The formidable duo of Eddie Daniels and Roger Kellaway return with a brand new twist as they celebrate the music of Duke Ellington at a concert in Santa Fe from 2012. Daniels performs mostly on the clarinet here, and he…
Author: George W. Harris
Christian McBride & Inside Straight: People Music
Bassist Christian McBride is on an artistic roll, having released a collection of duets and big band albums, toured with the Monterrey Jazz All Stars, and still finds time to work with his regular trio, and in this case, his…
Chuck Owen & The Jazz Surge: River Runs
What you’ve got here is an inspiring jazz suite composed, orchestrated and conducted by Chuck Owen that is inspired by the wonderful rivers of America, particularly in the South. Whitewater delights such as the Chatooga and Salmon Rivers (both of…
TWO TYPES OF FOLK MUSIC-Martha Redbone Roots Project: The Garden of Love, Zedashe: Intangible Pearls
Here are a pair of releases from two completely different parts of the world, but both express the spiritual yearnings of a human race looking for meaning in this fallen world. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band member John McEuen puts together…
Joe Locke: Lay Down My Heart
The most encouraging news about this release by vibist Joe Locke and his team of Ryan Cohan/p, Jaimeo Brown/dr and David Finck/b is that it promises that this collection of blues and ballads is the first volume. If it’s even…
WHEN EWF MEETS HHH-Lenny White: Lenny White Live
So, what do you get when you mix the best of 70s groups Earth Wind and Fire with Herbie Hancock’s Headhunters? A disc like this, that has enough funk to get your Afro bobbin’ and enough jazz to make you…
Booker T Jones@The El Rey 06.25.13
The format of the soulful Hammond master Booker T Jones hasn’t changed much in the past 2 score years since his days with the MGs when his band backed the likes of Otis Redding, Sam and Dave and Eddie Floyd…
The Four Tops: 50th Anniversary Singles Collection : 1964-1972
Here’s a quartet of gents that defined the Motown sound. Vocalist/leader Levi Stubbs and the 4 Tops produced some of the most exciting soul sounds during the hey day of the famous label. Stubbs’ voice was the signature of the…
Pavlo@The John Anson Ford Amphitheatre 06.23.13
There wasn’t a natural blond in the audience for this 4 hour concert featuring some of the best Mediterranean music you’ll ever hear this side of a church picnic. There were so many Armenians and Greeks in the audience for…
OHHH DELILAH!!! Tom Jones: Spirit in the Room
Well, this sure isn’t your mother’s Tom Jones, the one who made her swoon and throw various undergarments at him when he’d gyrate on stage in a way that made Elvis seem like a choir boy in comparison. A few…