DELVON LAMARR ORGAN TRIO - CLOSE BUT NO CIGAR
An organ trio, and one with plenty of soul – romping drums,
riffing guitar, and some mighty sweet work on the Hammond by Delvon Lamarr!
This is the first we've ever heard of the group, but they're rock solid and
right on the money – working with a lean, hard style that's completely classic,
but also a bit contemporary too – maybe swinging in the best sort of space
between the Jack McDuff Quartet of the 60s and the Sugarman Three group of
Desco Records fame! David McGraw handles the drums with a clear love of funk,
and Jimmy James is wonderfully wicked on guitar – never trying to dominate too
much, as there's no need – given how much he brings to the overall groove.
Delvon's a hell of an organist too – the kind that knows that a little can
often go much farther than a lot when handling the electric keys – which he
does to set up some sweet solos on cuts that include "Ain't It
Funky", "Al Greenery", "Can I Change My Mind",
"Walk On By", "Between The Mustard & The Mayo", "Raymond
Brings The Greens", and "Little Booker T". (Black vinyl
pressing.) ~ Dusty Groove
ARUAN ORTIZ TRIO - ZURICH
Pianist Aruan Ortiz really blows us away
here – working on three long tracks that show a completely unique approach to
the piano, but one that's as melodically pleasing as it is experimental! The
trio features the great Chad Taylor on drums, and also on a bit of mbira – and
Ortiz really seems to have resonance with him, as he plays these piano notes
that as rhythmic as they are tuneful – balanced out by some occasional freer
elements from bassist Brad Jones, whose mostly a player who has the same sense
of deep soul that we love in Taylor's approach. All three musicians are a real
revelation, and the long performance also features a bass solo from Jones, and
inventive arrangements of slices of Chopin and Ornette Coleman. Wonderful
throughout – and the kind of illuminating record that will make us dig for new
jazz records until we leave this planet! ~ Dusty Groove
BRAZZMATAZZ - TURBOLENCE
Brazzmatazz is a band from Ghent (Belgium) with 18
musicians. The woods, brass and percussion combine to give a music full of
energy that will make you dance irresistibly. There are the influences of New
Orleans Jazz, music from Eastern Europe, Jamaica, Funk, Ska, Reggae,
Drum'n'bass mix in a musical party in perpetual change as the Zopje title
proves from their well received first EP: HUA!. Brazzmatazz now releases its
debut album. “Turbolence” grew into a twelve-sided brassband beast that gnarls,
barks and bites, but manages to build tensions back up at the right time. With
this album the band wants to show their versatility while retaining their
signature sound, urging the orchestra to more unconventional noises. In a
tongue-in-cheek way, they mash up traditions with more modern influences,
electronic and other.
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