Mighty Ernie Records artist: Pete Mills - For The Record - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, For The Record , by Pete Mills and it swings. Opening with title track, For The Record , Pete Mills on Tenor sax , Jon Eshelman on B3 , Tom Davis on guitar and Zach Compston on drums get things moving. Mills rips loose on tenor laying down fluid lead before handing to Davis on guitar who is smooth as silk. Eshelman on B3 is strong with a fat tone and kicks it robust style. Swinging opener. Bird Lives is really hot with Davis and Mills cooking the melody. Mills takes the first solo and it really is smoking, held down by Compston and fattened up by Eshelman and Davis' guitar solo it bright and exciting. Eshelman lets the B3 roll and working in tandem with Compston he rolls. Excellent track. Laid back, Z is for Zadie features Mills cruising on sax and Eshelman on B3 with a real warm solo by Davis on guitar. Another kicker, Step On It , really moves with Mills hitting it right out of the gate. His soloing is tasty and...