Jazz Articles about WZMG & The Coot

WZMG & The Coot: Blues Transmission

by Ed Kopp
March 1, 2000

WZMG is not a radio station, and the Coot is not a DJ. Rather, they constitute a blues-rock outfit from Orange County, Calif. Blues Transmission is the group's debut CD, and it offers an unusual potpourri of styles – everything from blues-rock to prog-rock to jazz-fusion to folk-pop.About half of this album works for me, the other half doesn’t, but the good stuff is really good. Likable tracks includes “Sold My Soul," a gospel-tinged rocker that wouldn't sound ...