North India
shaun@blittzedmarketing.com April 1, 2026
O's Notes: A series of meditative chants coming from North India under the direction of Sheila Dahl, a master of Hindustani classical singing. Accompaniment comes from Zamor Ahmed (tablas) and Ila Dalmia et David Hykes (tempura). The combination of voice and instruments starts slow and steadily builds, creating an introspective mood of meditation over two lengthy Ragas “Bhairav” and Kaushi Kanhra”.
Songs of My Dreams...
shaun@blittzedmarketing.com April 1, 2026
O's Notes: James Judson is a crooner, pianist with a warm inviting voice backed by an orchestra, including strings. Mike Gurrola (b) and Gary Matsumoto (p) have notable contributions as well. The sound is grandiose across thirteen freshened classics. Of note are “The Shadow of Your Smile”, “My Imagination”, “On and On”, and “All of Me”, a duet with Laura Cole. There are plentiful solos including from producer Tim Sonnefefeld (g), Michael Campagna (t) and Bob Sheppard (sax).
Music Speaks For Me
shaun@blittzedmarketing.com April 1, 2026
O's Notes: Get ready for fierce beats, cool rhythms, and some spoken word, make that rap. Guest vocalist Gregory Cone sings on the opening title track. We also liked “Return of the Mack” featuring Douglas on vibes with hip hop artists Amen Kush, Fiyaman and percussionist Jorge Pineda. We also liked their take of “Outstanding” and “Me and My Chiba” featuring Ram Dog. Oh, wait a minute, there’s a jazz ballad: “They Call Her Zadie Mae” featuring Clifford Lamb (p) and Douglas on trumpet and the mellow finale, “All I Am”.
Incandescence
shaun@blittzedmarketing.com April 1, 2026
O's Notes: Trumpeter, composer Sarah Wilson leads a sextet with her latest recording including Lisa Mezzacappa (b), John Schott (g), Kasey Knudsen (a-sax), Mara Fox (tb), and either Jon Arkin or Tim Buckley on drums for her latest release, Incandescence. The music is brass oriented and spans many genres, always pleasant across eleven original selections.