30-03-2015, 04:03
Start out with a previous Thread on Mitch Woods: http://www.music-discussion.com/showthre...ocket-88-s
Moving right along to Rick Estrin and the Nightcats: Mr Estrin's been doing this for a long time ("this" being jump blues, early R&B, swing...and delighting audiences therewith). The band was formerly "Little Charlie and..." but when Charlie Baty vamoosed (nothing dire or sordid--he took a "soft" retirement), Mr. Estrin took over (he'd long been the frontman anyway--no big switch). Discog for the former then the latter: http://www.allmusic.com/artist/little-ch...iscography and http://www.allmusic.com/artist/rick-estr...iscography << Class and flamboyant style all the way. The Site: http://rickestrin.com/ Good editorial comment and citizen reviewers: http://www.amazon.com/You-Asked-Live-Ric...ick+estrin
Some tunes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJw7-wVBtEA << A little set-up; music at 3:20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqS_nL2jvHE << This'n's a hoot. Thoroughly entertaining--all of one song and most of another.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sccRtO1mJfw << playing to other solid pros...and killing it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSkMHiDzxh8 << As Mr. Estrin notes, that knife cuts both ways... Mr. Anderson has a 3-minute solo that's so "in the zone"--wondrous to hear. He could make a ton of money elsewhere but likes who he is and where he is. Good on him.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkwuymHv8KQ << Tasteful drum solo
BONUS: Near-hour concert from '13: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3d8ObF1QC_o << If you can't enjoy yourself at his gigs, you got issues to grapple with...
Moving right along to Rick Estrin and the Nightcats: Mr Estrin's been doing this for a long time ("this" being jump blues, early R&B, swing...and delighting audiences therewith). The band was formerly "Little Charlie and..." but when Charlie Baty vamoosed (nothing dire or sordid--he took a "soft" retirement), Mr. Estrin took over (he'd long been the frontman anyway--no big switch). Discog for the former then the latter: http://www.allmusic.com/artist/little-ch...iscography and http://www.allmusic.com/artist/rick-estr...iscography << Class and flamboyant style all the way. The Site: http://rickestrin.com/ Good editorial comment and citizen reviewers: http://www.amazon.com/You-Asked-Live-Ric...ick+estrin
Some tunes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJw7-wVBtEA << A little set-up; music at 3:20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqS_nL2jvHE << This'n's a hoot. Thoroughly entertaining--all of one song and most of another.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sccRtO1mJfw << playing to other solid pros...and killing it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSkMHiDzxh8 << As Mr. Estrin notes, that knife cuts both ways... Mr. Anderson has a 3-minute solo that's so "in the zone"--wondrous to hear. He could make a ton of money elsewhere but likes who he is and where he is. Good on him.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkwuymHv8KQ << Tasteful drum solo
BONUS: Near-hour concert from '13: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3d8ObF1QC_o << If you can't enjoy yourself at his gigs, you got issues to grapple with...
A man accustomed to hear only the echo of his own sentiments, soon bars all the common avenues of delight, and has no part in the general gratification of mankind--Dr. Johnson
What he said. Amen, Bro--JazzboCR
What he said. Amen, Bro--JazzboCR