MELODY
GARDOT – LIVE AT THE OLYMPIA PARIS
Filmed in
October 2015, Live At The Olympia Paris captures Melody Gardot in concert at
the legendary Belle Époque era venue in the French capital. The show focuses
primarily on songs from her most recent album Currency Of Man and 2009’s My One
And Only Thrill with a couple of surprise tracks thrown in for good measure.
Melody Gardot’s performance is both intimate and emotional and her bands are at
the top of their form. There couldn’t be a finer concert to present on her
first ever DVD release.
ALLEN TOUSSAINT - LIVE IN PHILADELPHIA 1975
A rare live
performance from the late, great Allen Toussaint – served up here on vinyl for
the first time ever! The record captures Toussaint in Philly – working in front
of a very lively crowd, during a time when his star was shining especially
bright, thanks to a series of recordings for Warner Brothers. The spirit here
follows those classic sides, but with a slightly looser feel – and the record
also features a bit of patter from Allen, and a cool medley, done with help
from New Orleans saxophonist Gary Brown. Titles include "Last Train",
"Freedom For The Stallion", "Backyard Blues", "What Is
Success", "Shoo Ra", "Touch Of Love", "High
Life", and "Southern Nights". (Limited pressing!) ~ Dusty Groove
VLADIMIR
KOSTADINOVIC – LEFT SIDE OF LIFE
Tenorist
Seamus Blake makes a great appearance on this quartet session from drummer
Vladimir Kostandinovic – able to soar with the urgency that Vladimir can bring
to his more uptempo numbers, then cool things down with long, drawn-out soulful
solos at the mellower moments – creating a perfect frontline voice for the
record! Yet the whole group is great, too – really well tied-together, with the
bass of Joe Sanders rolling out in strong sympathy with the drums – as pianist
Marko Churnchetz has these ways of stating things simply and with just the
right amount of force – never overdoing it, but working with Kostandinovic in
these building blocks of sound and rhythm. Titles include "Face To
Face", "Balkan Flood", "In Parents Arms",
"Comfort Zone", "Frauenfeld", "One For Monk", and
"The Left Side Of Life". ~
Dusty Groove
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