#12 Gateway - Beeblebrox - by profyousion
Thursday, February 19th, 2009
real brox
Ahhh jazz!. So many styles, so little time.
“Gateway” is a track from the “Real Brox” 2 disc CD, 2002 by the quintet Beeblebrox.
Central to the tune are Monica Herzig on piano, Tom Clark on sax, and her husband Peter Kienle on subtle guitar and synth fills,recorded live, with a noticably bluesy feel.
If this had been recorded in the studio, it would most likely still evoke 50’s nightclub/black & white movie soundtrack images,because these cats are just that adept at their craft of imparting their musical message.
Monica shines and is at ease with classical arpeggios, or sparkling jazz riffs. Tom’s pleadingly plaintive tone on the sax is somewhat reminiscent of a mix of Eddie Harris, John Klemmer, and David Sanborn, done of course in a way uniquely his own.
Laid back, but by no means narcoleptic, I love this tune, and their style of playing.
#11 Lookin’ At You - Frank McComb - by profyousion
Monday, February 9th, 2009PROFYOUSION’S VIDEO REVIEW theyre-gonna-be-lookin-at-you
love stories
They’re Gonna Be Lookin’ At You is the first track by Frank McComb I heard on internet radio and I felt compelled to share it with my reader/listeners.
Released in march 2000 on the Love Stories album, Sony Music Entertainment label.
Frank is one of few rare talents whose entire discography is worth having.
He sings, writes, arranges and plays keyboards, and possesses a vocal facility which seems to enable him to sing musical tones difficult to put on a chart.
When listening to the key changes in each of his tunes closely, his chops have an edge not often found in r&b, maybe more so in a more listener friendly early George Duke style of jazz.
#10 What It Is - Dave Weckl Band - by profyousion
Wednesday, February 4th, 2009PROFYOUSION’S VIDEO REVIEW dave-weckl
“What It Is” is a track by the Dave Weckl Band exemplifies what I like best about fusion. Maybe these cats hear music differently than us “ordinary” folks.
No intro, they jump right to a funky bass/drum groove. The bassline has an off kilter vamp like it’s behind the meter, producing a kind of jerky feel, which is also replicated by the drums. Laid on top is a throaty sax, along with subtle rhythm accents on synth.
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