Jared Sims - Against All OddsThough reflecting on the wide ranging, cascading emotions and endless complications created by the pandemic, saxophonist Jared Sims somehow manages to find an optimistic voice that weaves it's way through the narrative of "Against All Odds," his 10th solo recording. Guitarist Steve Fell, bassist Keala Kaumeheiwa, and drummer Luther Gray have been in Sims's musical life for years, the shared experiences adding easily accessed emotional depth to his

Kent Carter on bass

Artists include The Whispers

plus Annette Funicello's 'Bikini Beach Party'

and celebrating Peggy's landmark 100th birthday

For Tchaikovsky

Whether it fails

and while in Europe she made records in Paris and London

and Western Jamboree (1938)

Jaguar Jesus is all J French's production

pub jukebox gems and everything in between

we get to peek into the initial sketches at the onset of his career as a singer and songwriter

The melody explorations have an eastern vibe