2016 Costa

Al Caiola & Don Arnone - Great Pickin' + Soft Guitars (2016) {Blue Moon BMCD 876 rec 1960-1962}
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© 1960-62, 2016 Chancellor / Time Records / Blue Moon | BMCD 876
Jazz / Cool / Guitar

The name of Al Caiola has been part of that very select fraternity of studio musicians who were heard on most of New York’s top rated television and recording assignments from the 40s up to the 70s. There’s a distinctive style and approach in his playing which made for a “sound.” On these recordings, Caiola joined forces with Don Arnone, another top-class, revered and busy studio jazz and pop guitarist. Both men get the chance to swing on these albums featuring two dozen well-known standards and originals, which showcase how well their unique styles blend.

Manifold Records present Summer Time Vol. 4. 22 excellent Chillout tracks and a continuous mix with mixing duties handled by DJ Maretimo.

Manifold Records presents The Secret Garden of Chillout Vol. 1 - A Magical Sound Carpet to Relax. 30 excellent Chillout tracks from Frank Borell, Cafe Americaine, DJ Maretimo, Vladi Strecker, Pascal Dubois, Bay Area and others.

Billed as a "companion" to the 2016 posthumous collection Heal My Soul, Holding On combines a full live concert from 1999 with five additional studio outtakes. According to Roger Costa, the compilation's producer, these five songs were left off of Heal My Soul "primarily because they didn't quite fit into the flow" and "they were too good not to share." They had been shared once before, on a limited-edition vinyl called Heal My Soul: Bonus Sessions, but the digital release is welcome because they're solid songs, highlighted by the charging "Love Takes Time," the hooky "Every Other Guy," and "All That I Believe," which feels a bit like a conscious re-write of Hootie & the Blowfish. All are nice additions to the Healey catalog and the concert is solid, too – perhaps a little too pristine and polished, but still worthy for Healey heads.