2012-08-13
Canadian band, Shuffle Demons, has been around for over twenty-five years. The band consists of bass, drums and three (count 'em...three) sax players. Ninth release, ClusterFunk, is funky, blues-based jazz, offering seven vocal and five instrumental songs. The instrumentals here are pretty much straight-up jazz, while the vocal pieces all lie more in the blues arena. Highlights include "Strollin'" with drummer Stich Wynston playing the rims and "Way After Midnight". "Way After Midnight" shows how tight these guys can be when they play some serious bebop. Rebecca Ruth
Laurence Hobgood Trio
Honor Thy Fathers
ELIANE ELIAS
LIGHT MY FIRE
MARY RADEMACHER & RICK REUTHER
Two of a Kind
Travis Sullivan's Bjorkestra
Enjoy
Melton Mustafa
The Traveling Man
VARIOUS ARTISTS
Live at the Monterey Jazz Festival, Highlights, Volume 1
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