You shook me (Lucky Peterson) (LP 4597 - 4598)

Artemis  In Real Time (Vinyl, Blue Note Records, 2023) ****  

Lucky Peterson  I'm Ready (Vinyl, Decca Records, 1992/2023 reissue) **** 

Genre: Jazz, blues

Places I remember: JB Hi Fi

Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Tribute to the King (Lucky Peterson)

Gear costume: Don't Cloud Up On Me (great blues/jazz fusion by Lucky); Bow and Arrow (Artemis) (and a live version on YouTube).

They loom large in his legend (The Album Collection playlists): Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; Part 4; Part 5; Part 6; Part 7

Active compensatory factors: Another couple of albums that I've recently picked up from JB Hi Fi's $10 bins. With new albums hovering around the $90 mark, I'll be browsing the sale racks for a while yet. Luckily, there are still some superb albums lurking there.

Artemis is a jazz group that features an all-female lineup - making them fairly unique I would have thought.  Their leader is pianist Renee Rosnes; she is joined by trumpeter Ingrid Jensen, bassist Noriko Ueda, drummer Allison Miller, tenor saxophonist Nicole Glover and multi-reedist Alexa Tarantino.

This is their second album, and I'll certainly be on the lookout for their debut. All the musicians are amazingly in sync on the album which has mainly original compositions from various band members. Two covers bookend the album - one by Lyle Mays and it ends with Wayne Shorter's Penelope.

The Blue Note site has plenty of info on the album and I really enjoyed this clip from YouTube if you are seeking more on Artemis.

Lucky Peterson was a talented blues musician who passed away in 2020 tragically at a young age - 55, after falling ill at home. He played guitar, keyboards, and sang on this album from 1992. His range of abilities are clearly evident throughout I'm Ready. Again, I'd certainly buy more of his early nineties albums on Alligator if I came across them.

Where do they all belong? Two great additions and for under $20!! I call that a bargain.