Barton Brothers & the Big 'a' Mountain Boys - Virginia Bluegrass - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Robeurt Feneck - Mad In Swing Big Band [COMPACT DISCS] date 10/01/2013

Jalyn Records is back! The Dayton, Ohio tag from the creative mind of bluegrass legend Jack Lynch originally ran from the early '60s through the late '70s. Working out of his apartment on Brown Street, Lynch turned out a steady run of hard-driving bluegrass, country, and gospel sides cut by local pickers and big names alike, including Ralph Stanley and Don Reno. Decades on, these records are now lovingly remastered for modern ears and available on CD for the first time. Here, The Marcums and the Stanton Mountain Boys prove tradition can carry new fire. With hard-driving banjo, soaring fiddle, and close harmony, this album shows bluegrass evolving yet rooted in it's timeless soil.

Drummer Gard Nilssen's ECM leader debut follows acclaimed recordings for the tag with the Maciej Obara Quartet and with Mathias Eick. Elastic Wave presents Nilssen's powerful trio with fellow Norwegian André Roligheten on reeds and Swedish bassist Petter Eldh. The group's dynamic interaction, dancing sense of pulse and boldly etched themes - all three players contribute compositions - make Acoustic Unity one of the most engaging bands on the circuit today, able to address fiery anthems and poignant ballads with equal panache and conviction. Elastic Wave was recorded at Studios La Buissonne in the South of France in June 2021.