In partnership with Bill Evans’ estate, Resonance Records has once again brought out from the mines a gold cache of vintage previously unreleased material of Bill Evans’ music. This time around, he’s with his long-time team of bassist Eddie Gomez…
Month: April 2019
WHAT WENT ON AFTER WHAT’S GOIN’ ON…Marvin Gaye: You’re The Man
By all standards, Marvin Gaye’s 1971 album What’s Goin’ On, remains one of the greatest of all soul, pop and rock albums. There has always seemed to be a musical gap between that album and the followup Let’s Get It…
BLUE GUITARS…Robin Trower: Coming Closer To The Day, The Duke Robillard Band: Ear Worms, Jimmie Vaughan: Baby, Please Come Home, Gary Hoey: Neon Highway Blues, George Freeman: George The Bomb!
In this day of trade deficits, there’s no denying that America’s greatest export is still the blues. Here are a handful of our best products, ready for shipment. Robin Trower has come full circle on this album. With Procol Harum…
Sokratis Sinopoulos Quartet: Metamodal
Sokratis Sinopouls uses his Greek stringed lyra to take you to a trip to the Aegean Sea with a team of Yann Keerim/p, Dimitris Tsekouras/b and Dimitris Emmanouil/dr. There’s an exotic spaciousness between the mix of lyra and piano that…
Joshua Redman: Come What May
Tenor saxist Joshua Redman shows the advantages of having a long-time team keep together over the years. A sense of mind reading friendships abound with pianist Aaron Goldberg, bassist Reuben Rogers and drummer Gregory Hutchinson on this collection of originals.…
Will Kimbrough: I Like It Down Here
Will Kimbrough gets into a honky tonking ood as he plays guitars, keyboards, bass, harmonica and sings like he just hitch-hiked in town with juke joint support from Chris Donohue/b, Bryan Owings/dr and a collection of guests. He can come…
John Patitucci: Soul of the Bass
While he’s best known for his whirlwind chops with the likes of Chick Corea, bassist John Patitucci’s own albums are always rich journeys into a sensitive heart. This latest release has him mostly featured in a solo mood, but it’s…
Grayshot: Surface
Comprised of Aaron Ankrum/voc-g-key, Christian Ankrum/b-key-voc and Reese Kling/dr, Greyshot specializes in catchy tunes with a heavy 80s synth vibe and upbeat tenor vocals. Lots of danceable tunes with the disco ball for the upbeat “Shine” and electronic pulse of…
New Orleans Jazz Orchestra: Songs-The Music of Allen Toussaint
We lost one of New Orleans’ finest last year with the death of Allen Toussaint, but the spirit of his music is well preserved in a big band setting directed by Adonis Rose. While Rose plays the drums and cymbals…
Allison Miller’s Boom Tic Boom: Glitter Wolf
Leader and drummer Allison Miller’s band of Myra Melford/p-key, Jenny Scheinman/vi, Todd Sikafoose/b, Kirk Knuffke/ct and Ben Goldberg/cl team up with guest percussionists David Flores-John Santos-John Hatfield for a festive mix of moods. Knuffke is particularly peppy on “Welcome Hotel”…