Like most of his largely fantastic post-Animals work, Alan Price's soundtrack to the 1973 film, O Lucky Man!, went almost completely unnoticed in the United States at the time of its release. It is a shame too, because the soundtrack holds together as one of the best albums Price ever put out…
It has been six years since drummer Kendrick Scott and his band Oracle released their debut, The Source. On Conviction, only guitarist Mike Moreno remains. The rest of the lineup is filled out by John Ellis on tenor saxophone and bass clarinet, bassist Joe Sanders, and Taylor Eigsti on piano and Fender Rhodes. The set was produced by Derrick Hodge of the Robert Glasper Experiment. Nearly half the program is devoted to original compositions; the balance is made up of carefully chosen, wide-ranging covers. Conviction isn't a showcase for Scott's drumming skills, though he is clearly the leader – evidence of his kit work is right up front in this crystalline mix.
British acoustic pop band who recorded an EP for Ann Marie's Shields' Morpheus Records label and the song 27 Women was featured on a Tic Tac ad campaign. In 2001 they recorded their debut album which due to the break up of the band, shortly after these sessions, never got released until 2013. Their lead vocalist Sarah Joyce went on to find major success as Rumer.
British acoustic pop band who recorded an EP for Ann Marie's Shields' Morpheus Records label and the song 27 Women was featured on a Tic Tac ad campaign. In 2001 they recorded their debut album which due to the break up of the band, shortly after these sessions, never got released until 2013. Their lead vocalist Sarah Joyce went on to find major success as Rumer.