Tomas Janzon
Experiences
Changes Music
www.jomasjanzon.com
By George W. Harris

Ah, this is more like it!!! Guitarist Tomas Janzon, a mainstreamer with the heart of a lion, teams up with LA Cats Art Hillary/p, Jeff Litleton/b and Albert “Tootie” Heath/dr for a rousing disc of six string heaven. These guys have played with everyone from Coltrane to Turrentine to Ella, and have more good taste than Barone’s Italian Restaurant. Standards like “Here’s That Rainy Day” and “Polka Dots and Moonbeams” glisten off Janzon’s guitar, while “Moanin’” and “Messin’ Around” has the rhythm team cut deep grooves like a tropical rainstorm. The originals “Float” and “Blue Bee” are well crafted melodies that make you beg for more. Great music-why do these guys make it look so easy?