Post-Thanksgiving jazz feast

On this Thanksgiving weekend we feast on some great new jazz that has come through the Hartford area recently for us to savor. Sharel Cassity came with her quintet a couple of weeks ago and showed us her amazing talents on alto and soprano sax. Albert Rivera came to town for a pre-thanksgiving show that blew us all away. Here is a taste of what we got from Albert that evening:

Next up is Tarbaby the hot new group led by Eric Revis and Nasheet Waits representing a new wave of free jazz. From that point on we rock out with some fusion from Wayne Krantz and Mike Stern. Finally we close out this week's podcast with an epic recording from the 70's from Yes.

Featured Album

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Track ~ Artist ~ Album
Say What? ~ Sharel Cassity ~ Relentless
Song of Those Who Seek ~ Sharel Cassity ~ Relentless
Exalibur ~ Albert Rivera ~ Inner Peace
The New York Hartford Connection ~ Albert Rivera ~ Re-Introduction
Heads ~ Tarbaby ~ The End of Fear
November '80 ~ Tarbaby ~ The End of Fear
Its No Fun Not To Like Pop ~ Wayne Krantz ~ Krantz Carlock Lefebrvre
Tumble Home ~ Mike Stern ~ Who Let The Cats Outs
All Heart ~ Mike Stern ~ Play
Close to the Edge ~ Yes ~ Close to the Edge