David Uosikkinen’s In the Pocket

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You might not agree with David Uosikkinen’s choices about what qualifies as “essential.” Doesn’t matter. Each of the tracks that The Hooters drummer and his slate of local musician pals tackled — finally compiled on In the Pocket: Essential Songs of Philadelphia — have returned with an ebullient spirit of friendship and respect. “I never meant to outdo the originals,” says Uosikkinen. “I wanted to reintroduce songs, celebrate a community of artists and remind people of the melting pot of sounds and stories we come from here.” Some tunes are aged classics, some come from Uosikkinen’s ’80s/’90s contemporaries. Either way, Essential Songshas an energy all its own.