CARLOS SANTANA TO BE INDUCTED INTO NAACP IMAGE AWARDS HALL OF FAME

Carlos Santana to Be Inducted Into NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame 37th NAACP Image Awards Ceremony to Air March 3 on FOX

Legendary musician and guitarist extraordinaire Carlos Santana will be inducted into the NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame, NAACP Image Awards Executive Producer Vicangelo Bulluck announced today. The prestigious Hall of Fame Award will be presented during the February 25th taping of the 37th NAACP Image Awards in Los Angeles. The awards ceremony will air Friday, March 3 (8:00–10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.

Bruce S. Gordon, President and CEO of the NAACP, said: "Carlos Santana is a visionary artist whose work has inspired and motivated people of all races and cultures. He has created music that has become the soundtrack for the world and I have always had great respect for his musical genius as well as his spirit. We are honored that he is joining us to celebrate his remarkable life and accomplishments."

Image Awards Chairperson Clayola Brown noted: "Carlos Santana is a true virtuoso and guiding light in the music world. Through his music and humanitarian efforts he has influenced generations, and we are proud to bestow this honor on him."

The Hall of Fame Award is bestowed on an individual who is a pioneer in his or her respective field and whose influence will shape the profession for generations to come. This individual is recognized for his or her impact nationally and internationally, and for a career which exemplifies high artistic achievement, professionalism and public service.

Best known worldwide for the group that bears his name, Carlos Santana has been reinventing and reshaping the landscape of musical culture for close to four decades. His fluid sound laid claim to the concept of "world music" before the term ever surfaced on the pop culture radar. A member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Santana has sold more than 90 million records and has performed for over 100 million people around the world. He is the recipient of 10 Grammy Awards, and has also won three Latin Grammy Awards. In 2004, he received the Latin Recording Academy's prestigious "Person of the Year" honor.

In addition to his musical accolades, Santana has a long history of social activism and contributes his time and funds to humanitarian causes. He and his wife, Deborah, founded their Milagro Foundation in 1988. With close to $2 million in grants to date, the Milagro Foundation supports organizations promoting the welfare of underserved children in the areas of health education and the arts.

Founded in 1909, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is the nation’s oldest and largest civil rights organization. Its half-million adult and youth members throughout the United States and the world are the premier advocates for civil rights in their communities and monitor equal opportunity in the public and private sectors.

DaimlerChrysler returns as the diamond sponsor of the 37TH NAACP IMAGE AWARDS. Other major supporters include American Airlines, Bank of America, FedEx, General Motors and Verizon.

JAMIE CULLUM US/CANADA 2006 TOUR DATES

We just received information regarding Jamie Cullum’s US/Canada 2006 tour and here the dates line up so far:

Wed 1st March 06 - Moore Theatre, Seattle
Thurs 2nd March 06 - Crystal Ballroom, Portland
Sat 4th March 06 - Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco
Tues 7th March 06 - Avalon, Los Angeles
Wed 8th March 06 - House of Blues, Anaheim
Fri 10th March 06 - Ogden Theatre, Denver
Sun 12th March 06 - Fitgerald, St. Paul, Minnesota
Mon 13th March 06 - Park West, Chicago
Tues 14th March 06 - Pageant, St. Louis
Fri 17th March 06 - SXSW, Austin
Sun 19th March 06 - Tabernacle, Atlanta
Tues 21st March 06 - Harbourfront Centre, Toronto
Wed 22nd March 06 - Royal Oak Theatre, Detroit
Thurs 23rd March 06 - House of Blues, Cleveland
Sat 25th March 06 - 930 Club, Washington DC
Mon 27th March 06 - Kimmel Centre, Philadelphia
Wed 29th March 06 - Town Hall, New York City
Thurs 30th March 06 - Opera House, Boston

SMOOTH JAZZ NEWS

New York’s Smooth Jazz CD101.9 will be sponsoring the upcoming Valentine’s Concert on Friday, February 10, 2006. The event will feature Richard Elliot, Rick Braun and Peter White and will take place at the Nokia Theatre in New York City. And speaking of CD101.9, we took a peek at their latest playlist and noticed that they have been heavily rotating the following smooth jazz songs lately: Euge Groove – Get Em Goin’; Walter Beasley – Coolness; Marion Meadows – Suede; Rick Braun – Shining Star; Richard Elliot - Mystique; Philippe Saisse – Do It Again; Paul Brown – Winelight; Chieli Minucci – The Juice; Paul Taylor – East Bay Bounce; and Jeff Lorber – Everybody Knows That.

San Antonio’s KQXT-FM radio personality David Munoz will host the January 14 Smooth Jazz Winterfest at the Lila Cockrell Theatre featuring Will Downing, Regina Belle and Gerald Albright. Downing’s latest CD is Soul Symphony and Regina Belle’s is the acclaimed George Duke-produced Lazy Afternoon. Munoz is the host of "The Saturday Night Jazz Show" and "The Sunday Morning Jazz Show" on KQXT-FM.

With its upwardly mobile demographic alternative jazz station KJAZ 98.1FM, is carving a niche in Bermuda’s competitive broadcasting market. In January, Marshall Griffin joined the station as the mid-day contemporary jazz personality and in December Valerie (VJ) Leader joined as the host of Smooth Jazz with Satin Doll.

Kirk Whalum continues on his concert trek with three more dates lined-up for his "I Said I Love You Tour". The confirmed concerts are: Friday, February 10 in San Diego, CA; Saturday, February 11 in Atlanta, GA; and Tuesday, and a special Valentine’s concert on February 14 in San Francisco, CA.

BCS Records will release Crystal Blue, the latest album from keyboardist and composer Billy Shields. The CD includes covers of Van Morrison’s Have I Told You Lately, Sade’s Cherry Pie, plus the title track Crystal Blue Persuasion (originally recorded by Tommy James & The Shondells back in the 60’s). The CD is pure smooth jazz with some sexy excursions into R&B grooves territory. Produced by Preston Glass (George Benson, Kenny G, Lionel Richie, Earth Wind & Fire), Crystal Blue is set for release in April 2006.

NEW RELEASES FROM CHICO HAMILTON, SLOW TRAIN SOUL, RICK BRAUN, SHIRLEY HORN, THIEVERY CORPORATION & OTHERS...

CHICO HAMILTON – JUNIFLIP
New from legendary jazz drummer and bandleader Chico Hamilton is Juniflip, with special guest appearances from: legendary Love front-man Arthur Lee, criminally under-rated vocalist (and successful actor) Bill Henderson and former Hamilton band members trombonist George Bohanon and bass trombonist Jimmy Cheatham. Each guest lends his unique and distinct voice to the different journey that is Juniflip. Thru every track Chico invites the listener along on a singular, singing and swinging adventure. Awarded a NEA's Jazz Master Fellowship in 2004, Juniflip is just one more achievement that illustrates why Chico Hamilton is a jazz master and still the man for every generation.

BARGROOVES – MANHATTAN
The first CD (mixed by Ben Sowton) is laden with soulful female vocal Garage tracks like 8 Letters from Holmes Ives featuring Avalon Frost, Jay-J & Mark Grant featuring Latrice Barnett's Love Is, and Dance With Me from K-Klass with former Prince collaborator Rosie Gaines as well as plenty of repetitively mesmerizing, spacey tracks like Ross Couch's flute-filled Feel It, the bongo-fronted Controls The Sound by Fresh And Low, or the graceful Freeway from Soularis. Chuck Love's El Divorcee includes flamenco guitars over vintage 70s-styled organ. The second CD (mixed by Mateo and Matos) relies on pretty piano tracks with skipping beats like Vanessa Freeman's The Way or Set You Free from Eddie Matos as well as some more Latin-inspired tracks like two from Matos, Cuanto Te Quiero and Quiere Bailar, both filled with sexy female vocal snippets over driving percussion and muy caliente piano breakdowns.

DAVE MATTHIUS HOUSE MIXED VOL. 1
This new release includes the Lee Cabrera mix of Martin Solveig's Rocking Music and then Clepto's take on Frankie Knuckles' Bac N Da Day. Kaskade's beautiful yet moody Steppin' Out chills things out a bit and is followed by a handful of decent but unmemorable tracks until Miango's O Loko [Afro Vibes] kicks in. The cut mixes hot African vocals and Latin jazz trumpet and flute into a great broken beat samba. Although Costa S's El Comandante continues the groovy Latin vibe for a few more minutes, it is followed by yet more okay songs up until disc one's closer, Enamor's I Believe.

