Archive for June 24th, 2011

Vinyl

Grayson Capps – The Lost Cause Minstrels (2011)

What Grayson Capps brings to country music, if you can call it that, is a real sense of danger. From the first of “Highway 42,” a tune that jangles like a loose fender, I was thinking about those long-haired rebels of the 1970s You May Also Like: Drive-By Truckers’ ‘PizzaRead More

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Half Notes: Troy Roberts – Nu-Jive (2011)

I probably say this too often, but here goes … this record is just too much fun! Saxophonist Troy Roberts knows how to lay down the funk and on Nu-Jive, the funk is relentless. From the David S. Ware-meets-Steely Dan opening salvo of “Chiver-town,” to the slippery “Shavon” (where electricRead More

Terence Blanchard – Malcolm X: The Original Motion Picture Score (1992)

Terence Blanchard – Malcolm X: The Original Motion Picture Score (1992)

If you stop eating popcorn mid-munch during the opening strains of the film ‘Malcolm X,’ that’s just fine with trumpeter Terence Blanchard.

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Jerry Granelli Trio – Let Go (2011)