Results for "Lettuce"

Article: Radio & Podcasts

The (Record Store) Day After - Part 2

by Ludovico Granvassu
May 17, 2024

More un-earthed gems and special edition re-issues released for Record Store Day in this set, which also focuses on two wonderful Sun Ra tribute albums produced by the Red Hot Organization. Happy listening! Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Lettuce “VIBE" VIBE (Lettuce) 0:16 ...

Article: Live Review

Lettuce with John Scofield at SFJAZZ

by Walter Atkins
May 7, 2024

Lettuce with John Scofield SFJAZZ Miner Auditorium San Francisco, CA April 27, 2024 The popular jam band Lettuce and very special friend John Scofield, took the chill off a seriously windy evening with an exciting dance show performance at SFJAZZ Center. Lettuce's enticing brand of funk and fusion was well received ...

Article: Extended Analysis

Book of Queens

by Doug Collette
April 29, 2024

Released in 2023 with next to no fanfare, the very gestation of the Eric Krasno/Stanton Moore Project's first effort carries a cachet all its own. Recorded at Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock, New York, and mixed by Jim Scott (Tedeschi Trucks Band, Wilco), Book of Queens is tribute to women in music wherein the nine covers ...

Article: Journey into Jazz

Record Store Day 2024 Jazz Releases

by Kyle Simpler
April 11, 2024

Every year, Record Store Day (RSD) promises limited edition vinyl releases for all tastes in music. From the latest popular artists to the most obscure archival releases, RSD drops try to cover a lot of musical territory. Practically all genres of music are represented and, of course, jazz is no exception. Fortunately, the April 2024 drop ...

Album

Live in Amsterdam

By Lettuce

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2023
Track listing: The New Reel; 116th St; Blaze; The Last Suppit; Purple Cabbage; I Can't Stand The Rain; Squadlive; Lett Bobby; Larimar; Sounds Like A Party.

Article: Multiple Reviews

Scary Goldings and The Adam Deitch Quartet: Funky But Chic

by Doug Collette
December 3, 2023

Having learned to find and make a place for himself in the bands of George Duke and Miles Davis, John Scofield has gone on to perform similar magic with artists as disparate as Medeski Martin & Wood and Phil Lesh & Friends. His latest affiliations once again find the guitarist/composer displaying his uncanny ability to sublimate ...

Article: Album Review

M. E. B.: That You Not Dare To Forget

Read "That You Not Dare To Forget" reviewed by Doug Collette

by Doug Collette
May 8, 2023

With all due respect to Lettuce's A Tribute to Miles Davis--Witches Stew (Self Produced, 2017) and the all-star ensemble dubbed Bitches Brew Revisited, M.E.B. (formerly known as Miles Electric Band) is an inordinately creative homage to Miles Davis. And given the continually experimental path The “Man With The Horn" chose to follow throughout his career, it ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

A Random Selection Of The Best New Releases Of 2020, Part 1

by Len Davis
January 5, 2021

Best new releases of 2020. Playlist Soft Machine “The Tale of Taliesen" from Live at Baked Potato (Moonjune) 00:00 Raoul Bjorkenheim “Saturn" from Solar Winds (Long Song) 05:54 The Backstage “Isolation" from Isolation (Reingold) 11:40 Scott Jones “Floki's Shipyard" from Fictional Characters (Self Produced) 17:34 Gavin Harrison / Antoine Fafard “Transmutation Cycle" from Chemical ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Jazz Funk and Fusion and Progressive Rock

by Len Davis
December 2, 2020

Jazz Funk from Dean Brown and Lettuce, plus new releases from Oz Noy and Scott Jones. Playlist Dean Brown-Dennis Chambers “Breaksong" from D B 2 (BHM Productions) 00:00 Dennis Chambers “Plan B" from Outbreak (ESC Records) 07:59 Pickpocket “Bootstomp" from How 'Bout It (Self Produced) 15:57 Jeff Golub “Cold Sweat" from Do It Again ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Eric Krasno: Bridging the gap

by Leo Sidran
August 17, 2020

Guitarist, songwriter, producer Eric Krasno on what he's doing during these strange and trying times, his experience as a podcaster, producer, and provider of deep and soulful grooves, the development of Soulive, Lettuce, & Velour Recordings, the values and expectations of jam and jam band audiences, “the boom bap with interesting chord changes," learning how to ...