JANA – FLASH OF A FIREFLY
Native-American singer-songwriter Jana has charted on Billboard in the past with hits like Stairway To Heaven, More Than Life and Found A Love. Her debut album – Flash Of A Firefly is now available and of the sixteen songs on the album, Jana contributed her writing skills on eleven of them. The CD does have a mixture of it all – if you are looking for over-the-top pop, listen to Gotta Be. Need a day to connect with the man upstairs? Play Friend Above – a very pretty gospel song. Still in need of a fix of ‘feel good’ music? Be sure and play One Spirit about peace and I Am about diversity.

SLOW TRAIN SOUL – ILLEGAL CARGO
Slow Train Soul’s Illegal Cargo is filled with a bunch of smooth funky grooves from the airy vocals of Lady Z and modern synthetic programming orchestration by Morten Varano, both of London, England who coupled-up as co-engineers on this locomotive of sound. All aboard and watch the closing doors. Excellent is In The Black Of The Night among the many other cuts). I really enjoyed the crucial smooth bass beats (and so will you too).

KASKADE – HOUSE OF OM
In the latest mix compilation from Om, Kaskade, after over a year of touring the world after his debut LP release "It's You, It's Me," goes back to his diverse Chicago house roots. Though he has been welcomed and championed by the West Coast deep house scene, his real love is of diva-inspired uplifting vocal music, which makes it no surprise that one of his greatest supporters and friends is Marques Wyatt. This mix compilation does well to brand the more lazy mellowed-out deep house grooves with the New York and Chicago vocals that are Kaskade's muse. Kaskade's track selection is for the most part tailored to please the Om crowd while staying true to his own roots, and the mix truly illustrates the diversity and complexity of his house vision, which fuses house music from coast to coast. Kaskade is definitely a rising star in Om's lineup.

SANDER KLEINENBERG & LEE BURRIDGE – THIS IS EVERYBODY! ON TOUR
Everybody on Tour! is a new double CD from Dutch superstar Sander Kleinenberg and UK jock Lee Burridge on Ultra Records. Tracks include Our House by Pony, a very laidback track, DJ T's remix of Mylo's Muscle Car, the female vocals naming off American muscle cars is just infectious. Taking it up another notch, the mix picks up even more with West London Deep's Dark Matter, another great piece of music from the duo. Sander ends the up-and-down mix with the dub version of Robert Babic's Look..

THIEVERY CORPORATION – SOUNDS FROM THE THIEVERY HI-FI
The classic debut album from electronic music pioneers Thievery Corporation. This special edition has been re-packaged as a digipak and now features two exclusive bonus tracks: Sun, Moon, and Stars and Sleeper Car. Where it all began, absolutely essential. Release date: January 26, 2006.

SHIRLEY HORN – BUT BEAUTIFUL
But Beautiful gives us some classic recordings that highlight her career, as well as three bonus tracks recorded from a recent performance at the Au Bar in New York City. The first eleven tracks are from Horn’s Verve Records catalogue, including I Thought About You and Loads of Love: Shirley Horn with Horns, which was originally released on Mercury Records. Throughout, Horn is at her best. While her sound is clean and her tone perfect, she sings with the same soulful flair that got Miles Davis’ attention many years ago. To Shirley Horn fans who already have all her albums, the three bonus tracks, while good, may not be worth it. But for those who haven't heard much Horn, But Beautiful is a great place to start.
Track Listing: I Just Found Out About Love; You Won’t Forget Me; You Don’t Know Me; The Great City, Fever; If You Love Me; A Time for Love; Come Dance With Me; Nice ‘n’ Easy; But Beautiful; Here’s to Life; Jelly, Jelly; Loads of Love; I Didn’t Know What Time It Was.
Personnel: Shirley Horn: vocals, piano; various artists with Ed Howard: bass (11-13); Steve Williams: drums (11-13); Roy Hargrove: trumpet (11, 13); George Mesterhazy: guitar (11-13); and Buck Hill: saxophone (13).

URSULA 1000 – HERE COMES TOMORROW
The new studio album from Ursula 1000 exploring a mind meld of jazz, electro, Latin, swing, ska, bossa nova, hip hop, psychedelia and glam rock. Featuring guests Los Amigos Invisibles, Cristina (Ze Records), Members of the Gentle People, Qypthone, Cabaret Noir, Misty Roses and so much more! Look for worldwide DJ dates in March and April! Release date: March 21, 2006.

Smooth jazz trumpeter Rick Braun serves up a potluck mix of covers on his latest album, Yours Truly. While each is restyled with his usual noninvasive instrumental template, the sheer diversity makes the collection surprisingly adventurous. Whether he is doing a laid-back take on Simply Red's Holdin' Back the Years, a playful reading of Deee-Lite's Groove Is in the Heart or a lovely, swaying reinterpretation of John Mayer's Daughters, Braun brings something new to his hand-picked choices. That is a rare feat among the tide of cover albums in the marketplace. Artistry and commerce: Braun certainly hits all the right notes here

NEW RELEASES: WEEK OF JANUARY 10, 2006

9th Creation – Bubble Gum
Andreas Vollenweider – White Winds / Book Of Roses (Kin Kou/Savoy)
Bill Evans – Bill Evans Plays For Lovers (Fantasy)
Blue Magic – Blue Magic
Cecilia Stalin – Straight Up
Chet Baker – Chet Baker Plays For Lovers (Concord)
Dave Brubeck – Dave Brubeck Plays For Lovers (Concord)
Dee Dee Bridgewater – Dee Dee Bridgewater
Eddie Costa Trio – Complete Recordings
Elliot James – Cinematic Life (Wateree Recordings)
Ennio Morricone – Library Vol. 1 – Musiche Composte Per Il Cinema
Ennio Morricone – Morricone Bossa – An Exclusive Collection of Rare Bossa Nova Tunes
Etta James – The Definitive Collection (Hip-O/UME)
Etta James – Love Songs (Private)
Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin & Sammy Davis, Jr. – Love From The Rat Pack
Graham Central Station – My Radio Sure Sounds Good To Me
Grover Washington Jr. – Gold (Hip-O/UME, 2 CDs)
Haroldo Mauro Jr. – Bossa Na Pressao
Illinois Jacquet – Bosses Of The Ballad
Julie London – The Very Best Of Julie London (Capital/EMI, 2 CDs)
Kenny Barron – What If
Lee Perry – Dubstrumentals – Kung Fu Meets The Dragon/Return Of Wax/Musical Bones
Liquid Liquid – Liquid Liquid
Marlena Shaw – Out Of Different Bags (Japanese Edition)
Martin Taylor – Sketches A Tribute To Art Tatum (P3 Music)
Nina Simone – The Definitive Collection (Hip-O/UME)
Phyllis Hyman – Love Songs (Buddah/Arista)
Regina Belle – Love Songs (Columbia/Legacy)
Rufus With Chaka Khan – Camouflage (Japanese Edition)
Sun Ra – Futuristic Sounds Of Sun Ra
Teena Marie – Wild And Peaceful (expanded edition)
Tony Bennett – Tony Bennett Plays For Lovers (Concord)
Various Artists – Dirty Martini: A Sultry Blend Of Lounge & Chill (Water Music)
Various Artists – UFO Lounge
Various Artists – Afro Night
Various Artists – Crème De La Crème Vol. 2 – More Philly Soul Classics & Rarities
Various Artists – Soulful Thangs Vol. 4 – 22 Rare & Hard To Find Sweet & Northern Soul Classics
Various Artists – Soul Galore – 60s & 70s Northern Soul Classics
Various Artists – Philly Sound Get Down – Philly Funk Intrumentals

LOU RAWLS - THE PASSING OF A TRUE LEGEND

Lou Rawls - the velvet-voiced singer who started as a church choir boy and went on to record such classic tunes as You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine, died Monday, January 6, 2006 of cancer. He was 72.

Rawls died at Los Angeles' Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where he was hospitalized last month for treatment of lung and brain cancer, according to his publicist. His wife, Nina, was at his bedside when he died. Rawls' family said the singer was 72, although other records indicate he was 70.

Rawls' deep, smooth voice was his trademark, and he used it in a variety of genres. A longtime community activist, Rawls played a major role in United Negro College Fund telethons in the 1980s that raised more than $200 million. In the '60s he often visited schools, playgrounds and community centers.

