It’s more than time to add another name to the list of great musical trios, specifically the Lorraine Desmarais Trio.
Category: Jazz
Joe Lovano: Us Five, ‘Bird Songs’ Album Review
Joe Lovano’s lifelong affair with the saxophone and his devotion to the music of Charlie ‘Bird’ Parker resulted in the release of one of the best jazz albums of recent years.
Top 10 Classic Jazz Deep Cuts
Part 1 in a series of Deep and Delicious jazz cuts. We kick it off with 10 classic tracks.
Dave Koz ‘Hello Tomorrow’ Album Review
Dave Koz assembled a select arsenal of his many friends to present one powerhouse album that profusely awakens and stirs the soul.
Boney James ‘Send One Your Love’ Album Review
Dreamily seductive and captivating, Send One Your Love is guaranteed to get and keep you in the right mood.
Azure ‘Hiptronics’ Album Review
Edgy and inspiring, cerebral and hip, this brilliant music from jazz fusionists Azure sounds as purposely constructed as a symphony piece.
First Steps: Grover Washington Jr. ‘Inner City Blues’ Album Review
The first soul-jazz album ever is one of the best, both for Grover Washington Jr.’s superb playing and the direction of famed producer Creed Taylor.
Nina Simone “I Put A Spell On You”
“I Put A Spell on You” – she sings the song Jalacy Hawkins wrote, not the one that Screaming Jay murdered.
Wes Montgomery ‘Movin’, The Complete Verve Recordings’ Album Review
Wes Montgomery practically invented jazz-pop, and had more swing in him than any other ten guitarists put together. This album set amply demonstrates how it all came to be and why Montgomery is considered a monster talent.
Gil Scott-Heron ‘The Revolution Begins – The Flying Dutchman Masters’ Album Review
Every current hip-hop artist should be listening to this material: ‘The Revolution Begins’ sets the bar far higher than any current performer dares to reach.