I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, In Tribute o Joe Williams, by Doctor Professor Leonard King and it's a lively jazz vocal release with plenty of spring. Opening with Joe Williams track, Who She Do, Leonard King rolls right into the slot with excellent vocals. Matt LoRusso on guitar plays a hot intro, joined by Alex Colista on alto sax, Christopher Tabaczynski screaming on tenor sax, Tre Smith on bari sax, James O'Donnell on trumpet, Charlie Mille on trumpet, Tbone Paxton on trombone, Michael Zaporski on piano, Trevor Lamb on bass, Sean Perlmutter on drums and RJ Spangler on percussion. Excellent swinging opener. Herb Ellis', Detour Ahead, gives King a great opportunity to showcase his vocals, with nice solos by Colista on alto sax, and Miller on trumpet. Nappy Brown's, Night Time Is The Right Time, takes it down deep with strong vocals by King over clean piano lead by Zaporski. Paxton lays in some real nice muted trombone work and trumpet solos by O'Donnell and Miller really shine. Count Basie's, Don't Push Don't Pull really swings and King gets the crew cranked up. With TBone featured on trombone it's automatically one of my favorites on the release, but there's no denying the hot trumpet work of O'Donnell and Miller. Great swinger. Wrapping the release is Some Of This 'N' Of That with a cool Nawlins feel. Zaporski's piano work is stellar giving the track terrific traction and Smith really gets the bari sax cooking. One final flying guitar solo by LoRusso really adds a terrific shine to a solid Williams tribute. Strong.
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