Thank you Lakecia. “Rise Up” is just what we need now. Full of funky grooves, imaginative, evocative and cool sax lines, fantastic vocals which all come with a message. We can’t get enough of the ultra sexy “Flashback” at the moment and its amazingly catchy hook. What you also get on the album are all…
A solo record from guitarist Bill Frisell, who recently celebrated his 67th birthday, is also a reminder of how poetic his songwriting skills are. Some of the tunes on his album are re-recordings of former, older pieces from earlier albums. Some of them have become popular in the Frisell oeuvre, like “Rambler” for example, which…
New York-born singer Indra Rios-Moore, now living in Barcelona, releases her new album “Carry My Heart” this week on Verve. It comes right after her pretty successful (at least in Europe) “Heartland” album. One of the most sympathetic features of the album is the fact that Indra wanted to record an optimistic record because there…
It’s one of my favorite tracks at the moment, the luxurious title song of Lindsey Webster‘s new album “Love Inside” which was released yesterday. It’s her fourth record with her husband Keith Slattery and the seven minutes of the opening tune are swaying along so elegantly soulful, with a big dose of sexiness and a…
Singer Dolores Scozzesi follows up her acclaimed 2010 album “A Special Taste” with “Here Comes The Sun”. Her rich timbre, rounded voice and precise diction is present throughout the nine tracks on the album, which was produced by Mark Winkler. About her background and taste, she says: “I’m part Mexican and Irish with a dash…
Ever since her first album “Plantation Lullabies”, which featured Geri Allen, Joshua Redman, and Wah Wah Watson and included my own little credo at that time, “If That’s Your Boyfriend (He Wasn’t Last Night)”, I have followed singer and bassist Meshell Ndegeocello‘s career with all the ups and downs. One of the downs for example…
Curtis Mayfield left The Impressions in 1970 to pursue a solo career. It was Leroy Hutson who replaced him for the “Times Have Changed” LP in 1972, the only Curtom Records album which featured Leroy (he already left the group again in 1973). All of the songs (almost) were written by Curtis Mayfield and he…
Seven years after her last solo record, Tracey Thorn is back with her new record called “Record”. That’s a record-breaking use of the word record here isn’t it? Anyway, I have always been a fan of her sympathetically quirky voice, ever since the days of Everything But The Girl and their landmark 1984 LP “Eden”….
One of the most satisfying soul albums of the last year is now available with four additional tracks. Ever since Avery Sunshine‘s debut album in 2010, which included the most beautiful ballad “Like This”, she’s been on my radar. And recently she even opened for Gregory Porter. Her last album “Twenty Sixty Four” is now…
Yes, the overall retro feel of the album is charming. The musicianship throughout is fascinating, with a big horn section, strings and various star guests such as Sullivan Fortner on piano and Rhodes, Matt Wilson on drums, Scott Colley on bass, Aaron Goldberg on piano and Rhodes, Gil Goldstein on keys and accordion (he also…