As a first-call session ace, Loeb has been in the thick of matters, hearkening back to the 70s. As a solo artist, he’s merged contempo jazz with fusion and other jazz-inflected horizons. However, “Plain ‘n’ Simple” marks his advent into the jazz organ-combo schema, featuring celebrated drummer Harvey Mason and talented young organist Pat Bianchi.
A pair of funky jazz sets from Bennie Maupin – '77's Slow Traffic To The Right and '78's Moonscapes – together in a single set! Slow Traffic To The Right is Maupin's first LP for Mercury, and a great bit of spiritual funky jazz that recalls a lot of the sound of his work with The Headhunters. The first track, "It Remains to Be Seen", is an excellent groover, with some very dark keyboard work by Patrice Rushen, and the rest of the tracks are pretty great too. Pat Gleeson produced and plays synth on the LP, and the cuts include "Quasar", "You Know the Deal", "Water Torture", and "Lament".
Legendary star of the stage and screen, William Shatner, brings his dramatic interpretive talents to the blues music canon on this superb new album! Features guest appearances by blues giants Sonny Landreth, Canned Heat and Tyler Bryant plus country superstar Brad Paisley, Deep Purple's Ritchie Blackmore, and many more. Features "Let's Work Together" (featuring Canned Heat) and "I Put A Spell On You" (featuring Pat Travers).
Playing a heartfelt amalgam of classic R&B, rock & roll, reggae, and even hip-hop, Houston combo the Suffers have described their sound as "Gulf Coast soul." The group quickly became a regional draw in Texas before earning national attention around their debut EP and eponymous full-length in the mid-2010s. Their sound began to trend toward topical and social issues on 2018's Billboard-charting Everything Here, which referenced the struggles of their hometown in the wake of Hurricane Harvey.
The daughter of blues legend B.B. King shines on this spectacular, star-packed album! Shirley is a seasoned vocalist who performed regularly with her father and has continued to be an ambassador in the blues world after his passing! Features an amazing cast of blues legends including Joe Louis Walker, Robben Ford, Elvin Bishop, and Junior Wells as well as Pat Travers, Steve Cropper and more!