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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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Birdland Records artist: The Birdland Big Band - Storybook: The Music of Mark Miller - New Release Review

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 I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Storybook: The Music of Mark Miller, by The Birdland Big Band and it's rich. Opening with title track, Storybook, an orchestral piece, Chris Smith holds a tight rein on the beat on drums with Brandon Lee on flugelhorn, Kenny Archer on piano and Nathan Childers on alto sax,  backed by Troy Roberts and Sam Dillon on tenor sax, Jason Marshall on bari sax, David DeJesus, Sam Dillon and Nathan Childers on flute, John Walsh on trumpet, Mark Miller, James Burton III, Ron Wilkins, Sara Jacovino on trombones, James Borowski on bass trombone, and Noriko Ueda on bass. Classic, Tenderly features Nicole Zuraitis on vocals and a rich tenor solo by Sam Dillon and a shining trumpet lead by Raul Agraz. With a solid Latin beat, Sail Away features a fluid lead line by Glenn Drewes on flugelhorn and David DeJesus on soprano sax. Zuraitis is back up fron again on Close Your Eyes over a solid bass line by Ueda. Kenny Ascher lays down a ...
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