Aretha Now

Aretha NowAretha Now does in ten songs what Aretha had spent the first six years of her secular career trying to do: it demonstrates her ability to sing anything and everything. While many of her earlier, pre Atlantic albums ping ponged from jazz to Broadway standards to novelty songslike a person trying a series of keys in a door in an attempt to determine which one will unlock itAretha Now is an evolved and effortless sounding showcase of her range and

It's an eagerly anticipated return

Their regional influences were a smashing together of rock n’ roll

The sunny and expansive tunes on Horizon are as immersive as they are endlessly replayable

bassist Chris Lightcap

Takin’ Off was pianist Herbie Hancock’s (born in Chicago on April 12

Roco Córdova: vocal (bass)

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Backed by Christian Vander on drums and Jean-Francois Catoire on bass

Backed skillfully by a young cadre of up-and-coming European musicians

Blending fresh interpretations of beloved jazz standards ('Sweet And Lovely') alongside original material ('Midnight Stroll')

" It comes with newly remastered audio and a 2-page insert featuring new liner notes by Kevin Le Gendre

its overarching melodic frameworks are based on Simmons' literary themes of pilgrimage and the life stories of his prominent characters - hence these varied 'tales' from The Priest