Alex Machacek - Improvision - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Like John Hammond. Spider John Koerner and a Handful of Other Musicians Whose Careers Began in the 1960S Blues Revival, Guitarist, Singer, and Songwriter Chris Smither Can Take Pride in the Fact That He's Been There Since the Beginning. He Is Best Known for His Great Songs 'Love You Like a Man' and 'I Feel the Same,' Both of Which Have Been Recorded By Guitarist Bonnie Raitt, An Old Friend Who Appears on This Collection Alongside Many Smither's Contemporaries and Touring Partners.

Alex Maksymiw - Without a Word [COMPACT DISCS] Jewel Case Packaging date 01/08/2016

Moments Captured is trumpeter Alex Sipiagin's third Criss Cross date to feature a three-horn lineup, after Equilibrium in 2004 and Destinations Unknown in 2011. While the earlier discs featured David Binney on alto, here it is the fiery Will Vinson displaying his prodigious talents alongside the leader and master tenorist Chris Potter. Rounding out the lineup on this exploratory all-original session are the players from Sipiagin's 2015 album Balance 35/58 John Escreet on piano and keyboards, Matt Brewer on bass, and Eric Harland on drums. The intricate, polyphonic aspect of Sipiagin's writing continues to flower and grow, but it is Escreet's extensive use of the Prophet 6 synthesizer that marks this album's biggest departure. Wringing a seemingly limitless array of tonal colors from the instrument, Escreet gives Sipiagin's music a refreshing and wholly unpredictable edge.