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Ronnie Burrage: In It
by Russ Musto
The multitalented Ronnie Burrage has shown himself to be one of the most exciting drummers in jazz as a sideman with McCoy Tyner, Sonny Rollins, Jerry Gonzalez's Fort Apache Band, and Sonny Fortune. As a leader he's also demonstrated his abilities as a composer, arranger, percussionist, and keyboard player. On In It he adds scat singing to his already impressive list of credentials.
Burrage has a crisp rhythmic attack and a pleasant voice with a timbre reminiscent of a young ...
Continue ReadingThe Rick Brunetto Big Band: Stand Up and Swing
by Jack Bowers
What we have here is a dance band, and a pretty decent one, from Denison, Ohio. Stand Up and Swing, recorded six years ago, is essentially a showcase for vocalists Kelly McLennan, Brian Michael Smith and Dwight Lenox, as drummer Rick Brunetto’s band backs one of them on seven of the eleven selections.
Although it's hard to be sure, it sounds at times as though the ensemble had set the instrumental substructure in place, with vocals and ...
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