JAZZ CORNER Presents: Dr. Lonnie Smith – Evolution (2015)
Dr. Lonnie Smith - Evolution (Blue Note, 2015) It’s been what [?], forty or forty-five years since Dr. Lonnie Smith, the godfather of the Hammond B3 organ, and...
Dr. Lonnie Smith - Evolution (Blue Note, 2015) It’s been what [?], forty or forty-five years since Dr. Lonnie Smith, the godfather of the Hammond B3 organ, and...
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The proof that one can have a presence in jazz without being muscular is Dexter Gordon; especially so on “Gettin’ Around.” Of course there are those, and rightly...
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A Gathering Of Minds - Montreaux, July 23, 1982 (Upbeat/Unofficial Release ) Listen Billy Cobham – Drums Didier Lockwood – Violin ...
Ola psychedelic people. Happy autumn and I wanted to put a few cranks on the jazz review/sausage machine and toss some records out for your listening pleasure. Today's...
I probably shouldn’t be reviewing any Jazz for awhile, as I just laid down some remarks concerning Bitches Brew, and now it seems that everything is overshadowed by...
The Larry Young Trio - Testifying (New Jazz Record, 1961) Listen: https://www.youtube.com Jazz recordings are not only difficult to write a reviews for, they’re also problematic in their personal...
Noura Mint Seymali 'Tzenni' (Glitterbeat, 2014) Tzenni is one of my favorite records from 2014. Ms. Seymali fronts a North African power rock quartet with her beautifully ecstatic...
Pat Bianchi is a dominant force on the Hammond Organ. He's one of the leading Organist and an incredible B3 player. He's a very busy man – playing...