Rawls was playing small blues and R&B clubs in Los Angeles when his four-octave range caught the ear of a Capitol Records producer, who signed him to the label in 1962. His debut effort, Stormy Monday, recorded with the Les McCann Trio, was the first of his 52 albums. In 1966, his Love Is a Hurtin' Thing topped the charts and earned Rawls his first two Grammy nominations.

He won three Grammys in a career that spanned nearly five decades and included the hits Your Good Thing (Is About to End), Natural Man and Lady Love. He released his most recent album, Seasons 4 U, in 1998 on his own label, Rawls & Brokaw Records.

But his trademark will always be You'll Never Find, released in 1976 and written by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, architects of the classic "Philadelphia Sound." Rawls also appeared in 18 movies, including "Leaving Las Vegas" and "Blues Brothers 2000," and 16 television series, including "Fantasy Island" and "The Fall Guy." In 1976, Rawls became the corporate spokesman for the Anheuser-Busch Cos. breweries.

Rawls was diagnosed with lung cancer in December 2004 and brain cancer in May 2005. Besides his wife, Rawls is survived by four children: Louanna Rawls, Lou Rawls Jr., Kendra Smith and Aiden Rawls. Funeral arrangements were incomplete at deadline.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson will lead last rites Friday (Jan. 13) for Lou Rawls. An 11 a.m. funeral will be held at the West Angeles Church of God in Christ on Crenshaw Boulevard with Jackson officiating.Burial will be private. On Thursday, a public viewing will be held at Angelus Funeral Home starting at 3 p.m. The family requested that instead of flowers, donations be made to the United Negro College Fund.

The entertainer's last UNCF telethon, recorded in September, aired nationally over the weekend, hours after he died.

APPLE ANNOUNCES THE iPOD FM RADIO REMOTE

Apple today announced the iPod Radio Remote which combines the convenience of a wired remote control with new FM capabilities for the iPod nano and fifth generation iPod. The iPod Radio Remote enables users to skip tracks and adjust the volume of their iPod even when it's in a pocket or backpack and listen to FM radio stations while displaying station and song information on their iPod screen. The iPod Radio Remote includes a pair of Apple headphones with a shorter cable, perfectly complementing the iPod Radio Remote and will begin shipping for $49 (US). The iPod displays station and song information for stations that support the Radio Data System (RDS). Speaking at the company's annual Macworld conference in San Francisco, Chief Executive Steve Jobs said the company sold 14 million iPods during the holiday quarter and 42 million to date. He also said the company's online iTunes store has so far sold 850 million songs. The new accessories will begin shipping immediately and will be available through the Apple Store (www.apple.com), Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers.

AMBER WHITLOCK - THE COLOURS OF LIFE

Vocalist Amber Whitlock, a resounding new voice in Jazz glimpses the future of internet impact on the "original" indy art form, Jazz and it's many genres, while she premieres her new CD The Colours of Life. Fort this release, Amber rounded up an impressive array of jazz's "Who's Who," including the unsurpassed Michael Brecker (tenor saxophone), Vinnie Colaiuta (drums) teamed with Anthony Jackson (contrabass guitar) and Amber's husband Rob Whitlock (Hammond B3/Piano) in the rhythm section. The CD features an inspired performance from guitar guru Scott Henderson, and a duet with Jim Gilstrap (Stevie Wonder; You Are The Sunshine of My Life).

Amber Whitlock, an East Coast transplant from Miami & the D.C. area is currently based in Southern California. She enjoys marrying the singing styles of classic singers like Billie Holiday & Diana Krall with the creative writing styles of the likes of Joni Mitchell & Sting. Amber is writing and producing partner to jazz keyboardist Rob Whitlock for their many projects along the way, as well as being his wife. A session singer since the mid seventies, Amber has been singing jazz and popular music for years and is well seasoned and mature in her approach.In a recent syndicated review, "Jazzed with Monte Byrd," he writes; "Amber Whitlock may be the best kept secret in the world of jazz vocalists, female or otherwise. Her voice is fresh, but seasoned, strong and yet delicate, rich and giving in it's texture. She captures the essence of that which has defined our greatest singers; the bell-like pitch of Rosemary Clooney, the graceful swing of Ella, the knowing edge of Joni Mitchell and the smoky elegance of Nancy Wilson."

On this, her debut solo effort, Amber is joined by an assemblage of some of the finest players in the business. As on husband, Rob Whitlock's Sketchin, reviewed in the August 2005 issue, this recording features a brilliant performance by the legendary Michael Brecker on the tenor saxophone. Reminiscent of his work with Steely Dan and other top artists, Brecker's sax weaves a colorful tapestry around the singer's voice and other instruments. Her duet with Stevie Wonder vocalist, Jim Gilstrap (You Are The Sunshine of My Life) evokes such pairings as Roberta Flack & Peabo Bryson. Never lost in the mix however, this lovely diva's voice is the main ingredient that makes this tasty jazz stew work."

Among the outstanding compositions featured on this recording are five beautifully written songs by Amber and Rob. A soulful reading of the Stylistics' Betcha By Golly Wow, and a touching rendering of Randy Newman's When She Loved Me are diverse but satisfying choices and give the resulting collection a unique personality."Other highlights on the CD include a unique version of When I Look In Your Eyes with an incredible & unusual solo from bassist Anthony Jackson, a gorgeous gospel choir of LA's top singers and a vocoder solo by Rob Whitlock. A second duet features a favorite partner of Amber's, Leonard Tucker, who blends with her like milk with honey for a playful romp echoing the classic soul group Sea Breeze.

Whitlock has recently recorded along with Herbie Hancock on Hubert Laws Moondance release, also with Warren Weibe, Max Bennett, Kevyn Lettau, Mary Clayton, Sarah and Sean Watkins of "Nickel Creek" and has shared the stage with Diane Schurr, Tom Scott, Freddy Cole, Joe Williams, and has been a guest of the smooth jazz star studded "KSBR Birthday Bash." Her resume also includes opening for Jackie Mason.

Amber's Influences include: Billie Holiday, Roberta Flack, Phyllis Hyman, Nancy Wilson, Joni Mitchell, Rickie Lee Jones, Sting and many others. Currently Amber is listening to Diana Krall, Nora Jones and Madeline Peyroux. Artists like Ms. Whitlock, are finding that having a powerful product, being well versed in the diverse styles of jazz, and knowing and working with the greats in the industry is not enough. Now all she needs to do along with a host of other artists is to conquer the web!

GOAPELE - CHANGE IT ALL

This new release from Goapele - Change It All is filled with soulful and radiant grooves. Praised by the likes of Rolling Stone, Billboard and Vibe Magazine since her debut album Even Closer dropped into our everyday lives, the Oakland-based songstress is about to take her electrifying and emotion-drenched songs to the next level with her sophomore set, Change It All. With nods to Stevie Wonder, Miriam Makeba, Bob Marley and Nina Simone, Goapele easily moves from one genre to another without getting lost in the shuffle. While Love Me Right mixes electro-funk with pop influences, Darker Side Of The Moon, produced by Linda Perry (Pink, Christina Aguilera), stretches the borders of standard R&B.

22-YEAR-OLD JAZZ SINGER SOPHIE MILMAN TO RELEASE SELF-TITLED DEBUT ALBUM IN THE US IN MARCH 21, 2006

Russian-Born Singer's Self-Titled Album Is the Breakthrough Jazz Album of the Year in Canada

One of the top selling jazz artists in her native Canada, 22-year-old beauty Sophie Milman is set to release her debut album in the U.S. on KOCH Records on March 21st, 2006. Sophie Milman is a young Russian-born, Israeli Canadian singer who is on her way to becoming an international Jazz sensation. Already a household name in Canada where her self-titled debut album was the breakthrough Jazz album of the year, it remains in the year's Top 5 bestsellers according to Soundscan, alongside international stars Diana Krall, Michael Buble & Madeline Peyroux.

The beautiful and critically acclaimed jazz singer has graced the cover of New York's Forward newspaper, Voir Magazine in Montreal, Lifestyles Magazine, and Klublife Magazine in Toronto. She is also a full time University of Toronto commerce student and is fluent in four languages.

