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Doug MacDonald: Live at the Rancho Mirage Library
by Richard J Salvucci
"Another damn'd thick, square book! Always scribble, scribble, scribble! Eh! Mr. Gibbon?" Well, maybe the Duke of Gloucester did (or did not say it) on the publication ofThe Rise and Fall of The Roman Empire, but something similar comes to mind when Doug McDonald's most recent recording comes to hand. “The SoCal guitarist has been at it for well over a half-century, and his recent (2022) Serenade to Highland Park was, in the words of Los Angeles jazz writer Kirk ...
Continue ReadingDavid Sills Double Guitar Quintet: Natural Lines
by Mark Sullivan
Los Angeles-based reed player David Sills has usually led a quintet with guitar, piano, bass and drums. Most of his recent performances have taken place in venues lacking a piano, so he began adding a second guitar. The change in instrumentation had a side benefit, opening up new musical possibilities and colors. Having two guitars in the rhythm section is common in rock music, but unusual in jazz, so it offers a novel listening experience (especially for jazz guitar fans). ...
Continue ReadingDoug MacDonald: Mid Century Modern
by Edward Blanco
Veteran guitarist Doug MacDonald, bassist Larry Holloway and drummer Tim Pleasant, have been performing in and around the Palm Springs, CA community since 2016. The Coachella Valley Trio began their journey with a steady gig at AJ's On The Green, in Cathedral City. Developing into a cohesive group with an impeccable sound, it was only natural that they would decide to capture their music on Mid Century Modern. For this debut, the band expands with the addition of ...
Continue ReadingThe Coachella Valley Trio: Mid Century Modern
by Jack Bowers
Guitarist Doug MacDonald had been gigging around the Palm Springs, CA, area with bassist Larry Holloway and drummer Tim Pleasant as the Coachella Valley Trio for three years when the three amigos entered a studio in 2019 to record their first album as a working group. The result is Mid Century Modern, a burnished and buoyant session in which the trio is enlarged on six of its eleven tracks by percussionist Big Black on djembe. The music ...
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