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Mike Wheeler Band – Turn Up!!
Mike Wheeler Band – Turn Up!! Delmark DE 845 (2016) Compact Disc Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. Look up on the stage. It’s SuperMike, who can change the course of mighty rivers, bend steel strings with his bare hands, and who,…
Junior Wells – Blues Hit Big Town
Junior Wells – Blues Hit Big Town Delmark 640 [United Series] These historic sessions also feature Louis and Dave Myers, Willie Dixon, Johnnie Jones, Fred Below and Odie Payne Jr. Recorded by United Records in ’53 & ’54 at Universal Studio in Chicago, eight sides were issued on the subsidiary States label. Delmark’s original LP…
Omar Coleman – Live!
Omar Coleman – Live! Delmark DE 846 Compact Disc “We like our blues with a dose of funk, soul and all other kind of stuff”, says Omar Coleman. Eventually these supposedly separate genres run into each other especially with the new generation of blues artists taking over. Even though it was only available for the…
The Fat Babies – 18th & Racine
The Fat Babies – 18th & Racine Delmark 255 Compact Disc (2013) Chicago Hot (Delmark 253), the first Delmark release from the Fat Babies, was chosen as a top ten album of 2012 by Howard Reich in the Chicago Tribune. 18th & Racine was recorded at the acoustically gifted Electrical Audio room B as the…
Keefe Jackson / Jason Adasiewicz – Rows & Rows
Shaping their musical heritage together for 15 years, saxophonist Keefe Jackson and vibist Jason Adasiewicz have been vital in defining and refining “The Chicago Sound”. Their relationship with Delmark has spanned over a decade; combined they have 20 albums on the label. On Rows And Rows, six of the nine original compositions were composed specifically for the session, while the remaining three are older tunes re-imagined for duo. The atmosphere of a jazz duet can paint one of the most personal and intimate musical conversations. This one brings the listener into their world, creating a social environment that you may want to tap your foot to, or even go a little further.
Linsey Alexander – Two Cats
Linsey Alexander – Two Cats Delmark DE 851 Compact Disc A review of Linsey Alexander’s previous album Come Back Baby (Delmark 838) in Living Blues magazine called it “a can’t-miss release for any lover of no-nonsense Chicago blues”. The “Hoochie Man” is back with all original material including the new smash Two Cats! “My woman…
Flip Phillips – Your Place Or Mine?
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Best remembered for his tenor saxophone playing with Norman Granz’ Jazz at the Philharmonic from 1946 to 1957, Flip Phillips was a giant of a jazz artist. Phillips moved to Florida in 1954 where aside from occasional tours he was content to play locally in semi-retirement. This 1963 duet recording with guitarist Dell Staton was one of only 2 albums Phillips made in the almost 20 years period after JATP. Your Place Or Mine? “finds Phillips in excellent form playing a variety of his favorite standards…the superior playing by Flip on such songs as ‘Ja Da’, ‘Jazz Me Blues’ and ‘Gone With The Wind’ makes this an album to look for.”
Jason Stein Quartet – Lucille!
Jason Stein Quartet – Lucille! Delmark DE 5025 / DF 5025 In a review of Jason Stein’s debut album, The Story This Time (Delmark DE 2013), JazzTimes said “This record kills. The double-horn front line allows for torrid, bop-rooted synchronicity and numerous moments of unfettered exploration.” Stein understands the bass clarinet’s history and seeks to…
