Were they a blues band? Rock band? Jazz band? Whatever the label, the original Allman Brothers Band of Duane Allman on slide and electric guitars, B3er and vocalist brother Gregg, lead guitarist Dickie Betts, bassist Berry Oakley and the two…
Category: Ringer of the Week
RINGER OF THE WEEK…Lorez Alexandria: On King 1957-1959
One of the underappreciated vocalists during the era of the heyday of female singers, Lorez Alexandra (1929-2001) had a unique style that successfully mixed jazz and gospel tones. Her long and successful career had her in a variety of settings,…
****RINGER OF THE WEEK****Charnett Moffett: Bright New Day
Charnett Moffett has carved out an impressive career as bassist for the likes ranging from Wynton Marsalis to Ornette Coleman and McCoy Tyner, but his latest album finds him in a whole new plane. He sticks to fretless electric bass,…
*****RINGER OF THE WEEK****Brandee Younger: Soul Awakening
You can argue until you’re blue in the face as to why the best jazz harpists have been women such as Alice Coltrane and Dorothy Ashby, but you’re going to want to add Brandee Younger to your list, as this…
OH YEAH! OH YEAH! Nappy Brown: The Nappy Brown Singles Collection 1954-62
Back in the 50s and 60s, there were blues shouters like Joe Turner, blues belters like Jimmy Witherspoon and R&B blues jumpers like Lloyd Price. Nappy Brown (1929-2008) was able to sound a little bit like all three, but had…
****RINGER OF THE WEEK****Phil Ranelin: Collected Works 2003-2019
Detroit-bred trombonist Phil Ranelin has been in the forefront of outside-in music as well as having a background in the Motown scene back in the day. This two disc set is a retrospective of his highly fertile past 16 years…
****RINGER OF THE WEEK****Tiziano Bianchi (featuring Bill Frisell) : Relate
Blessed with a warm Chet Baker of a tone, trumpeter Tiziano Bianchi creates some clever jazz landscapes as he also plays synthesizer, flugelhorn and even adds his voice to a wonderous album teamed with pianist-keyboardist Claudio ignali, cellist Enrico Ferri…
BET’CHA NEVER HEARD OF…THE BEST VOICES TIME FORGOT Rocky Cole: Smooth & Rocky, Deno Kannes: The Kid From Salt Lake City
Here’s another edition of the prized BEST VOICES TIME FORGOT series by Fresh Sound Records. This one has Singer/pianist Rocky Cole, teaming with an orchestra conducted and arranged by tenor saxist Al Cohn, who recreates Woody Herman’s “Four Brothers” sax…
****RINGER OF THE WEEK****Dwight Trible: Mothership
LA-based vocalist Dwight Trible is one of the few unique singers around. He’s got his own style, a mix of Paul Robeson gravitas with an Oscar Brown sense of gospel, and a flexibility all his own. This most recent album…
****RINGER OF THE WEEK****A RETURN TO ONE’S FIRST LOVE…Alan Broadbent Trio: New York Notes
With so much post bop, post modern, everything, it’s wonderfully refreshing to hear an album like this one, with piano great Alan Broadbent taking our ears back to the roots of the modern in a joyful tribute to bebop music.…