Scott Martin Band - Live at Saville Theatre
Scott Martin's back and in as fine a form as ever, backed by a quintet of accompanists for a swingin' lively blow fest amid hip latin rhythms and general uptempo good times...

Paul Brown - The Funky Joint
It's kinda hard to argue with a guy who not only copped two Grammies but produced 50 #1 charting airplay hits -- yep, you read right: 50! -- but when guitarist Paul Brown says...

Chris Standring - Electric Wonderland
It was with no small grin of coincidence that I found both Paul Brown's *The Funky Joint* and Chris Standring's *Electric Wonderland* in my mailbox on the exact same day...

Hiroe Sekine - After the Rainfall
Russ Ferrante, who produced Hiroe Sekine's first CD, *A-Me*, was so impressed with what he heard of the rough-cut demos for *After the Rainfall* that he...

Drowner - Drowner
Drowner is a proggy, drony, shimmery ensemble ringing out beautiful NuMusic with firm roots in celestialized chant and plainsong crafted through heavenly...

Sue Halloran / Ken Hitchcock - I Can Cook Too!
If you haven't danced barefoot in the streets for a while, prepare yourself, 'cause this one's gonna remind you why you used to. Covering the joyous but obscure...

Sarah Elgeti Quintet - Into the Open
Sarah Elgeti plays tenor and soprano saxes, flute, as well as a bit of percussion, and the first track on *Into the Open*, a song titled "Home", is so solidly and intelligently...

Howlin Rain - The Russian Wilds
Remember Spooky Tooth? Unless yer around my age, ya might not, but I distinctly recall walking into Crane's Records in Inglewood in '69, a hole in the wall that...

Jane Scheckter - Easy to Remember
When Jane Scheckter decided to gather up the standards, and a more recent track or two, for her fourth CD, she also took the time to stroll by a few of the best...

Heiner Stadler - Brains on Fire
The late 60s and then the 70s saw a ferment of experimentalism in fusion from both rock and jazz players, with generous elements of both sides slyly...

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