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east of angel town

What can I say, I just like Peter Cincotti’s voice. “Always Watching You” from 2007/09 “East of Angel Town” 143/Records is just a nice tune. Not to mention his style of piano. He’s got a blues-jazz kind of pop vibe on this jam.

I guess the litmus test for me is: “If I saw these cats playing at a small club, would I be impressed?”. I think I would.

Musical embellishments include sexy sax riffs by Scott Kreitzer, addition vocals by Jochem Van Der Saag, David Foster-keyboards, Nathan East-bass, and Obed Calvaire-drums.

Blues seems to have an “everyman’s” quality about it which connects with the listener. And I’m sure the fellas out there can relate to his lyrics to a greater or lesser degree.

Track listing:

Angel Town
Lay Your Body Down (Goodbye Philadelphia)
Be Careful
Cinderella Beautiful
Make It Out Alive
December Boys
U B U
Another Falling Star
Broken Children
Man On A Mission
Always Watching You
Witch’s Brew
Country Life, The
Love Is Gone Bonus Track
Come Tomorrow Bonus Track

Personnel:

Peter Cincotti (vocals, piano); Keith Robinson (guitar); Dean Parks (acoustic guitar); Michael Landau, Michael Thompson (electric guitar); Scott Kreitzer (saxophone); David Foster (keyboard); Nathan East, Barak Mori (bass guitar); Obed Calvaire (drums); Jochem Van Der Saag (background vocals).

highway 90

It seems to be rare, at least to me to find guitar players who play with a balanced style of blues, jazz, and rock. Shane Theriot is one who does. When listening to “Punch” from the album”Highway 90″ Shose Records 2000, one is happily surprised by his command of jazz/blues stylings.

This is his debut album, apart from his regular gig as guitar player for the Neville Brothers band. Supported by a distinguished lineup of music veterans including: Art Neville-organ, “Mean” Willie Green-drums, Adam Nitti -bass, and last, but by no means least Tom Reynolds -piano.

What’s impressive about this tune is the interplay between Theriot and Reynolds as they play on top, around and through the basic groove established by the drums and bass. With splashes of harmonic vocals provided by Nick Daniels, Earl Smith and Shane, you’ll want to turn up the volume so no sublteties are missed.

Track listing:

1) It Ain’t My Fault
2) Pump
3) Thrashy
4) Highway 90
5) The Streat Beater
6) Punch
7) Shiho
1321 N. Las Palmos
9) Stampy
10) Bayou Chicken
11) Cabilo Breeze

Personnel:

Players:
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals Shane Theriot
Keyboards, Piano, Clavinet Johnny Neel
Bass Victor Wooten, Paul Chapman, Adam Nitti, David Johnson
Drums “Mean” Willie Green, JD Blair, David Northrup
Organ, Voice Art Neville
Piano, Keys Tom Reynolds
Soprano Sax Jeffery Scot Wills
Fretless Bass Kim Stone
Piano Randy Hoexter
Vocals Nick Daniels, Earl Smith
Percussion Jim Roberts
Skank Guitar Eric Struthers

“COP DIS JAM”

Listen to Cats Like This

get up with it

The signature electronic riffs along with some hot lead/bass guitar licks of “spacejazz” that start this jam have me asking: “to what galaxy are we going”? For that style is the unknown of which I’m sometimes leery.

Have no fear fellow traveler’s, Miles and the crew have a destination in mind. A funk orbit of the planet “honky tonk” in the blues nebula.
Okay, enough of that!

Due to it’s changing meter, honky tonk isn’t predictable, but is contemplative, switching back and forth from funk to blues and back again. The funk is sophisticatedly syncopated with splash accents of trumpet, drums, bass, and guitar. The blues is gut-bucket and mean!

What the fellas do with this tune is some of the best in an almost free form musical exploration.
From the album “Get Up With It” released in ‘74, which is a collection of various tracks over the previous 5 years.

If you listen closely, you may notice the funk groove is slowed down AS the blues groove, kinda like playing a 45rpm at 33rpm.

I wonder could this mean funk is fast blues, or blues is slow funk? Hmmm…

“COP DIS JAM”

Label Legacy
Orig Year 1974

Personnel Miles Davis - trumpet, piano, organ
Billy Cobham - drums
Airto Moreira - percussion
Michael Henderson - electric bass
Steve Grossman
Badal Roy - tabla
Reggie Lucas
Pete Cosey
Carlos Garnett - soprano saxophone
John Stubblefield
Khalil Balakrishna - electric sitar
Cedric Lawson - Fender Rhodes piano
Dominique Gaumont - guitar

Also: Herbie Hancock, John Mclaughlin, Keith Jarrett, Al Foster, Mtume, Sonny Fortune, Dave Liebman

Get Up With It CD DISC 1:
1. He Loved Him Madly
2. Maiysha
3. Honky Tonk
4. Rated X

Get Up With It Songs DISC 2:
1. Calypso Frelimo
2. Red China Blues
3. Mtume
4. Billy Preston