One in a
million musicians can say that they were invited by Prince to join him onstage.
But it's even more impressive for an artist to receive that endorsement before
officially releasing a note of music. Yet that's exactly what happened to
singer-keyboardist Kandace Springs when Prince saw a YouTube clip of her
performing Sam Smith's hit "Stay With Me," initiated a correspondence
on Twitter, and asked Springs to fly to Minneapolis and perform at his
legendary Paisley Park Studio. The four songs on the Kandace Springs EP release
merge old-school values with fresh and innovative styles, drawing on R&B,
hip-hop, jazz, pop, and Latin music. ~
Blue Note Records
SOIL & PIMP SESSIONS - BROTHERS & SISTERS
A cheesy
cover, but one of the greatest albums we've heard so far from this jazzy
Japanese combo – a set that has them sounding even more dynamic than ever – but
with a slightly different vibe! The instrumentation somehow feels even leaner,
but still has all that very bracing feel from before – fast-driving drops
topped by even faster tenor, piano, and trumpet – all at a speed that's much
more moving than even some of the other club jazz on the Japanese scene in
recent years, with a boldly blasting energy that really re-imagines the power
of these instruments! The focus of these guys is tremendous – really hard to
believe at times – and after nearly 10 years on this planet, Soil & Pimp
are still a group beyond compare. Titles include "Sonido Del Mar",
"Roots Of Soil", "Love Immediately", "Apple Gravitate
Toward Core Of Star", "Black Tie", "I Wanna Love You",
and "Red Sky". ~ Dusty Groove
PETER HAND BIG BAND - OUT OF HAND
The
sound of a truly fine big band makes a lasting aural impression, combining
sheer grandness with the finest, intimate improvisations. We now welcome back
to the stage the Peter Hand Big Band. A native of New York City, Hand has been
a guitarist in a wide variety of groups, has composed an impressive number of
tunes, and has also studied big band arranging and composing with the legendary
Herb Pomeroy. The Band, includes a stellar array of New York jazz players
including Houston Person, Don Braden, Eddie Allen, Valery Ponomarev, Bruce
Williams, James Weidman and Harvie S to name a few. ~ Amazon
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