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Zac Harmon 'Right Man Right Now' Release on Blind Pig Records [REVIEW]

In Zac Harmon's case, the little girls (at least as the song goes) understand. He's certainly not Mr. Right but he is Mr. Right Now and he wants to seduce your daughter...or your wife. Danger, ever since Jerry Lee Lewis, has always been implicit in the best rock'n'roll and when it comes to the Zac man, he will rock and roll all over you, mister, and you will like it. I sure do. Technically, he's a blues man but on 'Right Man Right Now,' released on Blind Pig Records, he throws categories to the four winds and lets 'em blow.
By Mike Greenblatt

  • Chick Corea & Bela Fleck, 'Two' Double Disc Release on Concord Jazz (REVIEW)

    In 2007, pianist Chick Corea and banjoist Bela Fleck teamed up for 'The Enchantment,' which they promptly supported by touring together. Personal chemistry being what it was between these two grand masters, they continued to tour intermittently ever since. When Corea approached Fleck to produce a live album, he readily agreed. This meant culling through eight years of tapes, which Fleck did on an Oregon beach. When he had his favorites, he went over them with Corea. The result is 'Two,' a double-disc of concert moments that show the pair incessantly tag teaming through a variety of their own classics plus well-chosen covers. It's a dizzying elongated listen with more notes than the brain can possibly fathom.
    By Mike Greenblatt

  • Will Mason Ensemble, 'Beams of the Huge Night,' New Amsterdam Records (REVIEW)

    'Beams of the Huge Night' by the Will Mason Ensemble, contains voice, oboe, alto saxophone, two guitars, bass and drums, in a 70-minute+ approximation of isolation...and all that it entails, including awe, happiness, dread, fear and unease.
    By Mike Greenblatt
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