Tag: Nikka Costa
Joanne Shaw Taylor – Carrying Less, Delivering More
Joanne and Pete catch up in London to talk about her new album for Silvertone ‘Reckless Heart’ and matters related. The tabloid press has just nailed actor Liam Neeson whose unguarded comments in an interview look like spiking his career… but all we seek is Joanne’s thoughts about hew new tracks…
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Joanne Shaw Taylor – Reckless Heart
So our guitar toting star returns..she’s carrying less and delivering more on this outing, as her producer has assembled a band of seasoned Detroit jazz alumni and what a glorious set of sound vistas they present on these recordings.
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Nikka Costa – Nikka & Strings, Underneath and In Between
Long this writer’s favourite r&b singer, Nikka Costa’s recording are often played hereabouts. Her work with Prince is well-known and her duet on an early Van Hunt recording ( Mean Sleep) remains an example of stellar collaboration. So on this occasion she has completed a crowd-funding venture to create a collection of – mostly – versions of songs by others. And in the company of a set of string players.
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Doyle Bramhall II – A Wealth of Experience
Bramhall is a Texas-born guitar player, singer, producer, songwriter, bandleader perhaps best known for his contributions to tours by the likes of Roger Waters and Eric Clapton.
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Nikka Costa – Nothing Compares 2 U (Single)
Nikka Costa Nothing Compares 2 U (Single) (Metropolis Recordings) Your writer has collected just...
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Various Artists – BBC Radio 2 Sounds Of The 80s Vol 2
Various Artists Sounds Of The 80s Vol 2 BBC Radio2 (Sony Music) This is the second double-album of...
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