NEW MUSIC: ANDY BROWN – DIRECT CALL; COREY DENNISON - COREY DENNISON BAND; YOLANDA RABUN - YOLANDA

ANDY BROWN – DIRECT CALL

A solid set from Chicago guitarist Andy Brown – a nicely understated player, but a great one too – working here with a very classic sense of tone, and a great chromatic range on his instrument! Brown knows how to inflect his chords in just the right way – making simple moments come across with a subtle sense of power – alongside an easygoing combo who really gives him plenty of time to shine out front in the lead! Quartet members include Jeremy Kahn on piano, Phil Gratteau on drums, and Joe Policastro on bass – and titles include "Funk In Deep Freeze", "Ela E Carioca", "Catch Me", "One Morning In May", "Relaxing", "El Cajon", and "Jeep Is Jumpin".  ~ Dusty Groove

COREY DENNISON - COREY DENNISON BAND

Corey Dennison's making one of his trademark growls of expression on the cover – a gritty grimace that seems to come from down deep inside and really inflect his music with a surprising amount of soul! Dennison's a midwestern bluesman, but has roots in the south – which really come through on this record – both in the swamp-styled way he inflects his guitar, and the soulful currents he brings to his vocals – an approach that's often as unabashed as blue-eyed southerners from the past, like Tony Joe White or Wayne Cochran. Corey's more blues-based overall, but still has that wide range we love in both of those artists – and titles are all originals, and include "She's No Good", "Room To Breathe", "The Deacon", "Getcha Pull", "Tugboat Blues", and "Good Enuff". ~ Dusty Groove

YOLANDA RABUN - YOLANDA

Yolanda Rabun's got a great groove here – a sound that's even tighter, warmer, and jazzier than on her previous album – with all the poise and class you'd expect from her image on the cover! The instrumentation's nice and laidback – plenty of keyboards, and less of the beats that you might expect – with gentle rhythms served up in a nicely tripping style that lets Rabun really open up her vocal flow! The set features great remakes of "Rocket Love", "Be My Husband", and "Feel Like Making Love" – alongside the originals "Believe In Love", "Hold On To Your Dreams", and "Yes".  ~  Dusty Groove