2006-01-30
For those programmers who pine for another Vince Guaraldi experience after watching "A Charlie Brown Christmas," here's another set of simple but pleasing piano-bass-drums trio music. Other than yet another ill-fated rendition of "Autumn Leaves" (arrrrgggh! enough already!), Roger and his pals competently handle these arrangements and the rhythm section actually gets to pop out into the spotlight with some regularity.1/06 MJVD Jazz-Contemporary
Babatunde Lea
Level of Intent
ELISABETH KONTOMANOU
Back to My Groove
Ted Nash & Odeon
La Espada de La Noche
THE GODFATHERS OF GROOVE FEATURING REUBEN WILSON, BERNARD “PRETTY” PURDIE, AND GRANT GREEN JR.
The Godfathers of Groove
CLUTCHY HOPKINS (Meets Lord Kenjamin)
Music is My Medicine
Little Charlie And Organ Grinder Swing
Skronky Tonk
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