Author: Pete Sargeant

Robin Trower – Coming Closer To The Day

So here is the latest in the series of albums where Robin multi-tasks on the instruments and the vocals as part of what I call his New Testament. And he digs deep, with his musical roots on display and his imagination scraping the sky. The lyrics can bite or prompt reflection and the guitar mastery reigns but with no pomp rock bluster.

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Reese Wynans & Friends -Sweet Release

Keys man of choice for many great artists, Wynans in conversation seems softly chuffed with having his own album out. On it he mixes styles, tempo’s and instrumentation and to be frank listening to it you might not assume it was a keys player’s oeuvre..which is my way of saying you will likely just enjoy the tunes and performances.

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Katie Spencer – Weather Beaten

So here we find Katie on guitar and vocal in the company of double bassist Tom Mason, drummer-percussionist Miles Bould and flute/clarinet man Martin Winning – recorded at Steinway in Fulbeck with Spencer co-producing with Spencer Cozens.

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Paul Millns – A Little Thunder

The cover shot has Millns looking like a repo man at the end of an aggravating day, but we know better than to judge a book…this release brings us fourteen numbers from Paul, in the company of a full range of instrumentalists to complement the singer’s keyboard work.

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