Yeah, I know-there have been a ton of unimpressive and disappointing “undiscovered” Hendrix sessions, but this one is a real dandy. Experience Hendrix LLC is doing a great service in bringing out material from the basement of one of the…
Author: George W. Harris
Muddy Waters: You Shook Me-The Chess Masters Vol 3 (1958-1963)
Oh, yeah. Everything…Everything…Everything gonna be all right this mornin’! This 2 cd set is the third volume of the essence of Chicago Blues; Mr. Muddy Waters still at his bluesiest. The music isn’t AS raw and foreboding as the earlier…
Tim Green: Songs From The Season
Here’s a guy that makes you love the sound of the alto sax. Way too often this horn sounds too harsh or raspy on jazz sessions, but Tim Green’s got the intonation and pitch just the way Goldilocks liked her…
Various Artists: Rodgers & Hammerstein-The Complete Broadway Musicals
If you want to get a piece of the REAL Great American Songbook, it’s going to be pretty hard to beat this 12 cd collection put out by Sony Masterworks. It includes everything that the classic team of Richard Rodgers…
Eric Clapton: Slowhand 35th Year Anniversary
Eric Clapton’s 1977 release of Slowhand was the followup to his change in attitude and direction created by his 1974 461 Ocean Boulevard. This one has Clapton (named “Slowhand” from his guitar shredding days with the Yardbirds) with a simpatico…
Hank Mobley Quintet: Newark 1953
I’m not sure where these guys at Uptown Records find these obscure recordings, but they are like the Sherlock Holmes of mainstream jazz, looking for every clue until some gem of a session is discovered. Do they use enhanced interrogation…
Kevin Coelho: Funkengruven-The Joy of Driving a B3
Here’s a debut recording by a guy who just got his driver’s license, but can handle the Hammond B3 like Mario Andretti. 16 year old Kevin Coelho leads a trio with Reggie Jackson/dr and Derek Dicenzo/g through a hip hugger…
Madeline Eastman + Randy Porter: A Quiet Thing
There’s truth in advertising on this one. Subtitled “A Collection of Ballads,” this disc has 14 tunes serenely delivered by vocalist Madeline Eastman and accompanying pianist Randy Porter. Eastman’s voice is assured and cozy; she and Porter sound relaxed and…
Otis Redding: Lonely & Blue
OK, first the bad news-this is NOT an undiscovered “lost” session by Otis Redding and Booker T and the MGs. Yet, the good news is that this collection has a great and consistent bluesy mood to it, something most of…
Travis Reuter: Compositions
Travis Reuter is a guitarist/composer that mixes modern jazz and modern classical in a very sophisticated fashion. This book is a collection of some of his recent compositions that display a highly thoughtful pen. While there is room for some…