So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

[Kevin Bresnahan]

JD Allen - Love Letters (The Ballad Sessions) (Savant). I like ballad dates for listening while eating dinner. This one is very well done. Pianist Brandon McCune is a new name for me (though it looks like he's been on the scene for quite a while) and he plays very nicely here. Another name to watch for I guess. Weird that the subtitle is "The Ballad Sessions" since it was recorded in one day.

I haven't seen Allen play live in a long time. There was a time when he seemed to come through Boston 2 or 3 times a year.

[Jazzmonkie]

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