Bman's Blues Report

 I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Hometown , by Jared Hall , and it's quite good. Opening with title track, Hometown , Jared Hall on trumpet and Troy Roberts on tenor sax create the melody, joined by Ben Markley on piano, Michael Glynn on bass and Kyle Swan on drums. Hall takes the first opportunity to explore and creates solid, intuitive melodic statements, punctuated by Markley. Roberts' solo is much more sensual and soulful giving the track a nice balance. Bobby Hutcherson's Little B's Poem has a flowing melody in 3/4 time. Hall and Roberts together create the melody before handing off to Glynn who lays down a real nice solo. I really like Roberts' work on this track stretching the melody and a pickup in rhythm by Swan. Monk's Ask Me Now is my favorite track on the release with clean phrasing by Hall, and warm harmonies by Roberts. Markley's solo on this track double times really brightening up the feel and giving it a real ...

ACTUAL WOLF JOINS THE RED HOUSE RECORDS ROSTER   Premiere his cover of Haley's "Hometown" today at the Current New album "Faded Days" out 9/15 on vinyl and 6/02 via limited-edition cassette and all digital providers   Pre-order at iTunes and Amazon    "a mix between the spirit of the Rolling Thunder Revue & Thunder Road era Springsteen w/ a little nod to solo Gene Clark & CSNY thrown in, Faded Days encapsulates an echoey brooding open-heartedness over twangy sensibility and 70’s folk purism" - GLIDE MAGAZINE June 1, 2017: Red House Records is happy to welcome ACTUAL WOLF to its roster and announce his new album,  Faded Days. Lush and expansive, Faded Days  conjures the ...