Pineapples and Ashtrays
Bryan Beninghove and Hangman
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Pineapples and Ashtrays is the music CD creation of Jersey jazz artist Bryan Beninghove and his freewheeling group Hangmen. Reaching beyond avant-garde, Pineapples and Ashtrays defies genre classification with adventurous elements of samba rock, bold horn highlights, and intense guitar interplay. Boundless enthusiasm infuses this no-holds-barred blast of an album. The tracks are "Astronete", "Pineapples & Ashtrays", "Lola Gotta Gun", "La Girafe", "Roebuck", "Elephant Stampede", "Girl You'll Be a Woman Soon", and "Terminator". Also highly recommended is "Louisiana Soul Revival Featuring Doug Duffey" ($TBA), an album that lives up to its title with Duffey's nostalgic celebration of funk, soul, and electric blues.