2012-08-13
Canadian band, Shuffle Demons, has been around for over twenty-five years. The band consists of bass, drums and three (count 'em...three) sax players. Ninth release, ClusterFunk, is funky, blues-based jazz, offering seven vocal and five instrumental songs. The instrumentals here are pretty much straight-up jazz, while the vocal pieces all lie more in the blues arena. Highlights include "Strollin'" with drummer Stich Wynston playing the rims and "Way After Midnight". "Way After Midnight" shows how tight these guys can be when they play some serious bebop. Rebecca RuthMARY RADEMACHER & RICK REUTHER
Two of a Kind
DUKE ROBILLARD & SUNNY CROWNOVER
TALES FROM THE TIKI LOUNGE
DAVINA AND THE VAGABONDS
BLACK CLOUD
Manuel 'Guajiro' Mirabal
Buena Vista Social Club presents...
THE BLUECAT EXPRESS
The Spirit of New Orleans
CURT RAMM, DAN MORETTI, BILL CUNLIFFE
Foundations
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