Marty Grosz - Chasin the SpotsGuitarist and occasional Waller ish vocalist Marty Grosz is joined here by a variety of small group backing, including Randy Reinhart cornet, Jon Erik Kellso trumpet, Scott Robinson C melody sax, clarinet, mezzaphone, bass sax, Dan Block clarinet, alto sax, Vince Giordano string bass, bass sax, and Arnie Kinsella drums. Recorded on Feb. 23rd and 24th, 2004, this 18 track CD features renditions of "When the Sun Goes Down", "Someone's Rocking My

of the music of Rachmaninoff

After his move to the US in the early 2000s

French composer Joseph Canteloube (1879-1957) made a life's work of collecting

The three pieces on this release have one thing in common: they combine dances with contrasting musical pieces to form a large whole - the suite

The loping and haunted "Something Was There" follows-a staple of Dark Dark Dark's live sets in the last year of their touring

the revolution wasn't televised

which is brilliantly performed by the ensemble

the arrangements run the gamut from bluesy slide

" Side A ("Laughing At Me") is a lovely doo-wop tinged ballad

Creatively it's all the bearded one and only

but into his 70s (as of the date of this live recording)

It includes their cover version of set opener Low Rider by War