Author Archives: Brenda Lee Kozuch

December 1st 2005

Casey Hayes, The Iron Year (Perennial Records)

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August 1st 2005

Vic Shepherd, Chromatic Cocktails (Independent)

From the regional relevance of “Boll Weevil” to the over-covered “Oyé Como Va,” Shepherd interprets these songs and other favorite jazz standards adding the unique sound of the chromatic harmonica, making this a very original sounding album. Shepherd enlists a completely different band to back him on his latest collection. While Shepherd’s harmonica certainly steals [...]

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July 1st 2005

Betsy Braud and the Jazz Nurse Perscription, Just What the Doctor Ordered (Independent)

Betsy Braud plays as many instruments as she has daughters, sings in at least two different languages and really is a registered nurse. Where she found time to record a second album is beyond me, but now Just What The Doctor Orderedis here to cure anyone afflicted with a jazz deficiency. Braud’s CD contains 11 [...]

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May 1st 2005

Drew Rice, Uncharted Waters (Independent)

The 13 songs on Drew Rice’s debut CD, Uncharted Waters, hints at his bayou upbringing, and though his heart maybe Cajun, his songwriting hand is definitely all country. The literal quality of country music is not lost with Rice, especially during the title track, where a handful of water metaphors reveal familiar country themes that [...]

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April 1st 2005

Imagination Movers, Stir It Up (Rec Room Records)

For any parent sick of the frumpy purple dinosaur, or those well-rounded beings with various head protrusions, the blue coverall-clad Movers offer a style of music closer to what modern Moms and Dads have downloaded on their MP3′s. Appealing to kids aged 2-7, the human quartet comprised of Rich Collins, Scott Durbin, Dave Poche and [...]

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January 1st 2005

Fatter Than Albert, Most Poets Do (Independent)

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January 1st 2005

Selfinflicted, Selfinflicted (Independent)

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December 1st 2004

Casey Hayes, The Iron Year (Perennial Records)

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November 1st 2004

Vanessa Boyd, Unkept Woman (Independent)

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October 1st 2004

Glasgow, sterile (Independent)

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