Monday, May 4, 2026

5/3/2026

Matteo Monico- Alfred Hitchcock: A Portrait In Piano (2025)- ****
Ian Carr-Belladonna (1972)- ***1/2

Rhetta Hughes- Re-Light My Fire (1969)-***1/2
(Didn't know Rhetta or this record, but it was a great spin. A real soulful beauty. Check it out, when you can.)

Steely Dan- Gaucho (1980)- ****
Graham Parker- Another Grey Area (1982)- ***1/2

Taj Mahal & The Phantom Blues Band- Time (2010/2026)- ****
Robert Walter, Eddie Roberts, Stanton Moore- The Breaks (2026)- ****
(Loved both of these. Burning Wood reviews on tap.)

Paul Weller- 22 Dreams: Demos & The Like (2008)- ****
New York Dolls- S/T (1973)- ****
The Jam- The Gift (1982)- ****
Gloria Jones- Come Go With Me (1966)- ****

 

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Haven’t gotten to the latest Taj release and I’m very much looking forward to the Robert Walter set.

- Paul in DK

pmac said...

did not know about the new Robert Walter et. al release until I saw this. In a similar vein, another organ based jazz/soul group is getting a lot of airplay in the EU - Parlor Greens. heavy Booker T influence. Damn good: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoiXJEYloYo&time_continue=10&source_ve_path=NzY3NTg&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tsfjazz.com%2F

5/5/2026

Joe Thomas- Is The Ebony Godfather (1971)- *** Leon Russell- S/T (1970)- **** Julian Cope- E-Man Groovin' (2026)- **1/2 Ronnie Foster- T...