Leon Ware teams up electronic pop soul duo Quadron! Leon is one of greatest artist-songwriter-composers and a living legend of American soul music – Quadron is a modern act whose genuine love for classic Motown and lesser-celebrated soul makes them a shining beacon as far as we're concerned – so we figured this would be a leftfield win of a joint effort, and it most certainly is! Ware's voice is holding up very well, thank you very much, and he contributes keys and synth bass on top of vocals. "Orchids For The Sun" has rich instrumentation, too – voila and violin, sax, clarinet, trumpet and flute over percolating beats. "Hold Tight" is just as strong, the electronics and live instrumentation working really well together! Really fresh, rewarding stuff! ~ Dusty Groove
One of the best albums in years from altoist Jesse Davis – recorded in a relaxed, open-ended style that really unlocks some new magic in his horn! Davis' studio records are all quite nice, but this live date really takes him to places we've never heard before – a really old school exploration of alto modes that brings us back to Stitt or Criss, and shows a long-winded creativity we hardly knew that Jesse had. The rhythm section really helps the feel of the record, too – with a lot of humanity in the piano of Spike Wilner, mixed with the impeccable work of Peter Washington on bass and Billy Drummond on drums. Ryan Kisor's trumpet adds one more horn to the mix – and titles include "I'll Close My Eyes", "Piece Of The Apple", "Pray Thee/Beyond The Storm", "Journey From The Lighthouse", and "Body & Soul". ~ Dusty Groove
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A joyous celebration of Angela Johnson's first decade in soul music – and a smoking little set that revisits some of her best tracks from the time, and sets them on fire all over again! The package is way more than just a batch of remixes – a lots of tracks here are re-thought from the ground up, and re-fitted with a set of new sounds and styles that really illustrate Angela's growth as an artist over time – and the broad, collaborative reach she's had in the contemporary underground! Titles include "Hurts Like Hell (Makoto rmx)", "All In Me (Yannis rmx)", "You're Here With Me (MasSheen rmx)", "Wait 4 U (Josh Milan rmx)", "Rescue Me (Blu-Swing rmx)", "All I Need (Crank Brothers rmx)", "Better (Micky More rmx)", "Be Myself (Kemit & Jalon rmx)", "They Don't Know (Angela Johnson rmx)", and the great new track "Don't Take It Out On Me". ~ Dusty Groove
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