Whitley,Keith / Skaggs,Ricky - Tribute to The Stanley Brothers - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

2018 . The Black Art Jazz Collective's mission statement celebrates African-American cultural and political icons. At the core is a modernism that conjures up the classic bands of Art Blakey and acoustic Miles Davis. But with the contemporary soul-fueled solos and locked-in rhythm the band is more likely to launch into a counterpoint riff or the spacious funk of hip-hop than the svelte lines of a classic walking bass. The Black Art Jazz Collective delivers strong original tunes and purposeful, form-hugging improvisation that keeps things looking forward rather than back. And with trumpeter Jeremy Pelt on ebullient form, and saxophonist Wayne Escoffery's muscularity contrasting with the tenderness of James Burton III's trombone, the focus never becomes diffuse or wavers.

As one of bluegrass music's most recognized ambassadors, Ricky Skaggs has always felt compelled to educate today's listener about bluegrass music's rich history. Alongside his a award winning band Kentucky Thunder, Skaggs offers up HONORING THE FATHERS OF BLUEGRASS TRIBUTE TO 1946 AND '47 to pay tribute to the music that shaped his life and career. Blistering bluegrass tunes such as InchIt's Mighty Dark to TravelInch and InchBluegrass BreakdownInch showcase the masterful instrumental standard set by their originators while delicate arrangements of InchWhen You're LonelyInch, InchToy HeartInch and InchRemember the CrossInch capture the magic and authenticity of their original recordings. Some of bluegrass music's most legendary performers lend a hand as well. Earl Scruggs, the only surviving member of the Inchoriginal bluegrass bandInch, adds his fiery banjo to InchGoin Back to Old KentuckyInch, while another former bluegrass boy, Del McCoury, brings his unmistakable tenor to InchThe Old CrossroadInch.

Keith Whitley - Second Generation Bluegrass [COMPACT DISCS] date 08/25/1994