REVIEW: Lakecia Benjamin’s ‘Pursuance’ gets a 4-Star Review from Record Collector

April 9, 2020
REVIEW: Lakecia Benjamin’s ‘Pursuance’ gets a 4-Star Review from Record Collector

Charles Waring, Record Collector This month’s outstanding new album is by New York saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin, who was mentored by Gary Bartz and has performed with Gregory Porter and Alicia Keys. Pursuance: The Coltranes (★★★★☆ Ropeadope) is an epic opus inspired by John and Alice Coltrane’s music and finds Benjamin surrounded by a vast supporting … Read More

REVIEW: Record Collector Review Louis Armstrong Live in Europe (4 Stars!)

November 16, 2019
REVIEW: Record Collector Review Louis Armstrong Live in Europe (4 Stars!)

Charles Waring, Record Collector Louis Armstrong was a trailblazing jazz innovator and is still regarded as the idiom’s greatest, most influential trumpeter of all time. Despite its rather unprepossessing title, Louis Armstrong Live in Europe (4 Stars, Dot Time) is a significant release that has been sanctioned by Armstrong’s estate and is sourced from the … Read More