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May 29, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Bob James Trio: Espresso
Bob James Trio Espresso Evosound Returning to the trio format after a recent lovely foray into duo work with Nathan East, here the master player and composer stretches his fingers across jazz, his first love. Small combo playing has been a huge part of James’ career whether polite (Fourplay) or deep and funky (the classic early 70s albums now […]Archive
May 2, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Nathan East – For The Record: Film
Nathan East: For The Record Directors: Chris Gero/David Maxwell Yamaha Entertainment Group of America/New Wave Entertainment Television What started out, clearly, as a digital press-kit component to Nathan East’s debut solo album gets stretched beyond EPK and into feature-length documentary film. Understandable when you play into the film’s tagline that Nathan East is the most […]Archive
September 7, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Nicholas Payton: Numbers
Nicholas Payton Numbers Nicholas Payton Best known as a trumpeter, here, on his latest album, Payton barely touches his horn. It’s all late-night Fender Rhodes with a band that could be backing Harvey Mason or Herbie Hancock – it’s a skinny-dip through jazz and funk waters after midnight, a little bit like Fourplay at times […]Archive
June 15, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Harvey Mason: Chameleon
Harvey Mason Chameleon Concord For his first album in a decade Harvey Mason revisits material he’s written/co-written/recorded with various legends of soft-jazz/fusion/funk such as Bob James, Bobby Hutcherson and Herbie Hancock (the title track). The album features some great players – including our own Mark de Clive-Lowe and talents that include keyboardist Kris Bowers, trumpeter […]Archive
March 30, 2014 by Simon Sweetman