Tuesday, November 25, 2025

11/24/25

The Gladiators- Trenchtown Mix Up (1976)- ****
(Reggae record of the week.)

James Booker, Rosy's New Orleans: 3/3/76 (1976)- ***1/2
Jon Batiste- Beethoven's Blues- Batiste Piano Series Vol. 1 (2024)- ****
Bob Dylan- S/T (1962)- ***1/2
Charlie Hunter & Bobby Previte- Come In Red Dog, This Is Tango Leader (2003)- ***
Iggy Pop- Singles & Rarities: Personal Playlist (2025)- ***1/2

Garage A Trois- The Mysteryfunk E.P. (1999)- **1/2
(Charlie Hunter, Skerik and Stanton Moore's debut as GAT is rough. But then these guys followed it up with "Emphasizer," which remains an all time fave.)
 
Frankie Siragusa- Goodbye My Love: Lost Songs Of The Beatles, Covered & Rediscovered (2020)- ****1/2

(One of the best of its kind. It's so smart!)

Wings- Wild Life (1971, Abbey Road HSM)- ****
Kirsty MacColl- See That Girl: The Singles (2023)- ****
Pajama Club- S/T (2011)- ****
Trouble- S/T (1990)- ****

Bad Brains- S/T (1982)- ****
(BB to the rescue. This one never disappoints.)


7 comments:

Cleveland Jeff said...

Do you have a copy of See That Girl?

Sal Nunziato said...

I don't have the whole 8 CD box, only the "Singles" disc. Do you need it?

Cleveland Jeff said...

No, I have everything on the singles disc. I've been unwilling to pay the crazy prices for the whole box.

Anonymous said...

I enjoyed a first spin of Omaha Diner yesterday. It features Charlie Hunter, Bobby Previte, Skerik and Steven Bernstein doing soul covers with the trumpet out front. You might enjoy it. https://www.discogs.com/release/5093591-Omaha-Diner-Omaha-Diner

- Paul in DK

Sal Nunziato said...

I know it very well. Both Charlie & Bobby are old friends from my shop. I have a live set from The Cutting Room if you're interested. There's a bunch of Charlie on Internet Archive.

Anonymous said...

Happy to check out that set. I’m aware of the archive trove.

- Paul in DK

Michael Giltz said...

The only thing lacking on the Siragusa are liner notes telling me all the skinny on every song.

12/14/25

Dr. John- The Sun, Moon & Herbs (1971)- **** (Lost in the shadows of "Gris-Gris" and the two classics that followed, this is a...