Chairmen Of The Board - Gold (3CD set)
A great little set that offers up way more than just gold
records from Chairmen Of The Board – as the 3CD set is overflowing with a great
variety of music that shows why COTB were one of the most unique soul groups of
their time! In addition to classics, there's some great overlooked album cuts,
work from a time when the group featured Prince Harold in the lead, and
excellent solo cuts by members Danny Woods, General Johnson, and Harrison
Kennedy – who each got a chance to record a record on their own for the
Invictus label! Throughout it all, that Holland Dozier Holland soul machine
sound is firmly in force – on a set of 60 titles that include "Tricked
& Trapped", "Let Me Down Easy", "Bittersweet",
"Love At First Sight", "I Can't Find Myself", "What's
The Use", "You've Got Me Dangling On A String", "Hanging On
To A Memory", "Since The Days Of Pigtails & Fairytales",
"Everybody Party All Night", "You've Got Extra Added Power In
Your Love", "Live With Me Love With Me", "Didn't We",
"Children Of Today", and "Try My Love On For Size" - plus
solo tracks "Hypnotic Music" and "Sunday Morning People" by
Harrison Kennedy, "Everybody's Talkin" and "Let Me Ride" by
Danny Woods, and "I'm In Love Darling" and "Every Couple's Not A
Pair" by General Johnson. ~ Dusty Groove
Erik Charlston Jazz Brasil - Hermeto – Voice & Wind
This isn't the first time that vibist Erik Charlston has
paid tribute to the music of Hermeto Pascoal – but the set's definitely a
cooker that lives up to the strong legacy of Brazilian music and jazz that
we've always loved in Hermeto's creations! Songs are mostly by Pascoal, but the
set also includes tunes by Egberto Gismonti and Lenine too – all transformed in
the fresh, original arrangements by Erik – who plays vibes and marimba, and
even sings a bit on one track – in a group that includes Ted Nash on saxes and
flute, Mark Soskin on piano, Jay Anderson on bass, and Rogerio Boccato on drums
and percussion. Titles include "Voz E Vento", "Loro",
"Nem Um Talvez", "Alegria Do Vaquerio", "A Gandaia Das
Ondas/Pedra E Areia", "Aquela Coisa", and "A Fala Da
Paixao". ~ Dusty Groove
Avishai Cohen - Arvoles
Bassist Avishai Cohen never fails to delight our ears – he's
always got ways of opening things up past the usual – keeping his instrument
upfront, and in a very personal placement on a recording – while also
encouraging the others to really bring their best ideas into play! Here, the
core is a piano trio – with Elchi Shirinov on the keys and Noam David on drums
– already working in these really fresh rhythmic combinations with Cohen, then
exploding with color when augmented by the flute of Anders Hagberg and trombone
of Bjorn Samuelsson! Most of the album's tunes are Cohen originals, filled with
life and fire – and titles include "New York 90s",
"Simonero", "Face Me", "Gesture #2", and
"Childhood". ~ Dusty Groove
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