Jazz/Blues
Shirley Horn is 'Live at the 4 Queens' in 1988 Vegas, Heard for the First Time Since! [REVIEW]
Jimmy O'Connell Suffers From 'Arrhythmia' but Still Makes Stunning Debut, Outside In [REVIEW]
New York City 'bone man Jimmy O'Connell likes to call his group a Sixtet. The transplanted Detroiter blows big on his impressive-as-hell 'Arrhythmia' debut (Outside In Music), where he achieves a stunning synthesis of swing, groove, post-bop, fusion, balladry and prog-jazz. The eight tracks keep surprising with their dexterity, chops and personality-plus. The 'Resolution' of Mehmet Ali Sanlikol & Whatsnext? is an International Bonanza [REVIEW]
First thing folks usually think of when they think fusion is jazz/rock and rightly so but Mehmet Ali Sanlikol's Whatsnext? bigband fuses jazz with Turkish folk melodies and classical for a worldbeat treat. 'Resolution' (DUNYA) is not only delicious but it's good for you.
