Saxophonist Bennie Wallace's gritty, soulful sound is easily identifiable to those who enjoyed his rollicking mid 80's records on the Blue Note label, or his encounters with Flip Phillips and Scott Hamilton, or his sideman contributions to albums by Mose Allison, Solomon Burke, Art Farmer, and Anthony Wilson.
With French Postcard Bennie hooked up with old musical friends Peter Washington on bass, guitarist Anthony Wilson, pianist Donald Vega, drummer and master tambourinist Herlin Riley, and newcomer Simon Moullier on vibraphone. Hear Herlin work that tambourine (and drums) with Bennie and Peter Washington on "Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho", alongside a couple of Wallace originals, a Jobim nugget, and a Wallace approach to Thelonious Monk's "Round Midnight"
Hear a track from Bennie Wallace's French Postcard each weekday morning @ 8:20AM, another feature made possible by the members of WBGO!
Mon-"Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho"
Tues-"Srubie"
Wed-"How Insensitive"
Thurs-"Handcuffs"
Fri-"'Round Midnight"