The Toronto Star proclaimed, "Sophie Milman's brilliant new self-titled CD was one of several Canadian recording highlights in 2005," while the Toronto Downtown Jazz Newsletter wrote, "Sophie Milman bursts out of the gates with a confident debut that serves notice of a new major talent on the Jazz vocal scene. The twenty-two-year-old Russian-born singer possesses an achingly sensuous voice that is free of affectation and surprisingly mature. Wow!"

The tracklisting:
1. Agua De Beber
2. I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby
3. Guilty
4. My Baby Just Cares For Me
5. Back Home To Me
6. The Man I love
7. Lonely In New York
8. I Feel Pretty
9. La Vie En Rose
10. My Heart BelongsTo Daddy
11. Ochi Chernye (Dark Eyes)
12. This Time Of Year

CANDY DULFER NEWS UPDATE

Candy Dulfer appears at the Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands on Jan 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 28 and 29. However, in the meantime - this Sunday January 8th the Dutch channel NPS will broadcast highlights of the performance of Candy Dulfer & Band at the North Sea Jazz Festival last July in The Hague. Candy's band during this show featured her fellow Prince bandmembers Chance Howard (vocals / keys) and John Blackwell (drums). Also, Sheila E. was special guest at this show. The 30 minute special is part of the NPS show 'Arena' on Dutch TV channel Nederland 3 and the footage of Candy's North Sea performance will start airing around 3:15 PM.

TOUR UPDATES FOR BLUE NOTE RECORDING ARTISTS: PATRICIA BARBER, JAZZANOVA, KAREN ANN & MEDESKI MARTIN & WOOD

Patricia Barber
1/21/2006 @ Maison de la Culture, Bourges, France
1/23/2006 @ Centro Cultural de Belem, Lisbon, Portugal
1/27/2006 @ Espace Carpeaux, Courbevoie, France

Jazzanova
1/14/2006 @ The DC Loft, Washington, D.C.
1/15/2006 @ Cielo, New York, NY
1/17/2006 @ The Social, Orlando, FL
1/19/2006 @ King King, Los Angeles, CA
1/20/2006 @ Pink, San Francisco, CA
1/21/2006 @ Baltic Room, Seattle, WA

Karen Ann
1/21/2006 @ Anspacher Theatre, New York, NY
1/22/2006 @ Anspacher Theatre, New York, NY

Medeski Martin & Wood
1/13/2006 @ Steamboat Music Tent, Steamboat Springs, CO
1/14/2006 @ Fox Theatre, Boulder, CO
1/15/2006 @ Fox Theatre, Boulder, CO

THE WOOD BROTHERS & OUR IPOD PLAYLIST VOL. 1

After intermittent musical collaboration that dates back to their childhood, brothers Oliver and Chris Wood (Medeski Martin & Wood) have created Ways Not To Lose (Blue Note Records), a stunningly spare and raw debut album of original songs that will be released March 7, 2006. Oliver and Chris Wood (Medeski Martin & Wood) penned eleven of the album's twelve tracks, with MMW's John Medeski producing.

The saying that artists have their entire lives to make a debut album has never been more true than with The Wood Brothers. Growing up in Boulder, Colorado, Oliver and Chris were encouraged to play music from an early age by their father Bill Wood, an alumnus of the storied Cambridge, Massachussetts, folk scene of the late 1950s. Oliver recalls he first took up bass but remaindered it to his younger brother Chris after being smitten with the guitar. As teenagers they wrote together and even made home recordings. Eventually, as Oliver puts it, "I moved to Atlanta and became a southerner. Chris moved to New York City and became a Yankee." Chris would go on to world acclaim with Medeski Martin & Wood, playing the instrument his brother handed down to him.

Once in Atlanta, Oliver formed his own band, the blues-steeped King Johnson, and sat-in on the occasional Medeski Martin & Wood gig. A family gathering in 2004 convinced the brothers that their unique musical alchemy deserved more than occasional cultivation. With John Medeski as producer, they recorded nine of Oliver’s original compositions, co-wrote two new songs (Tried and Tempted and The Truth is the Light) and added a cover for good measure (Angel Band, a traditional gospel tune that fits seamlessly with the brothers’ original songs).

Like the work of Leon Russell, early Tom Waits, or Dr. John, the songs on Ways Not To Lose possess a timeless quality; their bedrock melodies and astutely observed stories sound instantly archetypal. Oliver sings lead vocals on most of the songs, with backing vocals from Chris. The songs are arranged just as the brothers conceived them—expressive yet economical, letting Oliver’s coarse, impressionistic guitar work and Chris’ nimble, note-bending bass playing speak volumes. Kenny Wollesen (Bill Frisell, Tom Waits) contributes a grab bag of textural percussion on several tracks as well.

The Wood Brothers will be hitting the following cities on their tour during the month of January 2006: January 14-15 at the Fox Theatre in Boulder Colorado (opening for Medeski, Martin & Wood); January 23 at the Tractor Tavern in Seattle Washington; and at the Hotel Café in Los Angeles, California on January 26.

