By Stephen Marlbank, Marlbank No one is holding a gun to my head forcing me to press replay after replay where upcoming Kate’s Soulfood by singer-guitarist Allan Harris is concerned. It’s just obvious the need to keep listening for more to get even more detail. Read more here.
Stephen Graham, Marlbank The leader is the least familiar name of all the players here apart from the drummer. But don’t let that put you off. Tenorist Azat Bayazitov, a Russian who used to play with the Igor Butman orchestra and is now living in the States, has a gloriously full sound in the Michael … Read More
by Stephen Graham, Marlbank OK, it is here: release day of Grace (****). Mark Whitfield and the family band, mellow guitar, that impossible dream remains in the Benson stream, from Whitfield and his sons Davis and Mark Jr along with Yasushi Nakamura, on bass, vocals factored in thanks to the guitarist’s cousin Sy Smith the singer reminding me of another talent … Read More
