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Zac Harmon & The Drive - Live - New Release Review

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 I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Live , from Zac Harmon & The Drive and it's super! Opening with soulful, NTRO , Nate Robinson on bass and Gino Iglehart on drums set a solid foundation, with Corey Lacy building on keys and lush guitar work by Zac Harmon and Kingston Livingston really setting the bar. Terrific opener. Blue Pill Thrill has super movement and soulful vocals by Harmon. Lacy on keys works the rhythm with Robinson and Iglehart and Livingston and and Harmon play stinging riffs on guitar really giving this track some kick. Deep blues track, Feet Back On The Ground features Albert King like stinging riffs and super soulful vocals by Harmon. Keeping the music floor low allows Harmon plenty of space to go dynamically from soft to wow quickly adding real emotion to the track. Excellent! Boogie Down is a strong jam with a firm piano base by Lacy giving Harmon plenty of headroom for vocal corralling. Lacy lays in some real tasty keyboar...
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Nola Blue Records artist: Omar Coleman & Igor Prado - Old, New, Funky and Blue - New Release Review

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 I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Old, New, Funky and Blue , by Omar Coleman & Igor Prado and it's a cool funky blues party. Opening with I Only Have Love , Omar Coleman is on the mic laying down his James Brown best, with Igor Prado and his signature guitar riffs backed by Yuri Prado on drums, Denilson on sax and Bruno Belasco on trumpet. Solid opener. Cut You Loose is a super strutting blues track with Albert King like guitar swagger by Prado. Coleman's vocals are super and Ted Furtado rocks the bottom on bass with Felipe Magon on organ. Very cool. Answer Your Phone has a strong R&B undertone but precise stinging guitar riffs by Prado keel it on blues keel and Juninho Isidoro on drums adds critical percussion. Brown Nosin' Man has a real nice funky bottom with Furtado on bass, Isidore on drums and Coleman getting a D'Angelo influenced feel. Very cool. Wrapping the release is easy flowing, Blue Line Train In Chicago , with Co...
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Delmark artist: Pierre Lacocque's Mississippi Heat - Don't Look Back - New Release Review

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F  I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Don't Look Back , from Pierre Lacocque's Mississippi Heat , and it's one of his best. Opening with You Ain't The Only One , Sheryl Youngblood really gets things going with powerful vocals, joined by Pierre Lacocque on harp, Giles Corey on lead guitar, Johnny Iguana on piano, John Kattke on keys, Brian Quinn on bass, Jason Edwards on drums, Marc Franklin on trumpet, Kirk Smothers on sax and Nanette Frank, Diane Madison and Mae Korn on backing vocals. Solid opener. On Chicago blues , Stepped Out Of Line , Inetta Vison and Daneshia Hamilton have the lead vocals and Lacocque really works the harp. Great piano work by Iguana, Corey on guitar, Kattke on keys, Big Mike Perez on bass, Edwards on drums, and Billy Flynn on guitar. This is a super entry. Youngblood is back up front on Can't Take It and with a great rumbling tempo and Fylnn and Corey ripping the lead guitar riffs Lacocque really get down on...
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3 On The B Records artist: Omar Coleman & Westside Soul - Westside Soul - New Release Review

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I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Westside Soul , from Omar Coleman & Westside Soul and I quite like it. Opening with Sweet Little Woman , a cool gospel like R&B track with a Ray Charles/Billy Preston feel, Omar is front and center on lead vocal backed by Neal O'Hara on keys, Ari Seder on bass, Marty Binder on drums and Pete Galanis on guitar. On Ashford and Simpson number, Let's Go Get Stoned , Coleman takes the pace up with a bit of high steppin' and his vocals are super. Let The Babies Live is a driving R&B track with a super bass line by Seder grinding guitar riffs from Galanis. Funky, Jody's Got Your Girl and Gone has a grooving bass line and O'Hara sets up some real nice organ work. Soul track, I Let A Good Girl Go , is one of my favorite tracks on the release, really highlighting Coleman's vocals nicely. Galanis steps up nicely on Rotten Old Lady with fluid blues riffs giving the track a nice kick. Another ...
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Delmark Records artist: Omar Coleman Band - Live At Rosa's Lounge - New Release Review

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I just received the newest release, Live At Rosa's Lounge , from Omar Coleman Band and it's quite good. Hot on the heels of his super 2015 release, Born & Raised , Coleman has put out a dynamic live release flexing his power. Opening with Guy/Wells composition, Snatch It Back And Hold It , with some pure soul on vocal Omar leads the way over a great bass line from Dave Forte. Neal O'Hara takes a nice organ solo, with Marty Binder on drums and Omar wraps it up with harp. Cool opener. On Willie Dixon's, I'm Ready , OCB stays the course of Morganfield, adding a real nice piano solo by O'Hara. On funky, Born and Raised , Coleman gets a great James Brown feel going with wah wah and Preston style organ. His vocals are nicely crafted and delivered. This track has some really nice harp soloing as well and a hot guitar solo by Pete Galanis. Very cool. Rocker, Slow Down Baby , has solid drive and Chuch Berry like guitar riffs by Galanis and hot piano riffs fro...
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Delmark artist: Omar Coleman - Born & Raised - New Release Review

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I just received the newest release, Born & Raised , by Omar Coleman and this guy can sing! Opening with Shuffle track, Tryin' To Do Right, Coleman exhibits his solid vocals and harp work complimented by Pete Galanis on guitar, Neal O'Hara on keys, Ari Seder on bass ad Marty Binder on drums. Man Like Me has a pure Chicago sound with nice harp work from Coleman and a tasty guitar solo from Toronzo Cannon. Funky Sit Down Baby is anchored by O'Hara's organ work and nicely driven by Seder and Binder. Coleman rides the top with great vocal style and Galanis pops off some stinging riffs along with Colemans harp work pulling the track together. Soulful, I Was A Fool , blends a light funk and soul into the blues for a really strong track. Guest guitarist Mike Wheeler plays some really soulful riffs on this track, making it one of my favorites on the release. A bit more funky, Wishing Well , has a down right limp. It gets so funky you may need an air freshner and Wheele...
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Sean Carney Band Feat. Omar Coleman

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Omar has established himself as one nation's premier harmonica players and authentic, dynamic blues performers alive today. With a voice soulful beyond his years, Omar has been blowing away audiences across the nation with his distinct, fiery harmonica skills. You may have seen Omar Coleman working throughout ChicagoLand & Northwest Indiana and across North America with the likes of the Kinsey Report, John Primer & the Real Deal Blues Band or the late-great Chico Banks, among many others. The future of Chicago Blues is being redefined by this harmonica virtuoso and the word is out! The 2007 International Blues Challenge, held in February in Memphis, Tennessee, explaining that Carney and his crew are no newcomers to Blues. The IBC is presented by The Blues Foundation, who also awarded 34 year-old Carney the Albert King Best Guitarist Award and Best Dressed in their 23rd annual competition, before an audience of 1,700 blues lovers from all over the world. A Columbus, Ohio ...
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