Available stores February 17, 2009.
Available stores February 17, 2009.
Shirley Johnson
Blues Attack
Delmark DE 798 (CD)
"Raised in the church but evidently born to sing the blues, Shirley Johnson belts like a spiritual daughter of Koko Taylor, flexing her husky voice on ballads and up-tempo love songs, hitting gravel when she reaches for a higher note or pushes her volume." -Ted Drozdowski, PULSE! from a review of Shirley's first Delmark CD Killer Diller (Delmark 757). Shirley is back with that same blend of traditional good-rockin' Chicago blues, smoldering R&B and poppin' soul. Almost all of the 14 songs on Blues Attack are new original compositions by various musicians on the CD however there are great covers of classics "Unchain My Heart" and "634-5789". 038153079826
Red
Holloway
Go
Red
Go!
featuring Chris Foreman
Delmark DE 585 (CD)
Red
Holloway
is
one
of
the
greatest
tenor
sax
players
in
the
history
of
jazz,
period.
There's
an
upper
echelon
of
players
like
Cannonball,
Golson,
Moody,
Stitt,
Griffin
and,
of
course,
Red
is
there.
Red
is
in
his
early
80s
now
so
it
would
be
impossible
to
review
his
career
in
one
short
paragraph
so
let's
just
say
on
Go
Red
Go,
Holloway
returns
home
to
Chicago
where
he
grew
up
and
gets
down
with
some
good,
greasy
organ
combo
music.
Wonderful
accompaniment
from
Chris
Foreman,
Hammond
B3
organ,
George
Freeman,
guitar
and
Greg
Rockingham,
drums.
Great
blend
of
straight
ahead
jazz,
blues
and
ballads.
038153058524
Rob
Mazurek
sound
is
Delmark DE 586 (CD)
Jazz
cornetist
Rob
Mazurek
consistently
pushes
beyond
the
expectations
of
his
listeners,
drawing
together
ideas
out
of
sound,
personalities
out
of
space,
and
fusing
color
and
light
into
the
tones
of
his
music.
The
debut
record
of
this
new
quintet,
featuring
John
Herndon
on
drums
(Tortoise,
the
For
Carnation),
Matthew
Lux
on
bass
guitar
(Isotope
217,
Iron
and
Wine)
Josh
Abrams
on
acoustic
bass
(Town
and
Country,
Black
Earth
Ensemble)
and
Jason
Adasiewicz
on
vibes
(Loose
Assembly,
Rolldown)
pulls
together
an
astounding
array
of
personalities
into
a
seamless
and
effervescent
whole.
Sound
Is
features
14
new
Mazurek
compositions.
038153058623
Garvin
Bushell
and friends
One
Steady Roll
Delmark DE 250 (CD)
Jazz clarinetist
Garvin Bushell's
1988 autobiography
is rightly titled
"Jazz From the
Beginning". Bushell
recorded with
great pianists
-- James P. Johnson,
Fats Waller, Willie
"The Lion" Smith,
Jelly Roll Morton
-- and with important
swing orchestras,
such as those
led by Fletcher
Henderson, Cab
Calloway and Chick
Webb. In
mid-century Bushell
recorded with
many of the period's
greatest jazz
names, including
John Coltrane,
Eric Dolphy, Gil
Evans, and King
Curtis. This 1982
session features
Garvin Bushell,
clarinet, bassoon;
Richard Hadlock,
soprano sax; Ray
Skjelbred, piano;
Stu Wilson, bass;
John Markham,
drums; Leon Oakley,
cornet; Barbara
Lashley, vocals
on 3 songs. 038153025021
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