iPOD PLAYLIST VOLUME 1
Here's the first in a series of posts where we share with you our iPod playlist.
03 Cocktail - Madame Mope (4:59)
12 Fingers - Positive Funk (6:53)
12th Floor - Get Down (Radio Edit) (5:33)
12th Floor - Get Down [Domu's Fat Ass Whoopin Mix] (4:48)
2 Good To Go - 17th Street (3:38)
2 Good To Go - 2 U (3:17)
2 Good To Go - A New Day (3:33)
2 Good To Go - All Alone (3:47)
2 Good To Go - Alright (3:26)
2 Good To Go - Butter Fly (2:57)
2 Good To Go - Everlasting (3:17)
2 Good To Go - Feel The Breeze (3:11)
2 Good To Go - Good 2 Go (3:21)
2 Good To Go - Handle With Care (3:28)
2 Good To Go - Hold On (3:23)
2 Good To Go - Look (3:48)
2 Good To Go - Mona (3:19)
2 Good To Go - Q 45 (3:12)
2 Good To Go - Sent Me A Lovely Lady (3:47)
2 Good To Go - Standing Tall (3:44)
2 Good To Go - Take One (3:48)
2 Good To Go - Touch Me (3:28)
2 Good To Go - Unique (3:19)
2 Good To Go - Vision (3:07)
2000 Project - Parallax (4:16)
3 Foot People - Zodiac (4:40)
3-11 Porter - Surround Me With Your Love (5:49)
4 Hero - Another Day (With Jill Scott) (4:56)
4 Hero - Conceptions (5:32)
4 Hero - Eight (5:38)
4 Hero - Hold It Down (5:05)
4 Hero - Something Nothing (2:36)
4 Hero - Time (With Ursula Rucker) (4:38)
4 Hero - Unique (With Patricia Marxx) (4:42)
4 Hero - Ways Of Thought (4:27)
45 Dip - Docking (5:27)
45 Dip - Gorgeous George (5:24)
45 Dip - Something In Space (2:51)
45 Dip - Va Va Voom (Space Lounge Mix) (5:53)
808 State - Pacific (3:33)
9 Lazy 9 - Carborante (3:17)
9 Lazy 9 - Keep Going Daddy (4:58)
9 Lazy 9 - Poundstretcher (7:09)
9 Lazy 9 - SundayMonday (4:07)
9 Lazy 9 - The Flying Nun (2:56)
9 Lazy 9 - The Woodworm (4:57)
A Bossa Eletrica - Tombo in 7/4 (6:26)
A Bossa Eletrica - Tudo Esta Previsto (3:56)
A Reminiscent Drive - Ambrosia (4:18)
A Twist Of Motown - All This Love (4:41)
A Twist Of Motown - Creepin' (5:00)
A Twist Of Motown - Got To Be There (3:31)
A Twist Of Motown - I Heard It Through the Grapevine (5:11)
A Twist Of Motown - Inner City Blues (5:35)
A Twist Of Motown - Just My Imagination (4:24)
A Twist Of Motown - Medley: War/ What's Going On (5:51)
A Twist Of Motown - Never Can Say Goodbye (4:39)
A Twist Of Motown - Papa Was a Rollin' Stone (6:10)
A Twist Of Motown - The Tracks of My Tears (4:49)
A Twist Of Motown - You Haven't Done Nothin' (4:25)
A.L.S.M. - Lenambi (4:36)
A.M & D.L - The Tribal Sound of South of Italy (1:28)
Aaliyah - Back & Forth (3:33)
Aaron Thomas - Because Of You (5:39)
Abdulaye Diabate - Foronto (Llorca Rmx) (5:35)
Abena - Rain (4:14)
Abraham - What Gives With You (Herbert Remix / Hand & Fibre Dub) (5:21)
Acimo - LoveBird (4:46)
Acoustic Alchemy - Ariane (4:48)
Acoustic Alchemy - Caravan Of Dreams (2:53)
Acoustic Alchemy - Casino (3:49)
Acoustic Alchemy - Catalina Kiss (4:27)
Acoustic Alchemy - Cool As A Rule (3:46)
Acoustic Alchemy - Georgia Peach (4:19)
Acoustic Alchemy - Jamaica Heartbeat (5:26)
Acoustic Alchemy - Lazeez (4:51)
Acoustic Alchemy - Mr. Chow (3:01)
Acoustic Alchemy - Playing For Time (5:55)
Acoustic Alchemy - Red Dust And Spanish Lace (8:45)
Acoustic Alchemy - Reference Point (4:29)
Acoustic Alchemy - Same Road, Same Reason (4:50)
Acoustic Alchemy - Shoot The Loop (5:16)
Acoustic Alchemy - The Alchemist (3:53)
Acoustic Alchemy - The Stone Circle (4:06)
Action Figure Party - Clock Radio (4:19)
Action Figure Party - Everybody Ready (5:12)
Action Figure Party - Gamera (4:02)
Action Figure Party - Green (6:57)
Action Figure Party - Pong Baby (3:43)
Action Figure Party - The Clapper (4:32)
Action Figure Party - Where's The Moment (5:18)
Active Ingredient - 1979 (3:07)
Active Ingredient - Active Ingredient Nutrients (3:46)
Active Ingredient - Be Smart Don't Think (3:42)
Active Ingredient - Brand New Past (4:01)
Active Ingredient - Smoking Section (3:11)
Addie Brik - I Get Home (4:00)
Addie Brik - IWE (4:53)
Addie Brik - Saki (4:16)
Addie Brik - The Grass Is Moist (4:05)
Adelphi - Sunseeker (6:43)
Africanism by Bob Sinclair - Amour Kefe (2:01)
Afrit - A Morida (4:21)
Afro Medusa - Pasilda (Afterlife mix) (5:01)
After Work - Akmusique (4:38)
Agent K - Betcha Did (5:29)
AIM - Concentrate (5:44)
AIM - Good Disease (4:18)
AIM - Sail (Rae & Christian Remix, feat. Kate Rogers) (6:17)
Ainsley Burrows - Climax (5:21)
Ainsley Burrows feat. Chioma - Nu Joint (You And Me) (3:42)
Air - Cherry Blossom Girl [Hope Sandoval Version] (2:42)
Air - Cherry Blossom Girl [Radio Hope Mix] (3:35)
Airto Moreira: Xibaba - (She-Ba-Ba) (4:29)
Akasha - She's Groovy (3:47)
Akiko Yano & The Chieftains - Sake In The Jar (4:22)
Akimbo - Everybody Knows (Erobique Mix) (7:21)
AKMusique - Ocean Drive 707 (4:37)
Akufen - Installation (7:53)
Al Green - I 've Been Waitin' On You (3:39)
Al Green - I Can't Stop (3:46)
Al Green - I'd Still Choose You (3:58)
Al Green - I'd Write A Letter (3:49)
Al Green - I've Been Thinkin' Bout You (4:01)
Al Green - Million To One (4:49)
Al Green - My Problem Is You (6:24)
Al Green - Not Tonight (4:17)
Al Green - Play To Win (4:33)
Al Green - Rainin' In My Heart (4:41)
Al Green - Tired Of Being Alone (2:47)
Al Green - Tired Of Being Alone (2:46)
Al Green - You (4:24)
Al Hudson - Music (6:59)
Al Jarreau - Black & Blues (4:43)
Al Jarreau - Boogie Down (4:08)
Al Jarreau - Cold Duck (3:44)
Al Jarreau - Groovin' High (4:08)
Al Jarreau - Midnight Sun (5:54)
Al Jarreau - My Foolish Heart (5:28)
Al Jarreau - Scootcha·Booty (4:20)
Al Jarreau - The Nearness Of You (3:39)
Al Williams - Let Her Go (4:31)
Alan Hewitt Project - Noche De Pasion (3:53)
Alan Hewitt Project - Noche De Pasion (3:53)
Alan Hewitt Project - Sweet Thing (3:38)
Alan Moorhouse - Expo In Tokyo (2:10)
Alanis Morissette - Hand in My Pocket (3:35)
Alanis Morissette - Ironic (3:39)
Alanis Morissette - You Learn (3:54)
Albanek - Free Wire (5:59)
Albanek - Free Wire (4:11)
Albanek - Just A Minute (5:43)
Albanek - Moving On (7:33)
Albanek - p.a.i.m.e.r.s (4:42)
Albanek - Shade Of Blue (5:14)
Albanek - Shy Sly (5:46)
Albanek - Smile At A Stranger (7:43)
Albanek - Smile At A Stranger [Radio Edit] (3:57)
Albanek - Walk Away (8:04)
Albanek - Walk Away (6:26)
Albanek - Walk Away [Radio Edit] (3:43)
Albanek - Walk Away [Swell Sessions's Boogie Voyage Mix] (8:06)
Alex Bugnon - 108 Degrees (3:53)
Alex Bugnon - Around 12:15 AM (4:10)
Alex Bugnon - Around 12:15 AM (4:46)
Alex Bugnon - Can't Get You Out Of My Mind (3:54)
Alex Bugnon - Cascade (4:39)
Alex Bugnon - Changes (4:02)
Alex Bugnon - EWF (3:42)
Alex Bugnon - Faraway (4:03)
Alex Bugnon - In A Sentimental Mood (4:40)
Alex Bugnon - Lonely Nights (4:41)
Alex Bugnon - Love Song #2 (4:03)
