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Kevin McNeal's Blueswing Band. A Tribute to Leon Thomas

Kevin McNeal's Blueswing Band. A Tribute to Leon Thomas

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Silvana, 300 W 116th Street, Harlem, New York

Guitarist Kevin McNeal and his Blueswing band will be paying homage to the late great Avant-Garde Jazz & Blues vocalist and former bandmate Leon Thomas with their upcoming tribute album. McNeal was Thomas' Artistic Director and Band Leader during his 90's tours throughout the US and Europe. The original touring band is previewing their upcoming record release and tour at one of their favorite Harlem hang-outs.

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A Matter of Time

The Kevin McNeal Organ Project

Jazz guitar, with a tinge of soul and blues, featuring the Hammond organ, with sax and drums.

Noriko Kamo - Hammond B3 organ Floyd King - Saxophone Tom Baker - Drums, Percussion Kevin McNeal - Guitar, Compositions

This is music to groove to, to relax to, and to let all else go.

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    Be Bach Later 6:36
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    A Matter of Time 6:05
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    Pathetique 7:06
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    Chesstraps 5:16
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    Zamar 6:10
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    Affirmation 5:56
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    Take the Tunnel 5:21
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    Lunarstice 6:05
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Soliloquy

Kevin McNeal

Jazz Standards - Solo Guitar - "Soliloquy sounds like a master musician just playing in his living room with a few candles lit, purely for the love of it. "

Performance and recording credits include Rufus Reid, David Liebman, James Williams, Royal Hartigan, Nick Brignola, Steve Swallow, Cecil Bridgewater, Ed Wiley Jr., Greg Osby , Skip Roberts

Jazz Standards - Solo Guitar - "Soliloquy sounds like a master musician just playing in his living room with a few candles lit, purely for the love of it. "

Performance and recording credits include Rufus Reid, David Liebman, James Williams, Royal Hartigan, Nick Brignola, Steve Swallow, Cecil Bridgewater, Ed Wiley Jr., Greg Osby , Skip Roberts with BluesWing, Piney Brown, Stanley Turrentine, Charles Frambrough, Hamiet Bluiett, Kevin Eubanks, Mike Stern, Geri Allen, Nasheet Waits and many others. He toured Europe with Leon Thomas as his Musical Director.

Kevin resides in New York City , where he has been playing the jazz scene for several decades and leads his own group BluesWing.

"On Soliloquy, the Harlem based McNeal's command of his instrument, and his thoughtful way of reinterpreting well worn yet well loved standards, is sheer magic." David Malachowski

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    WITCHCRAFT 3:12
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    DOLPHIN DANCE 3:39
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    ORNITHOLOGY 3:28
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    SOFT WINDS 3:32
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    SATIN DOLL 4:40
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    ALL OF YOU 3:14
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    MY ONE AND ONLY LOVE/SKLYLARK 3:56
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    A CHILD IS BORN 2:38
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    JOY SPRING 3:27
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    CRY ME A RIVER/ANGEL EYES/JORDU 6:30
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    JITTERBUG WALTZ 5:14
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    UP JUMPED SPRING 3:54
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    IT MIGHT AS WELL BE SPRING 2:14
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    HOW MY HEART SINGS 4:08
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    BUT BEAUTIFUL 2:00
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    EVERYTHING HAPPENS TO ME 2:48
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    SUMMERTIME 4:09
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    AUTUMN IN NEW YORK/DAYDREAM 4:35
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