Tres Album Review
Tomas Ramirez – TRES: Here’s a 14-track from Tomas, a jammin’ saxophone player from Texas. Nearly all original, but plenty of punch on the one non-original tune, a cover of The Beatles classic, “In My Life“… wailin’ to be sure. You can tell from the pic on his BIO page that Tomas has “been around the block”, & it comes through (mighty) clearly on heartfelt tuneage like the powerful “Sitting With The King“, one of my favorites on the CD. He & his mates have definitely GOT th’ FONK dow-un… this is the kind of album you’ll find yourself comin’ back to again & again! My absolute favorite tune was “Confrontal Obtusion” – but be sure you listen to it with your headphones ON (& LOUD)… sax is supposed to be about BLOWING, & Tomas could DETONATE th’ breathalyzer with this kinda’ reed smokin’! Best sax outing I’ve heard (yet) in 2012! I give Tomas & crew a MOST HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, with an “EQ” (energy quotient) rating of 4.99! Get more information at Tomas’s site.
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