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💿 ALBUM REVIEW: Leigh Pilzer - Keep Holding On

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Get ready to groove with Dr. Leigh Pilzer , the Washington, D.C. baritone sax powerhouse who proves that jazz is meant to be a living, breathing party, not a dusty museum piece. Described as a pure force of nature with a gruff, punchy, and assertive sound, Leigh brings a heavy dose of soulful grit to the stage. She has traded licks with the legendary Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra and even arranged horns for local legends like Chuck Brown and Eva Cassidy , and now she is bringing that deep, soulful swagger front and center with her vibrant new album, Keep Holding On. This record is a masterclass in pure, undeniable groove, packed with plenty of attitude, low-end bark, and raw energy that blues fans will instantly appreciate. Keep Holding On strikes the perfect balance between paying respect to the jazz heritage and absolutely cutting loose, making it an essential, high-energy addition to your playlist.   🎵 LISTEN & SUPPORT THE ALBUM   Keep Holding On by Leigh ...
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Nola Blue Records artist: Frank Bey - Peace - New Release Review

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 I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Pease, from Frank Bey and it's a solid  compilation of Bey's music. Opening with That's What Love Will Make You Do, Little Milton's funky blues, Bey on lead vocal is joined by Anthony Paule who really lays out some real nice riffs on guitar, Loralee Christensen on backing vocals, Tony Lufrano on keys, Nancy Wright on sax, Tom Poole on trumpet, Mike Rinta on trombone, Endre Tarczy on bass and Paul Revelli on drums, this is a great opener. R&B track, Midnight and Day has a really nice feel with Doug Travis on keys and Kevin Frieson on bass and Thomas Jefferson on drums creating a great bottom and Bey's rich vocals sharing the spotlight with  Jeff Monjack on guitar. Rolling blues, Blues Comes Knockin' is bound to get you moving, with a great bottom by Jefferson and Frieson and with with Beys dynamic vocals, hot harmonica work by Sark Damirjian and smoking guitar lead by Monjack, this is my favorite track on the release. If You Want Me is a really nice track featuring real nice sax work by Bob Maxon and deep organ work by Andrew Samuels. Bey really digs in vocally and Monjack rips on lead guitar making this another stand out track on the release.  Hi stepper, Blues In The Pocket has a terrific groove with essential woodblock (muted cowbell) by Omar Hill and a sassy sax solo by Allen Weber. Wrapping the release is a soulful take on John Lennon's, Imagine, with Beys soulful vocal set off nicely by Jim Pugh on organ and piano.  Kid Andersen on guitar, John Halbleib on trumpet, Ric Feliciano on trombone, Jerry Jemmott on bass, Dmar Martin on drums fill out a the excellent backing group and Nancy Wright  adds a stellar sax solo. 


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