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The Blues In Me
Label: GemTone Records
Released: 2000
Track listing: Turning Point; The Blues In Me; Not Even the Rain Has Such Small Hands; The Underside; Cuidado; Remember When; The Incredible Mr. T; Still Here; Hyped Up.
Edmund Velasco: The Blues In Me
by Jim Santella
The Edmund Velasco Quintet drives hard bop mainstream with class. Their second album, all originals, captures a traditional essence while remaining fresh. The tenor saxophonist and his front line partner, trumpeter Kye Palmer, hand out classic lines as many have done before them these past 50 years. The hard bop quintet instrumentation makes a fine vehicle ...
Straight Ahead
Label: GemTone Records
Released: 1999
Track listing: On Green Dolphin Street; Yardbird Suite; The Days of Wine and Roses; Recordame; Footprints.
George Matoian: Straight Ahead
by Jim Santella
Originally from Illinois, tenor saxophonist George Matoian has worked the clubs for 35 years. From Long Beach, California blues bands in smoky joints along the coast, to other Los Angeles area establishments, Matoian has paid his dues. And it shows in his music. Picking up an education along with his experience, the saxophonist has a degree ...