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CADENCE JAZZ
DARRELL KATZ/The Same Thing: 30 years ago, Carla Bley did some wild things with the Jazz Composers Orchestra Association and baton seems to have been picked up by Katz and his Jazz Composers Alliance Orchestra as they make music that has wild music but also stinging lyrics often densely composed that offer a heavy-duty commentary on the times. An often complex work with an unexpected set of moves that turn up in just about every turn, this is clearly music for people that like a message in the mix.
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DOMO
YOSHIDA BROTHERS/Best of: So who needs pop hits that fit the format of AM radio when all it takes is command of a strange instrument to catch the fancy of a Wii commercial and your career is off and running? Over the course of a few albums these brothers have certainly made their impact in their presence felt and now it’s time to look back at where their career has taken them up to now. This is a well stacked collection of wild and wonderful music that the adventurous and open eared are sure to enjoy as it motivates them to dig deeper into this Brothers canon if they’re not familiar with it already.
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SPECIAL 20s
MORRY SOCHAT & the Special 20s/Swingin’ Shufflin’ Smokin’: A harmonica playing devotee of postwar Chicago blues, Sochat mixes equal parts Muddy Waters with Louis Jordan and a dash of Junior Wells for good measure. Coming to Chicago by way of Texas you can probably say he’s get some blues roots steeped nicely into his soul. He’s the kind of cat that digs authenticity enough that you shouldn’t write him off as some retro/ nouveau cat come lately. Giving classic westside Chicago blues a roadhouse run for its money, Sochat kicks it in fine form. Check it out
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PLAY MOUNTAIN MUSIC
ROBIN SPIELBERG/A New Kind of Love: Just because Jim Brickman is the preeminent romantic piano player of these times, that doesn’t mean there isn’t a bunch of capable fingered players bringing up the rear right behind him. With her first set in eight years, Spielberg delivers the goods with a richly warm solo piano outing that takes her already welcome style to the next level of the game. Very quietly, she’s a ready sold a ton of records and this friendly collection is sure to keep the streak alive. Fans of simply beautiful music are sure to enjoy this collection.
TWO FOR THE SHOW MEDIA
JOEL HARRISON/The Wheel: So here we have a guitarist that knows how to make the most of grant money and thankfully it seems like his patrons are not a bunch of moldy figs with a very narrow set of musical dictates. If you need to put labels on this music, it’s a zesty mix of jazz and classical but not in the 50s kind of a way that you might think. With elements from various musical quadrants at his command, Harrison has a knack for going above and beyond making instrumental music that almost feels like its own genre. Very heavy stuff that’s well worth checking out.
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Volume 31/Number 258
July 15, 2008
MIDWEST RECORD
830 W. Route 22 #144
Lake Zurich, IL., 60047
CHRIS SPECTOR, Editor and Publisher
©2008 Midwest Record
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