MICHAEL KAESHAMMER Something New
Album Review German-born pianist Michael Kaeshammer – a fixture on the jazz scene in his adopted home of Canada for over two decades – has come up with an 11-song album of material recorded on a recent trip to New Orleans. It’s sophisticated fare, and there is no gainsaying either his musical ability on various […]
MEMPHIS SLIM Live In Paris 27th May 1961
MEMPHIS SLIM LIVE IN PARIS MAY 27TH 1961 Released by Body and Soul Considering this live recording is slightly older than me, it’s amazing just how fresh it sounds. From the opening track Chicago Boogie Woogie you realize just how good Memphis Slim really is. A great opening track for the gig in Paris. As […]
THE HARDCHANGERS Scarecrow
THE HARDCHARGERS Scarecrow Released by Marketsquare Music In my naivety, I did not expect to be reviewing a blues album where the principals came from Northern Ireland. More fool me as this trio have not only proved me geographically challenged but in the dunces’ corner when it comes to the genre. So far in their […]
GIULIA MILLANTA Conversation With A Ghost
GIULIA MILLANTA CONVERSATION WITH A GHOST Ugly Cat Music This is the sixth album release by Giulia. A very thought-provoking album that is so dependent on the message conveyed through the lyrics. The opening track Blinded by The Sun is melancholy, to say the least, but keeping within the inner workings of the mind in […]
LITTLE BOYS BLUE W/ KID MEMPHIS Hard Blue Space
LITTLE BOYS BLUE WITH KID MEMPHIS HARD BLUE SPACE Vizztone For an R’n’B band led by a harp player, Little Boys Blue have a remarkably mellow sound – don’t expect to hear JD Taylor start blowing up a typhoon anywhere on this album. From Jackson, Tennessee, they have a soulful, understated style, at times lightly […]
JETBONE Come Out And Play
JETBONE COME OUT AND PLAY BMG Jetbone, are a hard-working band of young men from Sundsvall in the north of Sweden, they formed in 2012 when Alin Riabouchkin Vocals/Guitar and Gustav “Gus” sjöden vocals/bass decided to start a band. Years of hard work rehearsing and playing local gigs have certainly paid off. They are a solid […]
TRUE STRAYS Where Wild Things Hide And Hunt
TRUE STRAYS WHERE THE WILD THINGS HIDE AND HUNT Independent In an era of overproduced music, where slick production and session musicians prevail, it is a true joy to hear music that is played and produced just for the importance of the music itself. This Bristol based trio seem to hark back to a much […]
JOHN CLIFTON Nightlife
JOHN CLIFTON NIGHTLIFE Rip Cat Records The John Clifton Blues Band are one of those utterly efficient hard-working outfits known throughout the US and Europe. Clocking up 150 gigs per year they’ve toured and recorded with Muddy Waters’ son, Big Bill Morganfield and headlined on major Blues Festivals in the U.S., Europe, Fiji, and New […]
JORDAN OFFICER Three Rivers
JORDAN OFFICER THREE RIVERS Spectra Musique Singer, guitarist and songwriter Jordan Officer is from Montreal in Canada and began playing violin and drums as a youngster. This is relevant to this CD as he plays excellent swinging violin on three tracks here, including the closer, Buck Jumping In New Orleans, on which the drum beat […]
KID RAMOS Old School
KID RAMOS OLD SCHOOL Ripcat Records This album kicks off with a tribute to the legendary B.B. King and the Kid himself demonstrates his own guitar playing and if he’s not an identikit of BB then he’s not far short of it with a dexterity that has been honed over many years. The first track […]
