Many of the great jazz tenor saxophonists have a ballads album that highlights their catalog. That’s true from Coleman Hawkins through John Coltrane, Stan Getz, Dexter Gordon, and even the
Blue Note Records and Motown Gospel have joined forces for an unprecedented hybrid album, Sweet, Sweet Spirit, featuring Ron Carter’s improvisational bass lines underpinning gospel great Ricky Dillard’s famed New G Chorale. Whether this
Not yet 30, vibraphonist and composer Joel Ross has delivered has fifth Blue Note album, the 2-LP set, Gospel Music. The music remains intricate but less so than his previous efforts. Ross sets a
Veteran troubadour Steve Poltz is the epitome of one who doesn’t take himself too seriously. It’s so refreshing. He describes his approach to making a record as “chaos, caffeine, and accidental poetry –
Anticipation had been building for two days when fans got word through social media and the Philadelphia Inquirer that Don Was and The Pan Detroit Ensemble (PDE) were going to
Inevitably, two camps will form over Lucinda Williams’ latest, World’s Gone Wrong. Some will praise her for taking on America’s socio-political crises head-on. The ‘shut up and play” crowd, on
Renowned drummer Antonio Sanchez again finds himself in an unconventional trio after convening last year’s BEATrio with Bela Fleck and Edmar Casteneda. This time, Sanchez collaborates with conquero/vocalist Pedrito Martinez and the multi-instrumentalist leader
Minneapolis-based folk rockers, The Pines, have always been led by the insightful songwriting of David Huckfelt. On “I Was Born, But…”, we don’t get his songwriting; instead, we get inspired interpretations of mostly
It’s hard to believe that James Hunter has been recording for almost four decades now. His Off the Fence is his eleventh studio album and debut for Dan Auerbach’s Easy
At this point, we should treat singer-songwriter/poet/visual artist Courtney Marie Andrews’ music as evolving and taking on more polish with each release. Her previous release, 2022’s Loose Future, came with
