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Ruf Records artists: Kim Simmonds and Savoy Brown - Goin' To The Delta - New release review
I just received the newest release (2/11/14), Goin' To The Delta, from Savoy Brown and I think it's their best in years. As my regular readers know, I have been a Savoy Brown fan for a long time.…
Continue Reading »Rupe Media artist: Jeff Rupert - It Gets Better - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, It Gets Better, by Jeff Rupert, and it's quite good. Opening with Petrichor (in the Cote D'a zur) Rupert on tenor sax, really gets the track swinging…
Continue Reading »Russ Anixter's Hippie Big Band - What Is? - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, What Is? by Russ Anixter's Hippie Big Band and it's energetic and fun. Opening with Tower of Power's, What Is Hip? and it really moves. With aggressive…
Continue Reading »Russ Anixter's Hippie Big Band - What's Next?
Russ Anixter's Hippie Big Band isn't your standard, straight-laced jazz ensemble. It’s an unconventional, hard-grooving 11-piece New York collective that takes the wild, improvisational freedom of late-1960s counterculture rock and smashes it together with the sophisticated horn charts…
Continue Reading »Russ Spiegel - Nitty Gritty - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Nitty Gritty, from Russ Spiegel, and it's a cool release with some great tracks. Opening with Hank Mobley's Soul Station, Jim Gasior on organ, Lucas Apostoleris on…
Continue Reading »Rusty Ends & Hillbilly Hoodoo - The Last of the Boogiemen - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, The Last of the Boogiemen, by Rusty Ends & the Boogiemen and it's got a cool style all it's own. Blending old style 50's rock, blues, punk,…
Continue Reading »Ry Cooder - Pull Up Some Dust & Sit Down - Release Review
Now and again I feel the need to present releases that I have collected on my own which have not been sent to me for review by record companies or artists. In this case, Ry Cooder's Pull Up…
Continue Reading »Sabrina Weeks & Swing Cat Bounce - Live - New Release Review
I just received the newest release, Live from Sabrina Weeks & Swing Cat Bounce and it's easy and fun. Opening with Bad Boys, Weeks, joined by Mike Hilliard on lead guitar, Ed Hilliard on drums, Terry Strudwick on…
Continue Reading »Sacred Cat Recordings artist: Nathan James - Hear Me Calling / Natural Born That Way - New Release Review
I just received the newest release, Hear Me Calling (November 28, 2014), from Nathan James and it has a real nice feel. This release is actually two separate releases in one, the first, Hear Me Calling, was inspired…
Continue Reading »Sadson Music artist: The Rusty Wright Band - Wonder Man - New Release Review
I just received the newest release, Wonder Man, from the Rusty Wright Band and these guys know how to rock! Opening with title track, Wonder Man, RWB sets a pop rock pace with a catchy tune and a…
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