Floyd Standifer & the Pampas Quartet - Scotch and Soda - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

You've been testing out all your angles, your arms and legs are tangled up there in your room, the Roof Dogs sing on Starpower, the penultimate track from InchHere You Are.Inch Written during 2020 lockdowns, the Roof Dogs' first LP leans into repetition, drawn out musical passages, and lyrical themes of isolation and fatalism. Musically the album is less concise than previous releases. The songs are longer and are arranged around extended instrumental passages, with lyrics sometimes taking a backseat to the band's playing. Keyboard instruments rise to new levels of importance, with almost every track including serious contribution from the synthesizer, organ, or piano. Despite these developments in style, characteristic Dogisms such as Maher's syncopated and groove-heavy bass lines remain. The record was recorded over 2021 between Strange Magic and Jamdek recording studios in Chicago, as well as the band's practice space and apartments with help of frequent collaborator Tristan Huygen.1. Real Dancing2. Weather3. Mutter4. Nihilist Chant5. Holy Jerks6. All Red7. Tune Up8. Starpower9. Unicorn

Baritone sax/flute player presents new original compositions featuring Marcus Belgrave-trumpet, Harold Mabern-piano, Eric Alexander/Lin Halliday-sax, John Ore-bass, Joe Farnsworth-drums.

Originally issued as a 1955 10 LP under the leadership of trumpeter Hall Daniels the session features Dick Nash trombone; Zoot Sims tenor sax; Bob Gordon baritone sax; Tony Rizzi guitar; Paul Atkinson piano; Rolly Bundock bass; and Jack Sparling drums. A top studio arranger Daniels composed two originals for this session and wrote wonderful arrangements for two standards. The songs are the Way You Look Tonight Nash-Ville You Don't Know What Love Is and Compatibility however there are as many as four varying takes of each song so there's over 55 minutes. Contains the original 1955 liner note the descriptive notes from the 1977 LP re-issue and session photos.