2014-04-22
Sean Sullivan's voice is seductively gentle. He's a singer-songwriter who surrounded himself with fine session musicians for tracks that are variously jazzy or bluesy or roots-oriented or just smooth without ever challenging the listener or harshing your buzz. A good choice for a palate cleanser or when you want to slow things down and soothe jangled nerves. Nice tenor sax by Seamus Blake on #5, Don't Get Me Started.
--Gerald Etkind
BILLY BANG QUINTET FEATURING FRANK LOWE
Above & Beyond: Live in Grand Rapids
THE CLAUDIA QUINTET
Royal Toast
SHANNON BRYANT
Oceano
Tin Hat
The Sad Machinery of Spring
Little Charlie And Organ Grinder Swing
Skronky Tonk
THE BRUBECK BROTHERS QUARTET
Classified
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