Post Tagged with: "Rhythm and blues"

Bernard Fowler, Oz Noy, Grupo Fantasma + Others: Preston Frazier's Best of 2019 (So Far)

Bernard Fowler, Oz Noy, Grupo Fantasma + Others: Preston Frazier’s Best of 2019 (So Far)

Preston Frazier’s mid-year new music survey includes Best of 2019 candidates Bernard Fowler, Grupo Fantasma and Oz Noy, among others.

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Bernie Chiaravalle, Guitarist With Michael McDonald: Something Else! Interview

Bernie Chiaravalle joined Preston Frazier to discuss collaborating with Michael McDonald, early inspirations and his next solo release.

Fernando Perdomo, Phil Keaggy, Tony Levin & Jerry Marotta + Others: Five for the Road

Fernando Perdomo, Phil Keaggy, Tony Levin & Jerry Marotta + Others: Five for the Road

Fernando Perdomo, Alexis Evans, and a new prog supergroup are part of this occasional look at music that’s been in my car lately.

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Arema Arega – ‘The Red Soundtracks’ (2019)

There is nothing usual, easy listening or ordinary about Arema Arega’s ‘The Red Soundtracks.’ It is completely different.

David Sanborn, "I Told U So" from 'Backstreet' (1983): One Track Mind

David Sanborn, “I Told U So” from ‘Backstreet’ (1983): One Track Mind

David Sanborn opened his new album 35 years ago with a sublime slice of sultry, mid-tempo funk co-written by the late, lamented Hiram Bullock.

Walter 'Wolfman' Washington Got Going Again With 'Doin' the Funky Thing'

Walter ‘Wolfman’ Washington Got Going Again With ‘Doin’ the Funky Thing’

Released 10 years ago, Walter “Wolfman” Washington’s ‘Doin the Funky Thing’ embraced blues modernity, while keeping one scuffed-up toe in the past.

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Boz Scaggs – Out Of The Blues (2018)

Long past the hit-making phenomena of the ‘Silk Degrees’ years, Boz Scaggs is still providing some very good reasons to keep listening to him with his third return-to-my-roots record in a row, ‘Out of the Blues.’

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Chubby Tavares, “Gotta Get Back to You” (2018): One Track Mind

If the name Chubby Tavares rings a bell, that’s because he is a member of the internationally acclaimed singing group Tavares.

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David Garfield, “Stay” from Jammin’ Outside the Box (2018): Sneak Peek

David Garfield’s take on “Stay,” the classic Rufus song, features an amazing cast of guest stars who lift this cover to another level.

Al Green's Secular Comeback Was Made Complete With Lay It Down

Al Green’s Secular Comeback Was Made Complete With Lay It Down

Al Green’s return-to-form ‘Lay It Down’ arrived a decade ago this month with new hip-hop producers and a bevy of guest R&B singers – but it was no sell out.