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Chris Humphrey: The Voice of Clark Terry
by Nicholas F. Mondello
With the possible exception of Louis Armstrong, Clark Terry was probably the most unique trumpet stylist" in jazz history. Hearing one note you would bet the farm that it was CT. Chris Humphrey's The Voice of Clark Terry, Vol. 1 is a marvelously unique salute. This recording presents a dozen Terry-composed originals. They are sung superbly by Humphrey with brilliant original lyrics provided by drummer Les Harris, Jr. As an additional treat, Humphrey s(w)ings vocalesed" lyrics again ...
read moreNew Guitar Summit: Shivers
by Mike Perciaccante
The second album from the triumvirate of virtuoso guitarists J. Geils, Duke Robillard and Gerry Beaudoin is another set of vintage jazz-blues in which the three guitarists improvise while prodding, teasing and pushing each other to greater heights. While only four of the tracks are originals written by one or more members of the group, each track fits comfortably within the swing-bop-jazz-blues context of the album.
On Shivers the three are joined by yet another brilliant guitarist, Randy ...
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