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Rodney Jordan: Memphis Blue
by Jack Bowers
On Memphis Blue, acclaimed bassist Rodney Jordan bows deeply to his Tennessee hometown via a series of charming and largely blues-tailored themes that are designed to trace the city's unique character and heritage. Jordan wrote four of them, including the album's title song and animated tributes to trumpeter Roy Hargrove and drummer Art Blakey. Jordan has the first two minutes, forty-five seconds of “Memphis Blue" to himself before pianist Louis Herivaux and drummer Quentin Baxter lend their ...
Continue ReadingGreg Satterthwaite: Savannah Blue
by Dave Linn
Greg Satterthwaite was born in Jamaica and moved with his family to the US when he was five. After earning a Bachelor of Music from the University of Miami, followed by a Master of Arts in Commercial Music from Florida Atlantic University and finally his Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of North Texas in Jazz Piano Performance, he is currently an Assistant Professor of Jazz Piano and African American Studies at the University of Georgia.
Continue ReadingBetty Carter, Horace Parlan, Shirley Scott & Quentin Baxter
by Joe Dimino
Just like we did last week, we travel to South Carolina for our first song from the very esteemed drummer Quentin E. Baxter with a cut off his 2022 album Art Moves Jazz with “For Minors Only." From there, we hear a classic from another South Carolina stronghold in Lucky Thompson. We also profile the nostalgia of US3 with their hit “Cantaloop." From there, we take a good look into some excellent new modern songs from George Burton, Hanka G ...
Continue ReadingRanky Tanky: Good Time
by Chris Mosey
Why change a winning formula? Ranky Tanky's follow-up to their hit debut album takes things further in the same vein: a heady mix of gospel and traditional Gullah songs from the Sea Islands of South Carolina, laced with original music and lyrics. The emphasis this time is on a pounding beat generated by the electric guitar of lone white man Clay Ross and the drumming of Quentin Baxter. Much of the music, especially “Pay Me My Money ...
Continue ReadingRanky Tanky: Good Time
by John Bricker
The West African phrase Ranky Tanky roughly translates to “get funky" or “work it," according to the band's website. The band earns this title with danceable blends of gospel and jazz, celebrating the Gullah culture found in their home state of South Carolina. Although Good Time delivers more infectious energy than their self-titled debut, Ranky Tanky fails to leave a lasting impression due to weak arrangements and lackluster lyrics. In 2017, Ranky Tanky's first album introduced their unique ...
Continue ReadingQuentin Baxter Quintet At The Jazz Corner
by Martin McFie
The Quentin Baxter Quintet The Jazz Corner Hilton Head Island February 8-9, 2019 Playing his drums with the wooden rims, Quentin Baxter came to The Jazz Corner with his quintet of friends from Charleston, South Carolina. Brett Belinger led them off with a bass solo, picked up by tenor saxophonist Mark Sterbank and trumpeter Charlton Singleton in an original composition delivered in unison. Pianist Demetrius Doctor's strong solos elicited encouraging sounds and smiles from Baxter. ...
Continue ReadingRanky Tanky: Ranky Tanky
by Chris Mosey
Ranky Tanky are based in Charleston, South Carolina. They specialize in jazz-and blues-influenced arrangements of the traditional music of the Gullah people, who came from West Africa as slaves in the 19th century. They were brought to South Carolina's Low Country and Sea Islands to work on plantations where their knowledge of rice cultivation could be put to good use and where high humidity and mosquitoes made life unbearable for whites and blacks from elsewhere in Africa. Best-known descendant of ...
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