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Tag Archives: Duke Ellington
Album review: JIMMY McINTOSH – Jimmy McIntosh And…

Arizona Club Music [Release date 23.09.14] ‘Jimmy McIntosh And…’ is a thoughtful and well played album that combines blues, fusion, funk, rock and even moments of free form playing, on a dozen tracks with variety, a coherently flow and Jimmy’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Wing, album, Bernard Fowler, blues, Duke Ellington, Frank Zappa, funk, fusion, Ivan Neville, Jimmy McIntosh, Jimmy McIntosh And, John Scofield, Keith Richard, Mike Stern, Pat Metheny, review, Robin Trower, rock, Ronnie Wood, Toss Panos
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Album review: DR. JOHN – Anutha Zone/Duke Elegant (reissue)

Edsel [Release Date: 16.02.15] Anutha Zone doesn’t break any new ground, but is a celebration of all that is good about Dr. John. Cut in 1998, it’s an album full of timeless music with deeply embedded grooves and nuanced vocals … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Anutha Zone, blues, Bobby Broom, Carleen Anderson, Clive Deamer, Dr John, Duke Ellington, funk, Hugh McCracken, jazz, John Leckie, John Martyn, Jools Holland, London Community Gospel Choir, Mac Rebennack, Martin Duffy, Matt Deighton, New Orleans, Paul Weller, Portishead, Primal Scream, reissue, review, Ronnie Cuber, Sly & Robbie, soul, The Lower 911
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Book review: HENRY YATES AND WALTER TROUT – Rescued From Reality: The Life And Times of Walter Trout

MLG Publishing [Release date: 02.06.14] ‘Rescued From Reality’ is significantly subtitled ‘The Life And Times Of Walter Trout’. Compared to most anodyne biographies, Trout’s story is the real deal. It includes a very uncompromising account of rock & roll excess … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Mamma Thornton, blues, Bluesbreakers, book review, Canned Heat, Coco Montoya, Deacon Jones, Duke Ellington, guitar, Henry Yates, Jimmy Trapp, John Lee Hooker, John Mayall, Marie Trout, Rescued From Reality, rock, Walter Trout, Wilmont Mews
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