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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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Sabrina Weeks & Swing Cat Bounce - Live - New Release Review

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I just received the newest release, Live from Sabrina Weeks & Swing Cat Bounce and it's easy and fun. Opening with Bad Boys , Weeks, joined by Mike Hilliard on lead guitar, Ed Hilliard on drums, Terry Strudwick on bass and Bill White on rhythm guitar, set the pace for a pop country blues concert. Jimmy Dee has a boogie line but roots in country. A two step melody with cool guitar riffs from Hilliard makes this a release favorite. Slide Over Here has a slinky feel and Weeks vocals are top notch. Roll It throws a bit of funk into the mix and I particularly like Ed Hilliard's snappy drum riffs. Mike Hilliard takes a longer guitar solo on this track and although compressed in sound, it does rip! Happy Home is a straight up shuffle led by Mike Hilliard. Weeks gets a rock n roll feel going and Mike H. takes it a step further with stinging riffs. On Randy Newman's You Can Leave Your Hat On , the band puts a bit of funk on the original arrangement and it had a fresh feel...
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Got My Eye On You - Sabrina Weeks and Swing Cat Bounce - New Release Review

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I just received the newest release, Got My Eye On You , by Sabrina Weeks and Swing Cat Bounce and it's radio bound. From the first note on the first song it has a distinctive sound. The title track, Got My Eye On You ,  has a club sound reminiscent of ballad singers of the 40's and 50's and horns for backing but extremely strong guitar work by Mike Hilliard tells you that it's today. Weeks has a silky smooth voice and Vince Mai on trumpet plays clean support. Burn That Boogie has strong bones and nicely features Weeks backed by Linda Kidder on vocals. This swinging track again has nice work from Mai. I'll Never Let You Go is a real swinger with a hot opening by Jerry Cook on sax. Horns play a strong part in the dynamics of this track with Ed Hilliard rappin out the drums. Cook and Mai trade off riffs with M. Hilliard but it's really about the vocal harmonies. The Lady Sings The Blues has a real contemporary R&B sound and Mai mutes his horn for a real coo...
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