At nearly 85, saxophonist and bandleader Gary Bartz releases Damage Control, his first leader date in 12 years. It’s the first volume in a proposed trilogy titled The Eternal Tenure of Sound. Bartz highlights another side of his musical persona here: the love of popular soul and R&B. These are the jams he sings in the shower. It contains songs associated with artists including Earth Wind & Fire, Curtis Mayfield, Anita Baker, Patti LaBelle, El DeBarge, Dexter Wansel, Norman Connors, and McCoy Tyner.
Damage Control was produced by drummer/percussionist Om’Mas Keith (Sa-Ra Creative Partners, Erykah Badu, Frank Ocean). It was recorded at his Los Angeles studio. Bartz wrote startling charts that transform these covers…

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