Category: Ringer of the Week

Before creating one of the signature sounds for STAX Records with popular hits like “Respect Yourself,” the family of Roebuck “Pops” Staples along with children Cleotha, Pervis and Mavis created some of the most earthy and truly soulful music that…

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Just when you thought they had run their course and closed up shop after 31 years and 30+ albums in various incarnations, the Yellowjackets have re-convened and pull out a fresh collection of tunes, even featuring vocalist Lucian Souza who…

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Just when you thought that nothing new could be done to the wonderous sounds from Brazil, you get this delightful collection of fresh compositions from cellist Catherine Bent. She cleverly uses her instrument as a lead, and it works amazingly…

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Pianist and composer Dongfeng Liu does an adept job at mixing flavors and sounds from his native China with Caribbean grooves and jazz concepts on this wide ranging album. The core team of John Benitez/b, Roberto Quintero/perc, Francis Benitez/dr deliver…

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Back in the early 1960s, bebop pioneer released a classic album Bud Powell in Paris. Playing off of that album’s title, you could argue that Rene’ Urtreger was the Bud Powell of Paris, as his touch, drive, verve and song…

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This is music of The Allman Brothers when they were, well, the Allman Brothers! The music from this single cd comes from a series of concerts from February, 1970 when the fledgling band co-lead by Duane and Gregg Allman was…

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Twelve gorgeous strings summit together as electric guitarist Jonathan Kriesberg teams up with nylon man Nelson Veras for a mix of originals and clever covers. The team sounds classy as they take on Chick Corea’s “Windows” and create a rich…

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Vocalist Gregory Generet co-leads a band with pianist Richard D. Johnson through a riveting collection of originals and standards. The team of Freddie Hendrix/tp (when is HIS next album coming out?), Jonathan Beshay/ts, Barry Step Henson/b and Henry Conerway III/dr…

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Thankfully, someone has been rummaging through the archives of legendary pianist Erroll Garner. Two years ago, Mack Avenue released the swinging Ready Take One, and now we get a wonderful concert from the apotheosis of Garner and his trio of…

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Ted Nash shows what coming from a musical family can do for a guy. Son of famed session trombonist Dick Nash and nephew to likewise Ted, this younger Nash has carved out a successful career in many a big band…

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