Alex Bugnon - Night Groove (4:18)
Alex Bugnon - Rio.Com (4:03)
Alex Bugnon - Soul Purpose (4:24)
Alex Bugnon - Southern Living (4:27)
Alex Bugnon - Sunset Over Manhattan (4:03)
Alex Bugnon - Walking In Rhythm (3:46)
Alex Cortiz - A-Chill (5:04)
Alex Cortiz - Ambiophonic Odyssey (4:57)
Alex Cortiz - Barfly (5:28)
Alex Cortiz - Beau's Theme (5:05)
Alex Cortiz - Chambre 606 (5:51)
Alex Cortiz - Enter The Matrix (6:04)
Alex Cortiz - Fingerprints (4:12)
Alex Cortiz - Flowin' (4:42)
Alex Cortiz - Lemon Sunrise (6:36)
Alex Cortiz - Midnight Paris Caf (5:21)
Alex Cortiz - No String Attached (4:37)
Alex Cortiz - Pink Beach (4:22)
Alex Cortiz - Pink Beach (3:59)
Alex Cortiz - Run Baby Run (7:22)
Alex Cortiz - Schmooz (4:36)
Alex Cortiz - Sexy B. (5:05)
Alex Sound System - Mozambik Jazz (3:28)
Alexander O'Neal - Since I'Ve Been Lovin' You (3:50)
Alexander Zonjic - Leave It With Me (4:20)
Alexander Zonjic - Spill The Wine (4:22)
AlexKid - Come With Me (4:48)
AlexKid - Day 3 (4:04)
AlexKid - Don't Hide It (5:21)
AlexKid - Fleur Bleue (4:03)
Alexkid - I Think (3:43)
AlexKid - Love We Have (5:18)
AlexKid - Mint (4:33)
AlexKid - Palma (6:57)
AlexKid - Pick It Up (4:55)
AlexKid - Turn It Round Again (3:42)
AlexKid - Where (4:36)
Ali Farka Toure With Ry Cooder - Bonde (5:23)
Ali Farka Toure With Ry Cooder - Diaraby (7:19)
Ali Farka Toure With Ry Cooder - Lasidan (6:00)
Ali Farka Toure With Ry Cooder - Soukora (5:58)
Alicia Keys - You Don't Know My Name (6:05)
Alioth & Friedrich - Cosmopolitan (6:27)
Alioth & Friedrich - Desculpa (5:42)
Alison Limerick & JTQ - Stepping Into My Life (3:20)
Alkemx - Tonight (5:32)
All-For-7 - When I Look At You (5:05)
Allen & Allen - If (4:12)
Allessandroni + Paul + Honesty - Angel (2:36)
Allessandroni + Paul + Honesty - Atrium (3:35)
Allessandroni + Paul + Honesty - Believe (2:51)
Allessandroni + Paul + Honesty - Consequence (4:13)
Allessandroni + Paul + Honesty - Equilibrium (5:01)
Allessandroni + Paul + Honesty - La Baia (2:48)
Allessandroni + Paul + Honesty - Neonato (2:22)
Allessandroni + Paul + Honesty - Package From Bagnaia (2:44)
Allessandroni + Paul + Honesty - Welcome (5:57)
Allessandroni + Paul + Honesty - Without You (3:36)
Allon Sams - Back From The Beach (3:35)
Allon Sams - Dusk To Dawn (5:48)
Allon Sams - Got My Jazz On (3:57)
Aloan - Evolution (6:43)
Alphawezen - Electricity Drive [Timewriters's "Timestyled Redrive"] (6:33)
Alphawezen - Into The Stars (4:18)
Alphawezen - Into The Stars (Radio Version) (2:47)
Alphonse Mouzon - By All Means (13:19)
Alucidnation - Beautiful House (5:05)
Ame - Life Changes (3:19)
AMe one - P-Daddy (4:53)
AMe one - Umbra [Downtempo Remix] (3:58)
AMe one - Umbra [House Remix] (7:31)
Amon Tobin - Verbal [Boom Bip Remix] (4:40)
Amp Fiddler - Dreamin' (3:57)
Amp Fiddler - Eye To Eye (3:48)
Amp Fiddler - I Believe In You (3:38)
Amp Fiddler - I Believe In You (3:38)
Amp Fiddler - If You Can't Get Me Off Your Mind (4:28)
Amp Fiddler - Love & War (4:26)
Amp Fiddler - Possibilities (3:53)
Amp Fiddler - Soul Divine (3:15)
Amp Fiddler - Superficial (5:16)
Amp Fiddler - This Is How (4:31)
Amp Fiddler - Unconditional Eyes (4:37)
Amplified Orchestra - Truth! (3:37)
Amy Winehouse - Help Yourself (4:52)
Amy Winehouse - In My Bed (5:12)
Amy Winehouse - October Song (3:20)
Amy Winehouse - What Is It About Men (3:20)
Amy Winehouse - You Sent Me Flying/Cherry (6:47)
Analphabeat - Funday (3:36)
Analysis - Casandra Lanai (5:06)
Analysis - Nightlife (5:22)
Analysis - Three's Company (3:56)
Ananda Projekt - Big Boat (6:19)
Ananda Projekt - Can You Find The Heart (5:57)
Ananda Projekt - I Hear You Dreaming (6:34)
Ananda Projekt - ICU (5:00)
Ananda Projekt - Kiss Kiss Kiss (6:11)
Ananda Projekt - Rain Down (5:18)
Ananda Projekt - Secrets (5:22)
Ananda Projekt - Suite Dreams (6:14)
Ananda Projekt - Tangerine (6:28)
Anastacia - Not That Kind (3:20)
Anastacia - Wishing Well (3:52)
Andre Ward - Everytime I Open My Eyes (3:39)
Andre Ward - Everytime I Open My Eyes (3:39)
Andre Ward - Just Chillin' (4:11)
Andrea - Natural Instinct (Baby) (4:12)
Andreas Vollenweider - Cor Do Amor (2:31)
Andreas Vollenweider - Dancing With The Lion (3:55)
Andreas Vollenweider - Stella (5:16)
Andreas Vollenweider - The King & The Fool (2:17)
Andreas Vollenweider - The Sons Of Sysiphos (3:52)
Andreas Vollenweider - Wake Up and Dance (3:56)
Andreas Vollenweider - What If It Wasn't A Dream? (3:48)
Andrew J & Kaltenecker - Funqui Beet (5:22)
Andrew Pekler - Stardusting (2:36)
Andy Coldwell - I Can't Wait (feat. Omega) (6:23)
Angelique Kidjo & Cassandra Wilson - Never Know (4:39)
Angelo Luster - Walk With Me (3:58)
Angels - Dimension (feat. Carmen) (3:56)
Angie Stone - Come Home (3:55)
Angie Stone - I Wanna Thank Ya (3:06)
Angie Stone - I Wanna Thank Ya [Ft Snoop Dogg] (3:42)
Angie Stone - Lovers' Ghetto (4:03)
Angie Stone - My Man (3:57)
Angie Stone - Remy Red (3:42)
Angie Stone - U-Haul (3:47)
Anita Baker - Been So Long (4:53)
Anita Baker - Caught Up In The Rapture (5:05)
Anita Baker - Fairy Tales (7:50)
Anita Baker - How Could You (4:10)
Anita Baker - How Does It Feel (4:27)
Anita Baker - Same Ole Love (3:54)
Anita Baker - Sweet Love (4:09)
Anita Baker - Whatever It Takes (5:15)
Anita Baker - You're My Everything (4:48)
Anita Carmichael - Soothe Me (3:54)
Anita Ward - Ring My Bell (3:11)
Aniya - Summer Groove (4:23)
Aniya - Summer Groove (4:04)
Ann Peebles - I Can't Stand The Rain (2:23)
Antenna - Round About Midnight (Outro) (1:08)
Anthony Hamilton - Comin' From Where I'm From (3:55)
Antilope - Boundless (6:21)
Antonio Carlos Jocafi - Simbarere (2:33)
Aqua Bassino - Love Is Here To Stay (5:10)
Aqua Bassino - Time... (7:45)
Aqua Bassion - Time... (7:46)
Aquarius Y Luiz Antonio - Agua De Beber (4:44)
Aretha Franklin - Call Me (3:15)
Aretha Franklin - Good News (4:40)
Aris Of London - Nowhere (4:23)
Arkestra One - I Really Want You (3:34)
Ashanti - Breakup 2 Makeup (3:38)
Ashanti - Feel So Good (4:31)
Ashanti - I Found Lovin' (4:09)
Ashanti - Living My Life (3:46)
Ashanti - Ohhh Ahhh (4:32)
Ashanti - Rock With U (Awww Baby) (3:29)
Ashanti - U Say, I Say (Feat, Gunnz) (4:06)
Ashley MacIsaac - Sleepy Maggie (5:22)
Astrud Gilberto - Here's That Rainy Day (Koop Remix) (3:24)
Astrud Gilberto - Take Me To Aruanda (2:24)
Audio Lotion - Azul De Voce II (5:48)
Audio Lotion - Jacuzzi Jazz (5:19)
Audiowhores & Groove Assassin - Lifts Me Up (5:34)
Avatar - Fluid (4:02)
Average White Band - Cut The Cake (4:02)
Average White Band - Pick Up The Pieces (3:58)
Avril - Can't Stand Your Ex's Rock Band (3:21)
AXUS - Baghdad Cafe (6:48)
Aya - Do What You Want (4:17)
