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The Eric Byrd Trio + 4: Brother Ray

Read "Brother Ray" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff


Il fratello di cui parla il titolo è il grande Ray Charles, cui viene fatto un omaggio con le canzoni che lo hanno reso famoso sui palchi di tutto il mondo e con una formazione piuttosto minimale: il trio di Eric Byrd ed una sezione di quattro sassofoni, più qualche ospite qua e là. Il finale “You Don't Know Me" è invece eseguito da Byrd al solo pianoforte. A parte la domanda se ha senso fare un omaggio ad un ...

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The Eric Byrd Trio + 4: Brother Ray

Read "Brother Ray" reviewed by Michael P. Gladstone


Pianist/vocalist Eric Byrd leads a busy musical life with his group, working out of the Washington, D.C. area and representing the United States as a jazz ambassador at The Kennedy Center, as well as in South and Central American nations.

With the release of Maceo Parker's tribute to Ray Charles Roots and Grooves (Heads Up, 2007) one would wonder just how much closer anyone could get to replicating the spirit of Charles. Parker not only plays but sings ...


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