Bob James H / 2015 Tappan Zee / Japan CD / VICJ61721
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Sensational album David
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‘For free’ is one on my go to tracks for testing a new system. Absolutely beautiful in lyrics, music and performance.
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Gil Evan’s - New Bottle, Old Wine
The great Jazz composers interpreted by Gil Evan’s and orchestra
AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow
Gil Evans’ second album as a leader (a World Pacific set that has been reissued by Blue Note) features his reworking of eight jazz classics including “St. Louis Blues,” “Lester Leaps In” and “Struttin’ with Some Barbecue.” Evans’ charts utilize three trumpets, three trombones, a french horn, a prominent tuba, one reed player, altoist Cannonball Adderley and a four-piece rhythm section. Most memorable is a classic rendition of “King Porter Stomp” featuring the exuberant altoist Cannonball Adderley, who is the main soloist on most of the selections. Other key voices include Evans’ piano, guitarist Chuck Wayne and trumpeter Johnny Coles. This is near-classic music that showed that Gil Evans did not need Miles Davis as a soloist to inspire him to greatness.
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Paul Stanley’s Soul Station - Now and Then
Another play of this fine Soul R&B album from the Kiss frontman, unmasked and guitarless, backed by a superb 15 piece band.
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For some reason Kokoroko have yet to put out a full album
In the meantime their debut 4 track ep, (which includes the sublime Abusey Junction) and two digital singles are well worth checking.
Fusing Afrobeat, Jazz, Highlife, Soul with a lovely insistent groove, brilliant Live if you get the opportunity
The latter two digital singles Baba Ayo ola and Carry Me Home are forthcoming on a 12"
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Introducing… Aaron Frazer
Falsetto voiced vocalist and drummer for Durand Jones and The Indications. This is his debut solo album which is a great mix of Retro Soul, R&B and a bit of funk. It’s another one thats getting regular playing.
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Bought the LP about 45 years ago…
A real talent in the extraordinarily talented Allman Brothers Band.
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Your classic jazz albums have the best covers.
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Moon Hooch - Moon Hooch
CD|2013
Jazz funk, soul
Wenzl McGowen - tenor sax, baritone sax, and “bazookahorn”
Mike Wilbur - tenor sax, baritone sax, kantele, and “megatube”
James Muschler - percussion
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