Tommy Flanagan - Trio CD

Lee Konitz's Evidence release has seven selections from the veteran altoist that utilize different all-star personnel. The performances all have a similar commitment to relaxed and melodic freedom, but some work better than others. "I Hear a ...

Ella Fitzgerald once said that her biggest musical influence was Connee Boswell: “I tried to sing like her all the time because everything she did made sense musically”. Many of the recordings here are appearing on CD for the first ...

The recordings on Synthesis were a live date in 1986 where Workman was performing with reedman Oliver Lake, pianist Marilyn Crispell, and drummer Andrew Cyrille. At this time, Crispell was still very much a part of the Anthony Braxton Quartet, ...

Trio songs. Digitally remastered by Phil De Lancie (1990, Fantasy Studios, Berkeley). After years of being a team player, Steve Cropper got to make a solo album for the label he helped put on the map, Stax Records (actually their Volt subsidiary). As ...

Trio music CDs. Regional hip-hop abounds on the second album from Lunasicc. A MILLION WORDS is deeply rooted in the sound that dominates the West Coast. Rolling in from the Sacramento, CA area, Lunasicc's sophomore effort sports his no-holds- barred, hardcore underground flow. ...

Trio music CDs. David Knopfler was a founding member of Dire Straits, playing rhythm guitar behind his big brother Mark, but he left the band in 1980 in favor of pursuing a solo career. Between 1983 and 2006, Knopfler released 10 solo albums, not counting his soundtrack work, and the most memorable moments ...

Trio CD music. I didn't write any of these songs, but I've played 'em hundreds of times over the years. Still like 'em, too. They do make up the foundation of my own music. On an early winter's evening in December 2006 at Prairie Wind Studios, in the rolling hills of southern Iowa, we set up the mics and I sang and played these songs for the next 90 minutes. If a tune felt right, we moved on. If not, we tried again. Most are first takes, and hopefully capture the energy that's only found in a live performance. It's not easy, believe me. Inspiration, skill, luck; you need 'em all. And all at the same time. Later, I added keys, harmonica, a second guitar; while Kirk Webb laid down some mandolin and my wife Charlene sang harmonies. A little texture, a little color. That's it. Some of you may be familiar with these songs. If so, I hope you find my versions acceptable. I respect and admire all these songwriters. Or, maybe this is an introduction to these fine artists. If so, do yourself a favor and check out the impressive bodies of work by these truly wonderful songwriters. Thanks for visiting and thanks for listening. Brian