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Bob Margolin's Travels Have Resulted in the Great Stories of 'My Road' [REVIEW]
Guitarist & Vocalist Jordan Officer is Under 'Blue Skies' on Self-Released CD [REVIEW]
What a delightful and captivating surprise the 'Blue Skies' of Jordan Officer is for the ears! This self-released beauty is naked in its bare accompaniment. It's the sound of one man and one guitar on songs he and I both grew up with. Sure, there's the subtle sprinkle of a bass/drums rhythm section and the added bonus of Tex-Mex legend Augie Meyers on keyboards on one of the two originals, but the accent here is on his bluesy jazzy guitar accompanying himself while he sings these songs so pure. 'Our Father Who Art Blakey,' Valery Ponomarev Jazz Big Band, New Zoho Music CD (REVIEW)
Russian trumpeter Valery Ponomarev debuts his Jazz Big Band on a tribute to his mentor, 'Our Father Who Art Blakey' (Zoho Music). So many great jazz men came through the ranks of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. The drummer practically led a finishing school for future stars from 1947 to 1990, just weeks before he died of lung cancer.
