Joey Willis

5 days ago | glidemagazine.com | Joey Willis

The Blackbyrds’ City Life doesn’t just groove—it struts. Released in 1975 at the height of funk’s golden era, this album is a shining example of how jazz-trained musicians could infuse soul and R&B with technical flair without sacrificing dance-floor appeal. Produced by their mentor and jazz great Donald Byrd, City Life finds The Blackbyrds fully settled into their identity: a young band eager to make jazz fusion accessible, stylish, and downright irresistible.

1 week ago | glidemagazine.com | Joey Willis

Moon Beams marked an important moment for Bill Evans. Recorded in 1962, it was his first trio album following the sudden death of bassist Scott LaFaro, whose intuitive style had shaped much of Evans’ earlier sound. Rather than returning with something bold or experimental, Evans chose a softer approach—an album built almost entirely around ballads. It’s reflective and unhurried, showing a pianist more interested in exploring emotion than making a statement.

1 week ago | glidemagazine.com | Joey Willis

Fifteen years after her last solo record, Amy Millan returns with I Went to Find You, an intimate, carefully layered album shaped by loss, memory, and quiet resilience. Co-written and produced with composer Jay McCarrol, the record trades in the kinds of subtle arrangements and understated emotion that don’t immediately demand attention, but reward close listening. The album opens with “Untethered,” where Millan’s voice floats above a mellow reverb guitar and a slow-moving piano arrangement.

1 week ago | glidemagazine.com | Joey Willis

There’s a certain kind of light that hits in the late afternoon, just before the sun slips away at the end of the day, and Horizon lives entirely in that golden hour. Released by International Anthem, Horizon is a collaboration between Chicago-based trumpeter/producer Will Miller (of Resavoir) and guitarist/composer Matt Gold. Their 10-track album is a quietly radiant exploration of texture, warmth, and mood.

2 weeks ago | glidemagazine.com | Joey Willis

Florry’s Sounds Like… is a record that thrives in its looseness. It doesn’t force itself into any tidy genre corners, instead, it lets things unfold at their own pace, somewhere between country rock, indie fuzz, and unvarnished live-session energy. Led by Francie Medosch, the Philadelphia-bred, now Vermont-based group sounds more confident and unrestrained than ever, delivering a record that feels both deliberate in its songwriting and completely uninterested in polish for its own sake.