Results for "NASMusic"
Andrew Beals: Gravy Train

By Andrew Beals
Label: NASMusic
Released: 2008
Track listing: Tippin' Point; Allegra; Yamazaki; Velvet Figurine; The Night We Called It A A Day; Encantada; The Gravy Train; Countdown; Ann's Lament; Nature Boy.
Andrew Beals: Gravy Train

by Elliott Simon
Andrew Beals Gravy Train NASMusic 2008 For half a century, saxophonists have gravitated toward Hammond B3-led bands to hone their chops. The demands of the chitlin' circuit" combined with those burnin' B3 lines create the perfect musical training ground. Consequently, some of the sagest advice for an aspiring ...
Cup O' Joe

By Joe Friedman
Label: NASMusic
Released: 2007
Track listing: Pure Imagination; Bolivar Blues; A Darker Shade of Rose; Cup O'Joe; My Romance; Who's That Lady; 'Round Midnight; Myna Bird Blues; Stairway to the Stars; Blowin' the Blues Away.
Cup O'Joe

By Joe Friedman
Label: NASMusic
Released: 2007
Track listing: Pure Imagination; Bolivar Blues; A Darker Shade of Rose; Cup O' Joe; My Romance; Who's That Lady; Round Midnight/Battle Hymn of the Republic; Myna Bird Blues; Stairway to the Stars; Blowin The Blues Away.
Joe Friedman: Cup O' Joe

by Ralph A. Miriello
Cup O' Joe is a surprisingly upbeat and enjoyable debut album for St. Louis-born guitarist Joe Friedman. After playing alongside contemporaries like Cyrus Chestnut and ably providing guitar duties on tour for chanteuse Eartha Kitt, Friedman was given the chance to record his first album as a leader by a fellow Oberlin College alumni, producer and ...
Joe Friedman: Cup O'Joe

by Ernest Barteldes
From the opening riffs of guitarist Joe Friedman's up-tempo arrangement of Pure Imagination (taken from the soundtrack of Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory), it is clear that this is a new talent who deserves quick recognition. He plays electric guitar cleanly, with little or no reverb or other electronic effects, and turns many clever phrases, ...
Some of My Favorite Songs Are...

By Neal Smith
Label: NASMusic
Released: 2006
Track listing: Holy Land; The Cup Bearers; A Shade Of Jade; Driftin'; Jill's Song; Blues For Jackie; Hindsight; Search For Peace; Bock To Bock; Swingin' Blues.
Neal Smith: Some of My Favorite Songs Are...

by Elliott Simon
Debut recordings can give a deceptively strong impression of a leader, since his or her best hour of material is showcased. Many an artist can't match that initial effort and fall prey to the dreaded sophomore jinx. Drummer Neal Smith has confounded that scenario by releasing his second recording along with his first--and when they are ...
Swingin' Is Believin'

By Neal Smith
Label: NASMusic
Released: 2005
Track listing: Reality Of The Hidden Truth; Game Theory; I Have The Feeling I've Been Here Before; Salt Fish; Twice More Once; In The Cut; Lord I Give Myself To You; This Is For Albert; Bop-Like; Bonus Video: Braedon's Blues.
Neal Smith: Swingin' Is Believin'

by Elliott Simon
Swingin' is Believin' is evidence that Neal Smith is well aware of the Indian proverb A good drummer listens as much as he plays. Not to say that Smith is a wallflower. Au contraire, he has that much-desired talent of solidifying an organized sound while driving the music in interesting directions. Coupled with an obvious connection ...