Make It Nice

Renowned blues vocalist/harmonica player RJ Mischo gathers together a collection of top-tier talent from Austin, Texas for his Delta Groove debut featuring Nick Curran, Johnny Moeller, Nick Connolly, Ronnie James Weber and Wes Star, in addition to Richard Medek and his old pal Jeremy Johnson, who are also on board for a couple of lowdown songs recorded in St. Paul, Minnesota. Mischo conjures up some big blues and a little rock & roll for a hard-drivin', foot-stompin' good time on an album that consists entirely of 100% self-penned, original material.

Hubert Laws hits an 80s groove here – but the shift doesn't seem to dampen his soul at all! At some points, the rhythms are a bit more pronounced than before – bouncy and funky at points, with a slight nod to the clubs – yet other points still have that soft, airy finish that made Laws' flute such a big hit earlier in the 70s – mixed here with some nice vocals from Rod McNeill and Eloise Laws too. Most of the album's still instrumental, though – and other players include Bobby Lyle on acoustic piano, Randy Waldman on Fender Rhodes, Nathan East on bass, and Ndugu Chancler on drums. Titles include "Stay With Me", "Morning Star", "Life Cycles", "Gonna Be Happy", "Make It Last", and "Happy Anniversary".

Frank Rosolino - Let's Make It (2008) {Lone Hill Jazz LHJ10331 rec 1957-1958}
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Jazz / Cool / Bop / Trombone

This 2008 release contains two of legendary trombonist Frank Rosolino's finest quintet sessions. Recorded in the late 1950s, players include Victor Feldman, Stan Levey and Harold Land. Includes comprehensive 12-page booklet stuffed with cracking liner notes, previously unpublished photographs and other essential artist info.

Follow-up volumes appeared in 1993 and 1996, extending the time period to 1979 and with additional songs from the 1972-76 period, available on cassette or CD (ALL 25 volumes were issued in both formats). Each volume has twelve songs. Despite the greater capacity of compact discs, the running time of each of the volumes is no longer than the limit of vinyl records in the 1970s, from 38 to 45 minutes long.

In the works for years, the Small Faces 2014 box set Here Come the Nice is unapologetically one for the devoted. Spanning four discs, the first containing newly remastered Immediate mono single mixes from the original masters, the rest rounding up tracking sessions, alternate mixes, backing tracks, Italian versions, live cuts, and other assorted ephemera, the box's allure lies in its packaging…