My favorite listening last week and this week has been the new one from Christian McBride called "Kind of Brown". He's surrounded himself with a new band called Inside Straight featuring saxophonist Steve Wilson, the pianist Eric Reed, and drummer Carl Allen and vibraphonist Warren Wolf, Jr.
For the guy who plays electric bass on nine of his own albums and also tours with Sting and John McLaughlin’s Five Peace Band, he really gets laid back and acoustic on this post-bop style outing that sounds like it comes from the late 60’s or early 70's Blue Note catalog. Nice vibes from Warren Wolff Jr. in the style of Bobby Hutcherson. It's melodic, smooth and fun to listen to over and over. I love the first track, "Brother Mister", a straight ahead tune delivered in a very traditional way. Check this one out on Amazon downloads for the perfect summer big city jazz set.
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