Tag: Blue Note
Eric Gales – The Bookends
A release from the loose cannon Eric Gales always turns out to be intriguing. I reckon this is because he will listen to Holst, Howlin’ Wolf, Herbie Hancock..to Blues, bluegrass, Brahms and Billie Holiday – and that could be one of my record shelves.
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Sterling Koch – Guitar & B
A red Telecaster adorns the cover of this new album, recorded in Friedensberg, PA. Sterling Koch plays guitars and bass, working with executive producer Ivor Lewis.
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Chris Rea – Drive Time
The title of the Northern slidemaster’s new album is Road Songs For Lovers but don’t be fooled, there is real bite in with the romance and glad-to-be-alive moments.
Rea is one of music’s survivors and I have been glad of his advice when in my own dark times. The love of music and of communicating through music still beams out of the genial songwriter when we meet up once again in London to trade records and chat…
Stanton Moore – With You In Mind
The subtitle of this release is The Songs Of Allen Toussaint. You have likely heard more Toussaint numbers than you realise. Santana and Little Feat regarded him as a major writer and arranger. Towards the end of his life he made appearances in the UK and by luck or skill or a mixture of both, he had plenty of material to draw upon.
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Go West and Nik Kershaw Together in Concert with Very Special Guest T’Pau, November 2015, G Live, Guildford, United Kingdom
Go West and Nik Kershaw Together in Concert with Very Special Guest T’Pau Tuesday 24th...
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Mick Martin – 20 Questions
Mick Martin – 20 Questions We asked the US blues stalwart whose distinctive harp and vocal...
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