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Kathleen Kolman is an enthusiastic jazz vocalist whose Dream On (self-released) is an album where she gets a chance to explore her dreams towards potential incredible realities.
Some of this sounds like coffeehouse jazz, where it sounds perfect for a cup of double mocha something and you get to hear someone sing about her dream men and living life with a lot of emotion and hope, but move away from the stereotypes she tends to conjure up and you hear someone who is able to craft any song into something different, even if at times a bit exaggerated. I like when she’s subtle, I feel she’s very effective when she doesn’t prove herself constantly. Her cover of Antonio Carlos Jobim‘s “Wave: Vou Te Contar” is very good, and so is her cover of Aerosmith‘s “Dream On”, it’s nice to hear a completely different take on what has become a well worn classic rock chestrut (a/k/a chestnut, because as you know, a Night In The Ruts leads to being “right in the nuts” and… nevermind).
With the success of Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, and people appreciating the vocals and talent of Patti LaBelle, Bettye Lavette, while discovering older music by Betty Davis, I always wondered if there would be a slowed resurgence in older vocalists trying to take a claim of that high quality pie. I’m not putting it down, but what someone like Sharon Jones has done is give life to singers who have often resorted to other styles in music in order to make a living, if not be heard. Ava Andrews is the voice behind Dave Hanlon’s Cookbook, a group who show off their soul, funk, and jazzy influences with a very impressive album called Hot & Sweet, on the appropriately titled Tasty Tracks label.
Unlike bands who respect the ways of Northern soul and classic funk circa 1967-1969 by staying with the same style of instrumentation, Dave Hanlon (drums), Jimmie Spivey (bass), Ed Vivenzio (keyboards), and Lee Tiffault aren’t afraid to use modern keyboards to show that they are in modern times, not a retro act. However, the groove they create together make that keyboard sound something pleasing to you, and to be honest it’s not as big of a nuisance I thought it would be. The album has Andrews singing on more than half of the tracks, including two originals (“What Goes Up” and “Tic Toc”), but when she takes on James Brown‘s “(Get Up I Feel LIke Being A) Sex Machine)” and McFadden & Whitehead‘s “Ain’t No Stopping Us Now”, it will not only make you dance but want to head to their concerts and feel these new versions with everyone in the room. Spivey’s bass work is definitely solid, and working with Hanlon helps create a rhythm section that becomes a solid anchor throughout this album, whether it’s an uptempo dance track or something more mellow. The second half of “Ain’t No Stopping Us Now”, where they all play as if they know the album is about to end by taking it to the limit, is something that makes this and the entire album worth hearing. Hanlon gets his moment, and for the song to fade? Nooooooooooo… but if that’s a way of saying “to be continued”, then let the album ride into the sunset.
Andrews is not someone who belts it out, nor is she reserved, but what she does in the songs makes it sound pure. She knows how to play within and around the band, to where she is a part of the band. I say this because sometimes a singer will sound like nothing more than mere accompaniment, like a tambourine. Not Andrews, she is “one of the boys” and can maintain on her own. The instrumentals are well executed too.
This will most likely not get the kind of attention Sharon Jones has received, but that shouldn’t stop anyone from wanting to tell the world about Hot & Sweet. Like a good plate lunch or BBQ, it has the right about of tang and the right amount of sweetness that will make you feel satisfied and want you coming around for seconds AND thirds.
Upon doing a Bandcamp search on Twitter this morning, I’m going through songs and some of it I’m just not feeling. Then came this.
Miss Eaves offers up a track where she raps in an uptempo manner, but it sounds like a song that would work well in clubs around the world because it could pound people and make them dry hump their area. It would make the room smell wicked, but imagine the news reports: “unusual smell lurks in nightclubs across the world, due to a pounding song by an artist named Miss Eaves.”
Maybe some might discard this as a weak club track, but the fact that she sings about being who she is, loving carbs and Arby’s: I’m sold.
Keep in mind that this *is* a demo, so the vocal track and mix is not as “professional” sounding as it could be, but I want to recommend this to any producers and DJ’s who may want to work with him and re-do this song to give it the attention it deserves. I see you, Diplo.
Jazz musician Ramsey Lewis continues to write, record, and perform today, doing more things with his music at the age of 75 than artists a third his age. Fans love different aspects and eras of his music, I became a fan of him through my dad, who was a huge fan of two albums, Golden Hits and Sun Goddess. They in turn became some of my first introductions to jazz, and I’ve never stopped listening.
Lewis decided last year that with attention towards his “electric period” continues to be of interest, especially to younger generations who are discovering his work for the first time, he wanted to go on tour with an electric band (opposed to the acoustic trio he often tours with). He is calling it his 2011 Sun Goddess Tour, and while no dates have been confirmed as of yet, the video above explains that he will be on the festival circuit this summer (which would be a perfect time to celebrate Sun Goddess) and that’s when the tour will begin.
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The only active historical railroad on O’ahu. I’ve been on this, and you have to take the tour at least once. Highly recommended.
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The show is no more, but you may explore the archives of this great Portland-based podcast while you can. You may now listen to Cort & Bobby in Welcome To That Whole Thing, listed below.
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Music from the 70′s and 80′s, honored in a very geek like fashion. A show in Minneapolis hosted by Ron “Boogiemonster” Gerber on KFAI-FM
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Cortandfatboy
The show is no more, but you may explore the archives of this great Portland-based podcast while you can. You may now listen to Cort & Bobby in Welcome To That Whole Thing, listed below.
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Kathleen Kolman is an enthusiastic jazz vocalist whose Dream On (self-released) is an album where she gets a chance to explore her dreams towards potential incredible realities.
