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Planet D Nonet: Blues to Be There
by Jack Bowers
The subtitle of Blues to be There, the Detroit-based Planet D Nonet's latest album (recorded in June and July 2022), is A Salute to Duke Ellington." As with almost any bow to the Duke, it encompasses a healthy measure of Billy Strayhorn as well. Ellington wrote or co-wrote thirteen of the album's persuasive numbers, Strayhorn five including the classics Take the 'A' Train" and U.M.M.G." As for Ellington, he is represented almost exclusively by lesser-known compositions, most ...
read moreCharlie Miller: Peace Horn From New Orleans
by Javier AQ Ortiz
Quick and to the Point: 11 on a trumpet and 2 on a flute, in a New Orleans state of mind.
During the '70s, multi-instrumentalist Charlie Miller was in New York playing salsa and jazz. The most important thing, however, was the heightening of his learning curve already well tempered by his rearing in New Orleans and his years with Dr. John. A continual curiosity now leads him down flamenco and experimental paths, although on Peace Horn From ...
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