Gus Spenos - If You Were Gold Baby - New Release review
I just received the newest release, If you Were Gold Baby , from Gus Spenos and it swings. Opening with the title track, Spenos takes the floor with a relaxed vocal styling and tenor sax backed by Wycliff Gordon on trombone, Freddie Hendricks with a real standout solo on trumpet, Bruce Williams on alto sax, Jason Marshall on bari sax Brandon McCune on keys, Brad Williams on guitar, Daniel Foose on upright bass, Cecil Brooks III on drums, Komoyaka King on congas, and Collin De Joseph on piano. Ivy League is an instrumental swing with particularly nice stretch on organ by McCune and cool lead work from Spenos. I Want Your Loving is a sax rich song with tight piano backing and a real nice alto solo from Anthony E Nelson III. With a big band approach swing tune, Can't Help Myself give Spenos and Hendricks a great opportunity to take commanding solos. Real nice! Tequila is up next and the band really hits it hard. With brass blazing Speros leads an ever heightening charge over K...