Louie Prez SCAM   * * * *

Louie Prez – remember that name! This excellent Melbourne trio shows with its cornucopia of delightful but contrasting Brazilian-inspired Rhythmic originals, with a West African touch, that it is a new force to be reckoned with in Australian music. Highlights abound – the duet between Leo Dale’s cool and melancholy alto and the always impeccable acoustic guitar styling of Doug DeVries on the reed player’s softly swinging but gentle ‘In her Arms’ and ‘Louie’s White Shoes’ where Dale’s almost detached and delicate alto floats above the passionate and exciting beat generated by DeVries and percussionist Ray Pereira.

Kevin Jones