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Going Home for One of a Kind
Record company keeps promoting the latest Don Airey solo album with posting the title track One of a Kind:
Meanwhile, some time ago Don released another solo album without much fanfare. That album is called Going Home. It is the jazz piano album that Don started mentioning he’s working on since a few years ago. The album is self published and can be ordered through Don’s website (please be patient — it is more often down then up lately).
We managed to procure a copy of the latter and hope to offer you a reveiew once the things at THS ivory towers get a little less hectic.
Unauthorized copying, while sometimes necessary, is never as good as the real thing
I bought this a while ago (tour merchandise). It has some spectacular piano playing on it. Don is extremely technically adept, but he is not soulless, there is humour and adventure in his playing plus a bow to tradition. Unlike Jon Lord whose solo albums could often (Windows being one great exception) be described as “pastoral” (bordering on kitsch in some parts – I loved the man and have all his solo albums, but he could be a real musical sweet tooth in his solo stuff), Don is more cutting edge. Highly recommended.
June 22nd, 2018 at 19:03Groovy, man, groovy!
June 23rd, 2018 at 11:53In fact, this is better than what Purple delivered on their last album. Great tune and sound!
June 28th, 2018 at 20:24Sensational!
June 29th, 2018 at 16:42Needs to leave Purple and go solo with his own band……most likely in a year when they retire.
July 19th, 2018 at 12:10