drummers Simon Barker and Chloe Kim team up with Ben Carey/synth, Jacques Emery/b, Hilary Geddes/g,…
Kristin Berardi: The Light & The Dark
Misty toned vocalist Kristin Berardi produces songs about hope in a dark world with a subdued team of Ingrid Jensen/tp, Miro Sprague/p, Marty Jaffe/b and Jerome Jennings/dr on an album of originals. Troy Roberts adds sax to the dreamy “Bunker”…