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Below, you'll find a compilation of all album reviews done by local KIOS jazz and blues staff.

CD of the Month: Pharez Whitted / For the People / Independent Release

.Chicago based trumpeter and educator Pharez Whitted returns to the spotlight with an exciting new release, For The People. A bright, optimistic, heartfelt session, the noted trumpeter is joined by the band with which he recorded 2010's "Transient Journey":  Guitarist Bobby Broom, pianist Ron Perrillo, saxophonist Eddie Bayard, bassist Dennis Carroll, & drummer Greg Artry. The result is a bright, optimistic, heartfelt session that features a solid lineup of tunes. On "Another Kind of Blues" Whitted's precision trumpet lines punctuate the tune which, electrified by Ron Perillo's keyboards, recall the Herbie Hancock Sextet of the early 1970s.  Whitted presents a highly personal "Sad Eyes" on which the trumpeter hits all of the right notes, a tune which came to the artist in the aftermath of the breakup of his marriage A solid pulse is kept on "Keep The Faith" with the trumpeter again at the center of the action. And on "Hope Springs Eternal" Bobby Broom makes an important statement on his guitar. All in all, this is an exceptional disc and certainly worth adding to your own home collection. For more information you may visit   http://www.pharezwhitted.com/
         

Chris Cooke has been a voice on public radio in Omaha since 1989. Working at KVNO-FM during college, Cooke hosted a weekend progressive jazz show on the station in addition to working as an on-air announcer. In November 1992, Cooke signed on at KIOS-FM and has been there ever since. He has hosted the Tuesday and Thursday editions of Jazz in the Afternoon since 1996 and has hosted Last Call since that year. A long time fan of jazz music, Cooke enjoys talking with the musicians who make jazz music and presenting those conversations with listeners. When not hosting or listening to jazz, on record or in person, Cooke maintains a busy schedule as a self-employed web design consultant.
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