The venerable Fabulous Thunderbirds, consisting these days of Kim Wilson/voc-harp, Bob Welsh/p-key-g, Rudy Albin Petschauer/dr, Steven Kirsty/sax and Johnn Moeller/g bring in a van load of guests to keep things fresh on this latest album. Oh, they do fine on …
Month: September 2024
Richard Elliot: Straight Up Down
You might think that tenor saxist Richard Elliott grew up wanting to be soul vocalist Teddy Pendergrass, because the way his horn sings out the lyrical solos on this album, it sounds like Teddy on tenor! Elliot’s got a rich…
Andrew Wilcox: Dear Mr. Hill
With his trio including drummer Yoron Israel and the legendary bassist Avery Sharpe, pianist Andrew Wilcox gives a tribute to his inspiration Andrew Hill, best known for his adventurous harmonics and sophisticatedly complex compositions. This album does not have Wilcox…
Michael Pallas: Gateway
Trombonist Michael Pallas leads a team of Lomar Brown/as, Yeissonn Villamar/p, John Benitiez/b, Jonathan Barber/dr and Nelson Mathew Gonzalez/perc that features various aspects of the leader’s vision. One one hand, Pallas and company are adept at melding rich harmonies and…
Leon Alvarado: The Changing Tide
Playing drums, keyboards and effects, Leon Alvarado mixes and matches with Edoardo/g, Damian Darlington/slg, Tony Franklin/b, Pablo Hopenhayn/vi-va-cel, John Helliwell/sax and Jeff Sanson/voc for a progressive erock sound similar to Yes and Pink Floyd. Alavardo and Sansons voice ad a…
Rory Block: Positively 4th Street-A Tribute To Bob Dylan
Best known for her rural blues guitar work, Rory Block takes a return to her early days in Greenwich Village to give her interpretation of the early recordings of neighbor Bobby Zimmerman, aka Bob Dylan. Her selection of material is…
DELTA BLUES…Tommy McClennan and Robert Petway: Shake ‘Em On Down-Collected Recordings 1939-42
Two representatives of Depression Era Delta Blues are represented on this two disc, 50 song anthology. 75 percent of the music is led by Tommy McClennan (1905-61), with the rest being filled by one of his regular associates Robert Petway…
Joshua Redman featuring Gabrielle Cavassa@Catalina’s 09.14.24
One of the signs of a true artist is that he keeps on growing, and throughout 30+ years tenor saxist Joshua Redman has been coming to play at Catalina’s, it’s always been with a different sound, band and aspect. This…
Fergus McCreadie: Stream
Pianist Fergus McCreadle continues to create a catalogue of fresh material with his trio of David Bowden/b and Stephen Henderson/dr on this latest release. McCreadle has a strong, confident and bold touch, galloping on the dynamic charge of “Storm” and…
THE ULTIMATE PLAY ALONG ALBUM…Ella, Frank, Peggy, Mel, Bing, etc: The Classic Songs of Rodgers and Hart
I’m not the jealous type, by any means. Still, I find myself dreaming at times to have been either Richard Rodgers or Lorenz Hart. Just writing songs that everyone sings and loves, collecting the royalties and able to live a…