Here are a couple of discs to liven up your lawn parties or tailgaiters.
Thought you’ve heard it all? Try this one by the Sir Sultry Quintet, an LA-based band that mixes blues and jazz with a liberal dash of flamenco. Mixing California with Seville, this band mixes knee slapping vocals by Ethan Margolis on”Before It Gets Cold” and “Eating Out” with free flowing latin passion. Guitarist Ethan Margolis tams up with Katisse Buckingham/sax-fl, Hussain Jiffry/b, Mitch Forman/key and a rotating team of drummers on exciting instrumentals such as “Niebla”, “Smile at Life” and the title track, as guest vocalist Judith Hill brings excitement to “Love Bubbles.” The band gets loosey goosey and informal at times, like a casual night in the back yard, but that’s part of the charm here. You feel like you’re part of the get together. Where’s the food?