Chris Cortez..Mum Is The Word..Blue Bamboo Music..2004 CD Reviews / Reviews Date: Feb 17, 2005 - 01:00 AM By John Gilbert Right from jump street this is one hot album. Chris Cortez is an exciting guitarist and a great lyric writer, it gets no better than this. This CD has some fine accompaniment throughout and Cortez' message is loud and clear with his very hip vocals. This is the kind of record that will make you smile, tap your foot..or the organ of your choice for that matter.. The timbre of Chris Cortez's voice is perfect for 'hip' jazz and blues. "My Way Is Better"..Man, this tune is hittin' home. This tune has bop overtones with extraordinary and rapid fire solo by Cortez. His vocal texture is reminiscent of Bob Dorough with a taste of Mose Allison...But let it be known it is strictly from the soul of Cortez. "Bad Attitude" Yeah Baby, Chris Cortez gets after this song with ultra clever lyrics...Accompanying himself on guitar it gets hipper and hipper as it progresses....I know a lot of cats that this number could be their theme.... "Sweet Georgia Brown" The sax solo of Larry Panella is orbit bound ..Great ideation rooted in pure swing....Unison between Cortez and Panella is a nice touch and the guitar solo is pure magic. "Rhythm Method Blues" The rhythm method gave Cortez 7 offspring and your humble reporter six..Again the lyric spells it out with incredible style and (words) such as this.. "My wife was brought up Catholic, She never says nope, I blame all my problems on his highness, the Pope. It seems we're blessed with new life each time that we fuse. I'd like to laugh but I've got the rhythm method blues. This is a record that swaggers and struts with the best of any of the singers or composers of this genre. 5 STARS Visit California Coast Jazz At: http://community-2.webtv.net/johnnyjazz/johnnyjazzsjazzpage This article comes from eJazzNews.com : The Number One Jazz News Resource On The Net http://www.ejazznews.com/ The URL for this story is: http://www.ejazznews.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=3989