VizzTone artist: Amanda Fish - Kingdom - New Release Review

 I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Kingdom, from Amanda Fish and I really like it! Opening with Mockingbird, a cool blues rocker, Amanda Fish on vocal and guitar gets this thing moving with solid vocals and a hot rhythm by Terry Midkiff on guitar and slide and Paul Niehaus IV on bass and guitar lays in a real nice guitar solo of his own joined by Billie Baumann on percussion, Glen James on drums and Mama Moo on backing vocals. Excellent opener. With a twist of R&B, The Hard Way is a cool radio track with a great melody and tight vocal harmonies between Fish and MM. One of my favorite tracks on the release is Country flavored, Broke Ass Blues with Dylan Farrell on guitar and Niehaus on bass. Really potent slide work by Midkiff and soulful vocals by Fish give this track just the right edge. Another favorite track is Work, featuring Richard Rosenblatt on harmonica. His riffs and tone play perfectly on this track really complimenting Fish's powerful vocals and electrifying guitar riffs by Midkiff  give this track a high octane punch. Excellent! Wrapping the release is R&B infused blues title track, Kingdom, with Dylan Farrell laying out some terrific lead guitar, Neihaus on bass, Dom Knott on sax, and James on drums make this a killer closer. 

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Tom Johnson Jazz Orchestra - Time Takes Odd Turns - New Release Review

 I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Time Takes Odd Turns, by Tom Johnson Jazz Orchestra, and it's energetic and fully equipped. Opening with Naught Won, with it's light Latin rhythm, the deck is fully loaded with Brianna Martinez on flute, Noam Niv on flute, Ana Nelson on clarinet, Garrett Fasig on sax, Kyle Brooks on sax, Chance Davis on tenor, Andrew Keitner on tenor, Joseph Trahan on bari, Clark Hunter on lead trumpet, Jack Kurtz on trumpet, Nick Recktenwald on trumpet, Sam Butler on trumpet, Andrew Danforth on lead trombone, Marcel Penzes on trombone, Leah Warman on trombone, Matt Acosta on bass trombone, Joel Tucker on guitars, Alex Wignall on piano, Brendan Keller-Tuberg on bass and Francis Bassett-Dilley on drums. Recktenwald lays out a really nice trumpet solo, followed by Davis on tenor sax, and great work bay Danforth wailing on trombone. Hot opener. Lucky 13 is a cool song with a dark melodic approach. With rich sax tones and tight trumpet rhythms, Tucker solos on guitar and Butler creates a really nice space on trumpet. Fasig and Trahan trade riffs on sax with really is a strong interlude and Wignall on piano adds an interesting piano solo creating a well rounded track. Wrapping the release is Simply Stuff and Nonsense with it's rockish beat and crowning trumpets. Bassett-Dilley plays some really tight riffs and Fasig and Davis duel on saxes followed by a similar duel with Warman and Penzes on trombone and Michael Johnson on Yamaha S-80. Excellent closer. 

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