Rendezvous brings us another tribute from the heart for a soul legend – Luther Vandross. The second installment in the series & more great renditions of the great classics that our brother left us with. The project starts with Kirk Whalum blowing the sax to “Give Me The Reason”. Everette …
…..”Never Judge A Book by its
Cover”….
And you know what? She’s right!
From the hoopla (some positive, some negative)
shared about the Beautiful, partial nude Model (Ms. Holly Weber for
those wanting to know…) on the front CD cover. Many should take
the time & attention span to otherwise pick this up SIMPLY for
the great musical pleasures Mr. Standring brought to my Kitchen
table & quite possibly to yours!! If its for the CD
cover….well…..Its on you!
Chris & His Crew got quite Funky on this one
Folks! …
Boney James | Shine
by Terrill Hanna
Sticking to a sound much too particular of his style, Boney James brings a plate of R&B/Soul & contemporary jazz straight to the audience in “Shine,” – those prepared for another heaping of strong, tight grooves, great sax riffs, wonderful solos from his special guests & all around production/arrangements.
This disc flows without depending on niche sounds.
Although there may come a hint or a drop to radio-friendliness,
Rayse steps up …
Are many of you ready for the return of the Hammond B-3 legend Supreme…..Dr. Lonnie Smith? Are ya’ll ready for a good serving of Soul-Jazz, Funk from one of the premier organists of this age? Are ya’ll ready to be delighted with some strong up-lifting grooves to ever quinch your …
Micah Stampley….The Second Coming!
“I believe”. BOTTOM LINE!
When a song (“I Believe”) from the offset of the
album takes your mind & heart into the realms of heavenly glory
– WATCH OUT! Where it usually starts off, comes more from the
horizon it came from! Glory be to God Almighty & we shall
ALWAYS sing his praise!!
Thats’ the agenda according to Mr. Micah Stampley! Shall I
begin?
“You …
Straight from MCG Records & distibuted from Central South INc.,
Mr. Lynn Taylor displays his writing skills, vocality & street
credibility. Soulful & heartfelt, this album sounds …
Let’s go “Way Up”! & check out the selections of
various grooves Wayman presents for our pallets!
Oh…Oh….The NBA finals isiiiisiiisisisssssss
FANTASTIC!!!!!!
Tisdale is on the Bassline! About to hit that “shot”
with 3 seconds remaining to finish the ballgame!
In his face, Shaq goes up to block
it……Ahh….Its Tipped!……’but’………the ball
soars…….it hits the backboard……but did it “make it
in”????
Well lets see??
His Teammates on the bench screaming him saying:
“C’mon dawg!!!”:
Justin Young | On The Way
By Terrill Hanna
This ‘young’ kid is special. No….serious! His wind behind the brass is so mature, I wonder if he is kidding us with his tender age. This project, by all means, displays absolute maturity & grabbed my attention span much longer in the review as then expected. Other than the fact the smooth jazz technician Paul Brown mixed this project!