New Recording From Guitarist Doug MacDonald, Tribute To South Central

Doug MacDonald’s newest recording, Tribute to South Central, features a new quintet/sextet that includes trumpet, keyboards, bass, drums, and percussion.

Throughout his career, guitarist Doug MacDonald has led at least 30 albums yet he never seems to repeat himself. His recordings range from unaccompanied solos to big band outings with many different settings in between and are consistently filled with unexpected moments along with solid swinging.

On Tribute to South Central, MacDonald pays tribute to the legendary area in Los Angeles where jazz clubs used to be quite numerous and where the guitarist had happy experiences playing with Ernie Andrews, Jack McDuff and many others.

For this project, Doug MacDonald utilizes a new group of talented musicians, none of whom he had recorded with previously: Wayne Cobham on trumpet, flugelhorn and flugelbone, keyboardist Richard Turner Jr, bassist Del Atkins, drummer-percussionist Ronnie Kaufman and, on five of the eight selections, percussionist Eric McKain. His interplay with these musicians inspires fresh ideas and creative new music.

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