Aya - Nobody Knows Me (4:14)
Azymuth - Last Summer In Rio (10:37)
B-Floor - Meu Amor (6:51)
B.B. King - Help The Poor (2:35)
B.B. King - I Like To Live The Love (3:25)
B.B. King - Into The Night (4:07)
B.B. King - The Thrill Is Gone (5:11)
B.B. King - To Know You Is To Love You (8:29)
B.B. King - To Know You Is To Love You (3:45)
B.Connected - Chinese Folk Songs Medley (5:55)
B.Connected - Freeway Of Angels (4:42)
B.Connected - Kid's Smile (to Jonas) (5:03)
B.Connected - Morning Sun (9:32)
B.Connected - World Of My Dreams (5:21)
B.T. Express - Do It ('Til Your Satisfied) (5:49)
Baba Novac - Tanta Costel (3:51)
Baby Grand - 4 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (7:47)
Baby Grand - And Dream of.... (4:54)
Baby Grand - Doobie (4:34)
Baby Grand - Elise's Theme (2:55)
Baby Grand - Melodica (4:49)
Baby Grand - Pause (3:54)
Baby Grand - Strange Night At Bill's (3:34)
Baby Grand - Summer (4:16)
Baby Grand - Sweet Music Of Love (4:11)
Baby Grand - The Chase (3:39)
Baby Grand - The Moscow Caper (4:31)
Baby Mammoth - Big Show (7:03)
Baby Mammoth - Blind Date (5:57)
Baby Mammoth - Do I Move You? (6:50)
Baby Mammoth - Finale (8:28)
Baby Mammoth - Nude Tune (7:06)
Baby Mammoth - Reverse (4:40)
Baby Mammoth - Seven Years (5:00)
Baby Mammoth - Sunburn (7:41)
Baby Mammoth - Swing Business (5:28)
Bakazou - Risky Disco [Belgian Cinga Dub] (3:27)
Bakura - Reach The Sky (5:34)
Balanco - Aguadream (5:27)
Balanco - Balanco Sobremaneira (3:24)
Balanco - Batucada Do Silencio (2:14)
Balanco - Blue Skat Samba (3:17)
Balanco - Butterfly (3:08)
Balanco - Cinnamon & Clove (3:20)
Balanco - Cinnamon & Clove II (3:39)
Balanco - Fantasia (4:50)
Balanco - Metti Una Sera A Cena (5:15)
Balanco - Sister Bossa (5:02)
Balanco - Stai Lontano (3:27)
Bana Kuba - Bare Brass (6:21)
Band AID - Do They Know It's Christmas? (3:37)
Band AID - Do They Know It's Christmas? (Performed at LIVE AID, 1985) (4:19)
Band AID 20 - Do They Know It's Christmas? (4:58)
Barbara Mendes - Got To Be In Love (2:49)
Barrington Levy, Caron Wheeler, Shabba Ranks - Soul II Soul Special (3:57)
Barrington Scott Henderson - Makin' Love (4:57)
Barrio Jazz Gang - Bellavista (4:57)
Barrio Jazz Gang - Chok-A-Blok Avenue (Deep CLub Re Cut) (4:28)
Barrio Jazz Gang - Chok-A-Blok Avenue (Original Mix) (5:35)
Barrio Jazz Gang - Copacabasa (5:47)
Barrio Jazz Gang - Footsteps In The Green (5:40)
Barrio Jazz Gang - Footsteps In The Green (4:55)
Barrio Jazz Gang - Footsteps In The Green (Original mix) (6:02)
Barrio Jazz Gang - Footsteps In The Green (Re Groove Remix) (5:06)
Barrio Jazz Gang - Hermosa (6:29)
Barrio Jazz Gang - Hot Jacket (5:44)
Barrio Jazz Gang - Hot Jacket (5:42)
Barrio Jazz Gang - Linda Cancao (5:21)
Barrio Jazz Gang - Salsera (5:16)
Barrio Jazz Gang - Spectrum (5:35)
Barrio Jazz Gang - Waves In The Sun (5:34)
Barrio Jazz Gang - Yes You Can Jump! (4:51)
Barry Aiken - Balboa Park (5:59)
Barry Danielian - Count Your Blessings (5:12)
Barry Wedgle - Brazilia (4:18)
Barry Wedgle - Gabrielle (3:57)
Barry Wedgle - In Your Dreams (5:03)
Barry Wedgle - Kive Kist (3:45)
Barry Wedgle - Lluvia en Avila (5:00)
Barry Wedgle - Nights Of Love (4:26)
Barry Wedgle - Sea Level (5:55)
Barry Wedgle - The Black Forest (4:17)
Barry Wedgle - Violet-Infinity-Pep (11:08)
Barry Wedgle - Voce se Lembra (4:16)
Barry White - Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe (3:42)
Barry White - I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little More, Baby (3:54)
Barry White - It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me (3:20)
Barry White - Let The Music Play (3:23)
Barry White - Never Never Gonna Give You Up (4:02)
Barry White - Satin Soul (4:04)
Barry White - What Am I Gonna Do With You (3:27)
Barry White - You're The First, The Last, My Everything (3:21)
Barry White - Your Sweetness Is My Weakness (4:04)
Base Number - Touch Tone (2:56)
Basement Jaxx - Being With You (3:29)
Bashir Shakur - Body (5:45)
Bass X - As It Is (4:54)
Bass X - Different Strokes (4:33)
Bass X - Different Strokes (4:33)
Bass X - Flying Home (4:57)
Bass X - PR Too! (4:46)
Bass-Talk - Good Run (4:36)
Bassman - Doorpusher (Part 2) (4:06)
Bassman - On The Corner (5:00)
Bassman - Play (5:17)
Bassman - Play (4:59)
Bassman - Raindub (4:32)
Bassman - Seven Heaven (4:34)
Bastian - Love Is Incredible (5:29)
Bauchklang - Baby Come On (5:33)
Bauchklang - Irie (3:54)
Bauchklang - What Is It (3:30)
Bauchklang - You Know (4:07)
BB Boogie - Tell Me [feat. Andrea Clark] (6:33)
Beady Belle - April Fool (4:14)
Beady Belle - Bella (5:43)
Beady Belle - Big Ballon (5:50)
Beady Belle - Hindsight (4:06)
Beady Belle - Moderation (5:08)
Beady Belle - On The Ground (5:19)
Beady Belle - One And Only (6:20)
Beady Belle - Shadow (4:33)
Beady Belle - When My Anger Starts To Cry (5:11)
Beady Belle - Wounded Pride (5:07)
Beanfield - 15 & 8 (4:15)
Beanfield - Cargo (4:31)
Beanfield - Close To You (5:34)
Beanfield - Home (6:31)
Beanfield - Mr. Park (5:01)
Beanfield - Someone Like You (5:44)
Beat Club 21 - Better Day (6:53)
Beat Club 21 - Bounce It (5:24)
Beat Club 21 - Gong Song (5:45)
Beat Club 21 - Sunshine (4:29)
Beat Club 21 - Timeflow (6:37)
Beat Club 21 - Timeflow (6:48)
Beatfanatic - Cookin' (Version) (3:16)
Beatfanatic - Jogando Capoeira (6:43)
Beatfanatic - Raw! (5:29)
Beaujolais Band - Milestones (4:38)
Beautiful Smile - Raccon feat. Christine Lucas (5:00)
Bebel Gilberto - Aganju (4:36)
Bebel Gilberto - Alguem (3:50)
Bebel Gilberto - August Day Song (4:23)
Bebel Gilberto - Baby (3:47)
Bebel Gilberto - Bananeira (3:21)
Bebel Gilberto - Cada Beijo (3:50)
Bebel Gilberto - Close Your Eyes (5:52)
Bebel Gilberto - Close Your Eyes (4:01)
Bebel Gilberto - River Song (4:48)
Bebel Gilberto - Sem Contencao (2:59)
Bebel Gilberto - So Nice (Summer Samba) (3:28)
Bebel Gliberto - So Nice (4:36)
Beija Flor - Planalto feat. Janaina (6:31)
Bela Butono - Last Summer (4:21)
Belita Woods & Leroy Burges - Best Of Me (4:18)
Ben Christophers - Leaving My Sorrow Behind (4:26)
Ben Harper & The Blind Boys Of Alabama - Take My Hand (3:54)
Ben Harper & The Blind Boys Of Alabama - Wicked Man (3:32)
Ben Human - Scott Air [Travelling Light Mix] (5:44)
Ben Jorge - Take It Easy Me Brother Charles (2:30)
Ben Onono - Tatouage Bleu (Avec Chet) (3:52)
Ben Tankard - Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now (4:14)
Ben Vinci - Grover's Tune (6:06)
Ben Vinci - Skyai (4:39)
Benoit Freeman Project - Struttin' (4:36)
Bermuda Triangle - Mooger Fooger (6:46)
Bernie Williams - Bernie Jr. (6:11)
Bernie Williams - Desvelado (5:24)
Bernie Williams - Enter The Bond (4:56)
