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Various Bluegrass, Blues and
Jazz Albums
Review By Steven Stone
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Noah Earl
This Is The Jubilee
On his third album, Noah Earle writes all the songs, plays all the guitar parts, and serves as producer. Most of the songs begin with Earle's acoustic guitar. The man can pick. His infectious tunes are full of clever lyrics and melodic lines. Earle also has a charming singing voice and excellent taste in CD graphics.
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Marty Raybon
At His Best
What a voice! Marty Raybon could sing the alphabet and most people would remain in rapt attention all the way to z. He also writes fine songs, as the five here attest. Raybon's brand of country is a throwback to a more rustic time. Joined by a crack back-up band Raybon creates a world of rich down-home longing.
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Mark Johnson & Emory Lester
Acoustic Vision - Blockade Runner
Emory Lester plays mandolin, guitar, fiddle acoustic bass and lead vocals while Mark Johnson plays only one instrument, the banjo, but Johnson contributes six original songs to the project. The title tune would have been as well received back in 1863 as today. Lester and Johnson mesh in a way that few musicians, regardless of genre, do. This is old time music done right.
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Chad Fadely
iMando
Chad Fadely writes fiddle tunes and plays keep-up-with-anybody mandolin with bluegrass bounce. Joined by fiddle whizz Alex Hargreaves, Bill Neaves on acoustic guitar, and Ivan Rosenberg on resophonic guitar, Fadely leads this temporary but very tight band through eleven killer bluegrass instrumentals. His take on the classic "Texas Gales" hits all the right notes
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