By 1971, prolific songwriters/producers
Leon Huff had a catalog of R&B and pop hits including The Soul Survivors Expressway to Your Heart, The Intruders Cowboys to Girls, and Jerry Butler s Only the Strong Survive, and a network to help move the product released by their number of boutique record labels. But minor success wasn t enough for the inseparable twosome, so they longed for an opportunity to bridge their love of music, humanity and keeping their ear to the streets under a larger brand, for a broader audience.
Their ship eventually came in. Gamble and Huff landed a deal with
By Adam Feibel ralphpetersonmusic.com
The final album by Ralph Peterson Jr. will be posthumously released on May 21, one day after what would have been his 59th birthday.
Raise Up Off Me is a “powerful closing statement” from the master drummer, bandleader and composer, who died on March 1 following a six-year battle with cancer.
The album features pianist Zaccai Curtis and bassist Luques Curtis, Peterson’s longtime bandmates and collaborators, along with special guests Jazzmeia Horn and Eguie Castrillo.
Peterson’s 26th recording as a leader, Raise Up Off Me touches on a number of issues that were important to Peterson: drug addiction and recovery; mental health; social issues and the Black Lives Matter movement; and, more broadly, the delicate impermanence of the physical life.
New Music Monday Ralph Peterson, Rosalyn McClore, & Jennifer Wharton
The following albums are premiering on the KUVO airwaves on Monday, April 5 at noon.
We begin Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM) with a special debut of a recording not due to be released until mid-May, the late drummer and educator Ralph Peterson Jr’s final studio recording.
Ralph Peterson – “Raise Up Off Me ”
Like everyone else Ralph was confined to his home during the current pandemic, unlike most, Peterson was enduring a six year battle with cancer. Knowing he had little time left he ventured into his recording studio at home and invited the Curtis Brothers whom he had mentored and worked with in the past to join him for his final statement. Ralph composed seven of the 13 selections on this powerful trio album that also features the superb vocalist Jazzmeia Horn on three selections and the veteran percussionist Eguie Castrillo on one track. This is the 26th release of Ralph Peterson Jr. on his very own On
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By Brad Barker Robin Sassi
The debut recording by saxophonist and composer Jesse Ryan is an eclectic and inspired album that brings together the sounds of North American jazz and Afro-Caribbean folk traditions.
Born in Trinidad and Tobago, Ryan was surrounded by music both in his family and in his community. Now establishing himself in the Toronto jazz scene, he blends the sounds of his home into his own music-making for a unique and fresh approach that’s being recognized by some of the best musicians in Canada.
After winning the 2020 Toronto Arts Foundation’s emerging jazz artist award, Ryan released