KYLE EASTWOOD – TIME PIECES
Time Pieces, the new album by double-bass player Kyle
Eastwood, is a musical self-portrait. Organized around the quintet's often
collective compositions, Eastwood offers a couple of covers (Herbie Hancock and
Horace Silver) that show his passion for lyrical hard bop, and a fresh
interpretation of one of his compositions for the cinema - one of the main
focal points of Eastwood's career. Full of melodic elegance and a sustained
sense of groove, Time Pieces puts us right at the heart of a modern,
contemporary jazz songbook. Eastwood is joined by Brandon Allen on sax, Quentin
Collins on trumpet and flugelhorn, Andre McCormack on piano and drummer Ernesto
Simpson. ~ Amazon
THE ELECTRIC PEANUT BUTTER COMPANY - TRANS-ATLANTIC PSYCH CLASSICS VOL. 1
Sweet and salty psych-soul-rock-funk from Adrian Quesada and
Shawn Lee, working together as The Electric Peanut Butter Company! They're a
company of just 2, handling every aspect themselves, but if you if ever heard
anything by either party, you know this is going to have a huge sound. Lots of
fuzzed out psych funk touches on this one – a mix of heady instrumentals and
some fun vocal numbers. Shawn handles the singing, and the duo are both
multi-instrumentalists and leftfield funk geniuses – managing to work with
myriad influences without sounding exactly like anyone but themselves. The
drums, guitars and keyboards are masterful here, but there's a lot of cool
instrumental and production touches throughout. Vol 1 is actually the duo's
second album – the first was Vol 2 (naturally!) – and it delivers on the
diverse debut, and then some! Includes "Flexi Funk", "Beer
Good", "Spread The Jam", "Stealio", "Tennis
Elbow", "Mister Pink", "Austin City Limiter", "Go
Go Go", "Damn Skippy", "Jenn Wu", "Fat
Budda" and more. ~ Dusty Groove
LILY FROST – TOO HOT FOR WORDS
Following upon the success of Lily Swings, Lily Frost continues
her exploration of the American songbook, especially the great songs associated
with Billie Holiday. Infectious and charming are the best words to describe
this album. Lily Frost brings new and fresh interpretations to these classic
songs. Backed by a great band and arrangements that recall the heyday of swing
- with just a hint of western swing, Lily blends a period feel with a
contemporary sensibility. This recording appeals to both veteran jazz fans and
a young contemporary audience. Lily will be featured on Michael Feinstein s
Song Travels on National Public Radio the week of March 24 (check local
listings for day/time). In this one hour program, Michael Feinstein, often
called the Ambassador of the Great American Song Book, and Lily feature tracks
from both Too Hot For Words, and Lily Swings. ~ Amazon
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