In an industry overburdened with
non-melodic rap hoppers, inept alternative punkers, heavy
eardrum breakers, drill team sexpots and country posers, it’s
nice to know that someone remembers how to make fine music.
It is comforting to know that someone
like Nick Thompson knows how much a baritone sax can contribute
to a song, or that someone like Steve O'Neill hasn't forgotten
the depth and beauty of the Hammond B3.
It is welcome news to know that there
are still musicians like Jimmy Martinez and Steve Hill that can
not only play stellar bass and guitar, but can lend their voices
to help create sweet, precise harmonies; just as welcome to know
that Trey Keepin knows what a tenor sax is for, and that Mark
Esquibel knows what it means to be a great drummer.
It is pure jubilation to hear Brother E.
Clayton not only sing with such conviction, but with the ability
to front this band with the style, poise and class it deserves.
It is a relief to know that true Soul
Music is alive and well in Santa Fe, New Mexico. To hear these
classic tunes again, arranged and performed so brilliantly is
truly, music to the ears.
