Darden Purcell's album Love's Got Me In A Lazy Mood (OA2 Records, 2023) shows her keen ear for the subtleties and nuances which define the West Coast cool jazz vocal sound. Purcell's album comprises eleven tracks which blend the laid-back, sophisticated rhythms and melodic inventiveness that characterize the style with beautiful singing and nimble playing.

Album

Love's Got Me in a Lazy Mood

By Darden Purcell

Label: OA2 Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Willow Weep for Me; Love’s Got Me in a Lazy Mood; Come Back to Me; It’s a Most Unusual Day; I Concentrate on You; A Cottage for Sale; Estrada Branca (This Happy Madness); Chatterbox; Estate; Taking a Chance on Love; You’ve Changed.

Song of the Day

Willow Weep for Me

September 12, 2023

Album: Love's Got Me in a Lazy Mood
By Darden Purcell
Label: OA2 Records
Released: 2023
Duration: 06:37

Album

Sextants and Quadrants

By Jeff Lopez

Label: JL Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: 1-Citizen Uri 2- Meet Me Halfway? 3-Iguana 4-John's Blue Waltz 5-Diplomatic Immunity 6-Ursa Major Minor 7-7Hills 8- The Dock

Album

Jazz Orchestra

By Jeff Lopez

Label: JL Records
Released: 2003
Track listing: 1- Envoy 2-Gibralar 3-The Sun And The Rain 4-Shinbone Alley 5-Prospects

Album

The Way of the Groove

By Ben Patterson

Label: Origin Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: Anniversary Patio; Here Now; FLT; Stank Face; The Lucky One; The Way of the Groove; What Happens Next? (Intro); What Happens Next?; This and That; Hangin’.

Article: Album Review

Ben Patterson: The Way of the Groove

Read "The Way of the Groove" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
October 4, 2022

Ben Patterson is well versed in the way of the groove. The veteran trombonist, best known for his lengthy stint with the Airmen of Note, uses this date to deliver some hip yet sophisticated work that leans on funky foundations, driving ambitions and glorious grit. Showcasing his impressive slide work alongside a positively electric outfit, Patterson ...