Rickey Kelly - My Kind Of Music - VINYL LP

In 1978 Pharoah Sanders went into the studio with pianist, Ed Kelly, who was an important figure in the local San Francisco and Oakland jazz scene. The two of them recorded six tracks which ranged from covers of standards, through soul-jazz through to two real gems. The album was originally released as Ed Kelly and Friend due to Pharoah being contracted to Arista Records at the time.

When someone such as Ry Cooder, who delved deeply into traditional sources, just names his LP InchJazzInch, it is unlikely that one will hear avant-garde music. Actually, in the numbers gathered together here the investigative guitar man dedicated himself more or less to almost forgotten music. Historically informed, yet not adhering to the original instrumental ensemble, this ostensibly antiquated music enjoys a brilliant renaissance. Just like in an album of charming black and white photographs, the old-fashioned style shines out brightly, such as in InchBig Band BillInch, which (hardly by accident) is modelled on the jaunty swing of Django Reinhard, but does not imitate him. Cooder's slightly acidic-sounding guitar mixes homogeneously with the delightfully rustic sound of the tuba and a bluegrass mandolin (InchFace To Face.Inch). The typical Caribbean rattle of the marimba enters into a pleasant dialogue with the warped sound of the slide guitar. Folksy bliss in three-four time (InchHappy Meeting In GloryInch) stands confidently on a par with the merry, self-willed saxophone (InchIn A MistInch) and with the poetic, dreamy and meditative guitar (InchFlashesInch). And just listen to how the classic number InchDavenport BluesInch - with it's emphasis on the woodwinds - grooves along with the vibraphone and tingly inner parts. This sound is both filled with the spirit of Bix Beiderbecke and, based loosely on Mingus, will sooth the Jelly Roll Morton-soul of it's fans.

Eric Grant - Cool at the Cas Montego [COMPACT DISCS] date 08/21/2015