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The Scott Whitfield Jazz Orchestra West: Postcards from Hollywood
by Jack Bowers
While many people have been excited or enraptured by the music scores accompanying Hollywood's most beloved films, few know (or perhaps even care) who wrote them. That's a shame, as these composers (and their contemporaries) were musical trailblazers whose names should be enshrined forever in the annals of artistic brilliance. One who does care is composer/arranger ...
If I Were Your Woman
Label: Self-Produced
Released: 2022
Track listing: We All; On A Clear Day; Facts; Weave The Tale; Stay Up; Like A Star; Know; I Feel Pretty; I'm Coming Back; Until You Come Back to Me; Human Typography; Been So Long; Light; A Little Bit; If I Were You Woman; Conversations With Mom.
Judy Whitmore: Isn't It Romantic
by Jack Bowers
Sometimes it is a pleasure to listen to an album simply because the quality of the music is so consistently gratifying. And if the music is sung as well as Judy Whitmore sings it on Isn't It Romantic, well, that is icing on the cake, as are the superb performances by her supporting cast, especially pianist ...
Doug MacDonald: Overtones
by Jack Bowers
The term “all-star" is not one to be used lightly. Be that as it may, the appellation fits guitarist Doug MacDonald's Los Angeles-based octet as snugly as a glove; he and his colleagues are among the finest, most experienced and in-demand musicians on the West Coast. On Overtones, recorded in September 2021, the ensemble shows its ...
Doug MacDonald: Overtones
by Richard J Salvucci
Some of you may well remember Arthur Conley's 1967 chart-topper, “Sweet Soul Music." The lyrics began with the imperishable line, “Do you like good music?" That may resonate with listeners of a certain age, because Overtones: Doug MacDonald and the L.A. All Star Octet certainly qualifies as “good music." What is it about West Coast stuff ...
Doug MacDonald: Overtones
by Edward Blanco
Los Angeles-based guitarist Doug MacDonald just happens to be one of the most active recording musicians in the country, with three releases in 2021 alone and at least two more dating back to 2019. Add to that list, this 2022 recording of Overtones and you can understand MacDonald's devotion to producing music as evidenced by his ...
Doug MacDonald and the L.A. All-Star Octet: Overtones
by Jack Bowers
Doug MacDonald's mind is as active as his fingers. The Los Angeles-based guitarist divides his time between writing and playing, and he writes as well as he plays, which is impeccably. Overtones, on which he leads an All-Star Octet (we checked, and all-star is precisely the proper term), is MacDonald's fourth album in the last year ...
Renaissance In Blue
By Thisbe Vos
Label: Prime Productions
Released: 2021
Track listing: 1. Raindrops (T. Vos) - 5:25;
2. Distinguished Gentlemen (T. Vos) - 3:03;
3. It’s Been A Long Time (T. Vos) - 3:48;
4. My Baby Just Cares For Me (W. Donaldson/G. Kahn) - 3:25;
5. I Want You To Be Free (T. Vos) - 3:13;
6. The Nearness Of You (H. Carmichael/N. Washington) - 4:12;
7. These Are The Things That I Love (T. Vos) - 3:26;
8. He Is Just That Way (T. Vos) - 3:14;
9. I’d Rather Be Crazy Than Be A Fool (T. Vos) - 4:38;
10. What A Difference A Day Made (M. Grever/S. Adams) - 2:43;
11. Carry On By (T. Vos) - 3:17;
12. You Ain’t Heard Nothing (T. Vos) - 2:24
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Rickey Woodard
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Rickey Woodard was born in Nashville where he played in a family band with his brothers and sisters, playing Blues and R’n'B around the Nashville area. At an early age, Rickey came up listening to such greats as Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, Stan Getz, John Coltrane, Dexter Gordon, Charlie Parker and Sonny Stitt. Rickey’s favorite saxophone players are Hank Mobley and George Coleman, two of the all-time great players.
After leaving Nashville, Rickey went to California and joined the Ray Charles Band where he was a member for eight years. After that, Rickey decided to pursue a solo career and recorded both as a leader and as a sideman for Concord Records.
Doug MacDonald & the Tarmac Ensemble: Jazz Marathon 4: Live at Hangar 18
by Jack Bowers
As befits a Jazz Marathon, guitarist Doug MacDonald's Live at Hangar 18 embodies not one but two CDs, complete with shifting personnel and groups that range from quintet to septet. This is the fourth in a recorded series of marathons conceived by producer Don Thomson and led by MacDonald with a supporting cast that boasts a ...
