Steve Jordan lined up to replace Charlie Watts on US Rolling Stones tour

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Drummer Steve Jordan, known for his work with Keith Richards and John Mayer, will be replacing Charlie Watts for the Rolling Stones tour in the US this autumn it's looking likely because Watts, 80, has had to withdraw for health reasons. Watts said in a statement: “For once my timing has been a little off. I am working hard to get fully fit but I have today accepted on the advice of the experts that this will take a while[…] I have therefore asked my great friend Steve Jordan to stand in for me.” Check out Jordan's playing with Patti Austin, Bunky Green, Don Pullen and more recently with John Scofield. Steve Jordan, top. Photo: Wikipedia

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A superbly understated and knowing vocal here from Denise Donatelli on Burt Bacharach and Daniel Tashian's 'Whistling in the Dark' (a song that appeared on their 2020 release Blue Umbrella) and drawn from Donatelli's upcoming Bacharach-themed album of which it is the title track, the album to be released by Savant at the end of August.

Produced by the great Larry Klein who also plays bass guitar and keys on the album, the groove is super subtle with the liminal tempo and feel steered into so well by Vinnie Colaiuta. The mood on the track in its instrumental backdrop is Ry Cooder-like in its earthy looseness. The album also includes 'The Look of Love,' 'In Between the Heartaches,' 'Toledo,' 'Anyone Who Had a Heart,' 'Walk On By,' 'In the Darkest Place,' 'Mexican Divorce' and 'A House Is Not A Home.'

Denise Donatelli, photo via Twitter

Steve Jordan lined up to replace Charlie Watts on US Rolling Stones tour

Track of the day: Denise Donatelli, Whistling in the Dark, Savant ****