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Soul Funk from Lettuce
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Lettuce has a sweet new funk-groove single, “Monorail 3000.” The track pays homage to The Godfather of Soul, James Brown, with a pocket rhythm section, hypnotic grooves, and sultry horn lines. “‘Monorail 3000’ is an ode to ‘J.B Monaurail’, one of our favorite James Brown tunes. The mood of the song is cool and steady….
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Bad Knees by Ghost-Note
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Little did I know that one of my favorite contemporary jazz tracks of the year would be a harbinger! “Bad Knees” from Ghost-Note’s new recording Mustard N’Onions is a jam. The studio version is a live, funky, horn-heavy Godzilla of a track that has kept me dancing all year. Unfortunately, all that dancing (maybe) led…
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Liquid Soul Delivers A One-Two Punch
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It’s too bad that Liquid Soul used the title Evolution for their last recording. The band’s new CD, One-Two Punch, is more of an advancement than anything else they’ve done before. You can still expect the same high energy, groove, the fueled horns, multiple styles and compositions, and a lot of in-your-face sounds. However, it’s…
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Randy Brecker’s Horn Section
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I’ve made earlier mention of the fact that Michael Brecker, David Sanborn, and Fred Wesley all are on Randy Brecker’s new CD, 34th N Lex. It gets better. Here’s the entire horn lineup on this powerful CD: Randy Brecker: Trumpet, Fluegelhorn Michael Brecker: Tenor Saxophone David Sanborn: Alto Saxophone Ronnie Cuber: Baritone Saxophone Ada Rovatti:…
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In Praise of Liquid Soul
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I saw Liquid Soul in concert at the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival in 1999. I had never heard of the band before. My then-wife and I were sitting on the lawn enjoying the day of music when the group hit the stage around 6 p.m. I wasn’t sitting after about 30 seconds. The…