Transformers:the Vince Dicola

It's unsurprising that If the Jasmine Don't Get You the Bay Breeze Will, with its six extended folk-rock compositions, bears a strong resemblance to the late-'60s Capitol recordings by Neil himself, as Neil and Martin shared Nik Venet as a producer. The Neil parallels are even less unexpected given that Martin had sung with Neil as a duo in the mid-'60s (they recorded one LP for Elektra). The easygoing but emotional feel of the material and delivery is of a general piece with Neil's, but more laid-back and countrified. The loose, jazzy folk-rock feel of "Yonder Comes the Sun" bears some resemblance to late-'60s Tim Buckley as well. Martin's pleasant, high voice lacks the emotional depth of Neil's, but this remains a pleasant, if low-key, period folk-rock record. The Fred Neil similarity becomes especially prevalent on the concluding "Jasmine," a long, flowing folk-rock jam with hints of raga, much in the manner of some of the lengthier cuts on Neil's pair of Capitol studio albums.

Vince Guaraldi Trio - Jazz Impressions Of Black Orpheus (1962) {OJC Remasters Complete Series rel 2010, item 15of33}
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© 1961-62, 2010 Fantasy / Concord | 0888072323285
Jazz / Cool / Latin Jazz / Piano

An extension of the popular Original Jazz Classics series (est. 1982), the new OJC Remasters releases reveal the sonic benefits of 24-bit remastering-a technology that didn't exist when these titles were originally issued on compact disc. The addition of newly-written liner notes further enhances the illuminating quality of the OJC Remasters reissues. "Each of the recordings in this series is an all-time jazz classic," says Nick Phillips, Vice President of Jazz and Catalog A&R at Concord Music Group and producer of the series.

Tracks mainly from albums 1957 A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing and 1962 Cast Your Fate to the Wind: Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus. Digitally remastered.

Excellent debut disc by this first-rate blues/rock axeslinger from Hawaii featuring 9 tracks of killer, straight up, Texas-inspired, string bendin' guitar mojo. Produced by seasoned bassist Mark Epstein (Johnny Winter / Joe Bonamassa) who also lays down the low-end bottom kool on the dynamic "First Offense" disc. Includes a bad-ass, axe-rippin' live version of "Rock Me Baby" (Bonus Track). Highly recommended to fans of SRV, Johnny Winter & Joe Bonamassa.