Bernie Williams - La Salsa En Mi (4:37)
Bernie Williams - Stranded On The Bridge (4:42)
Bernie Williams - The Way (5:05)
Bet.E & Stef - All Is Well (3:08)
Bet.E & Stef - Eu Vim Da Bahia (3:55)
Bet.E & Stef - I'm There (4:30)
Bet.E & Stef - It's Over (4:01)
Bet.E & Stef - Listen To The Night (3:33)
Bet.E & Stef - Wish You Well (4:54)
Bet.E & Stef - Zana (3:54)
Betty Carter - Naima's Love Song (DJ Spinna Remix) (7:42)
Betty Wright - Clean Up Woman (2:40)
Bibi - Zum Zum (7:26)
BID - E Depois (3:45)
BID - Fora Do Horario Comercial (4:04)
BID - Na Noite Se Resolve (5:07)
BID - Nao Para (4:28)
BID - Saudades Da Blackrio (5:45)
BID - Soul Survivor (4:51)
Big Bang - Clouds (5:28)
Big Bang - Higher (4:49)
Big Bang - Pressure (4:38)
Big Boss Man - Sea Groove (3:44)
Big Bossa - Carnival Espirito (4:16)
Big John Patton - Cissy Strut (6:49)
Biggabush - Bigga Beatbox (4:33)
Biggabush - Deep Eastwood (6:37)
Biggabush - Fresh Prana (4:40)
Biggabush - IOTK (6:26)
Biggabush - Michaelangelo (5:02)
Biggabush - Mouseflex (5:09)
Biggabush - Outernational Anthem (5:15)
Biggabush - Self Judgment (6:29)
Biggabush - This River (5:18)
Biggabush - Throwdown (3:44)
Bill Cantos - You Can't Go Back (4:23)
Bill King - Magnolia Nights (5:15)
Bill McGee - High And Mighty (5:32)
Bill McGee - Song For My Father (6:16)
Bill McGee - Song For My Father (6:16)
Bill McGee - Song For My Father (6:16)
Bill McGee - Soul Finger (6:25)
Bill McGee - Soul Man (6:24)
Bill McGee - Sun Rise (5:41)
Bill Summers - Feel The Heat (5:01)
Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine (2:02)
Bill Withers - Grandma's Hands (1:58)
Bill Withers - Harlem (3:18)
Bill Withers - I Want To Spend The Night (3:34)
Bill Withers - Just The Two Of Us (Duet with Grover Washington, Jr.) (3:54)
Bill Withers - Let Me Be The One You Need (4:37)
Bill Withers - Lovely Day (4:05)
Bill Withers - Steppin' Right Along (5:35)
Bill Withers - Tender Things (4:51)
Bill Withers - The Same Love That Made Me Laugh (3:18)
Bill Withers - Use Me (3:37)
Bill Withers - Who Is He (And What Is He to You)? (3:09)
Billy Cobham - Okky Dokky (4:35)
Binder & Krieglstein - Alles Verloren (4:48)
Binder & Krieglstein - Chicken (4:11)
Binder & Krieglstein - I Bow On My Knees (4:19)
Bio Bonsai - Monte Brevi (3:42)
Bio Bonsai - Paradise Beach (4:48)
Bird York - Haunting You (4:18)
Bird York - Lovely Thing (4:06)
Bird York - Never Gonna Find Us (3:16)
Bird York - Open Wider (4:31)
Bird York - Up In Flames (4:21)
Birds Of A Feather - Head To Toe (5:03)
Bjoerk - Crying (4:46)
Bjoerk - Human Behaviour (4:06)
Bjoerk - One Day (5:07)
Bjoerk - Venus As A Boy (4:25)
Black & Brown - Afro T (hard take) (4:24)
Black & Brown - Afro T (jazzy stuff) (4:19)
Black & Brown - Ink (4:55)
Black & Brown - Just Nice (4:22)
Black & Brown - Manic Samba (2:06)
Black & Brown - Manic Samba (Bonus Vibe Version) (3:53)
Black & Brown - Never Be There (4:35)
Black & Brown - New Delight (4:48)
Black & Brown - Song 4V (5:58)
Black & Brown - To Funky In Here (5:31)
Black & Brown - Tribal Boogaloo (3:37)
Black & Brown - We Gotta Party (3:34)
Black Forest Stomp - Hipnosis [Gerardo Frisina Remix] (7:16)
Black On White Affair - Bold Soul Sister, Bold Soul Brother (2:50)
Blacknuss - Doreen (6:54)
Blacknuss Allstars - Rising To The Top (feat. Lisa Nilsson & Desmond Foster (6:03)
Blackshore - Esotonic (Open Mix) (5:02)
Blade & Liam J. Nabb & Simone Fabbroni - Talkin' About The Power [Club Phunks Mix] (5:11)
Blake Aaron - One Moment With You (4:46)
Blake Bassics - Cool Mood Swing (6:01)
Blank & Jones - Daydreamin (6:03)
Blank & Jones - Relax (8:07)
Blaze - Breath (5:24)
Blaze - Breathe (Hardsoul Latin Directions Treatment) (7:14)
Blender - Trouble Jazz [Funky Mix] (5:09)
Bliss - Song For Olabi (6:13)
Block 16 - Slow Hot Wind (2:45)
Blood & Fire Megamix - Fila Brazillia Remix (4:45)
Blue Mitchell - Who Dun It? (2:06)
Blue Six - Grace (2:56)
Blue Six - Love Yourself (5:39)
Blue Six - Music & Wine (Th'Attaboy Vocal) (6:07)
Blues Magoos - Can't Get Enough Of You (12:10)
Bluprint - Lattitude (8:51)
Bob Baldwin - 26 E Smooth (Feat. Fred Freddie V Vigdor) (5:14)
Bob Baldwin - Everybody Loves The Sunshine (My Life) (6:10)
Bob Baldwin - It's A New Day (5:15)
Bob Baldwin - Mr. Sample (6:14)
Bob Baldwin - Neo-Jazz (5:39)
Bob Baldwin - See You In Miami (5:16)
Bob Baldwin - She's Single, Ready To Mingle (5:05)
Bob Baldwin - Stand Tall (5:11)
Bob Baldwin - The Way She Looked (At Me) (5:37)
Bob James - Baby Cakes (5:51)
Bob James - Five O Clock Chateau (4:20)
Bob James - Hands On (5:43)
Bob James - Janus (5:42)
Bob James - Just One Thing (4:55)
Bob James - Restless (Harlem River Drive Remix) (4:45)
Bob James - Shamboozie (5:12)
Bob James - Spunky (6:53)
Bob James - Street Smart (6:05)
Bob James - Take Me There (5:37)
Bob James - Tappan Zee (6:41)
Bob James - Touchdown (5:32)
Bob James - Zebra Man (5:55)
Bob Mamet - At Midnight (3:51)
Bob Mamet - News From The Blues (3:52)
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Buffalo Soldier (4:12)
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Jamming (5:08)
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Punky Reggae Party (5:46)
Bob Sinclair - I Feel For You (6:00)
Bobbi Humphrey - Young Warrior (Madlib Remix) (6:19)
Bobby Brazil - Brahma vs Antarctica (Vocal Version) (5:14)
Bobby Brazil - Gool! Samba Para Ronaldo [Panamix] (7:39)
Bobby Brown - Don't Be Cruel (6:39)
Bobby Brown - Every Little Step (3:47)
Bobby Hughes Combination - Harp Junction (4:56)
Bobby Hughes Combination - Karin's Kerma (5:10)
Bobby Hughes Combination - Kerma Elastica (5:11)
Bobby Hughes Combination - Magnificent Mr Morgen (5:35)
Bobby Hughes Combination - Nattergalen (5:54)
Bobby Hughes Experience - My French Brother (3:51)
Bobby Hutcherson - Family Affair (4:16)
Bobby Hutcherson - La Malanga (Kenny Dope Remix) (5:59)
Bobby Lyle - Genie In A Bottle (5:18)
Bobby Lyle - Passion By The Sea (4:30)
Bobby McFerrin - Sunshine Of Your Love (3:37)
Bobby Womack - Looking For A Love (2:27)
Bobby Zoe - Silhouettes (4:40)
Bohannon - Disco Stomp (4:38)
Bohannon - Foot Stompin' Music (2:40)
Bombdogs - See Yourself (5:30)
Bona Fide - High Street (4:15)
Bona Fide - High Street (4:15)
Boney James - Stone Groove (feat. Joe Sample) (4:40)
Boney James - Stone Groove (feat. Joe Sample) (4:40)
Bonnie Raitt - Good Man Good Woman (3:25)
Bonobo - Flutter (4:39)
Bonobo - Light Pattern (5:02)
Bonobo - Magicman (4:34)
Bonobo - Pick Up (4:05)
Booker T. - Melting Pot (4:12)
Booker T. & The M.G.'s - Melting Pot (8:11)
Booster - Manzana (8:48)
Booster - Mario Meets Malia (3:55)
Booster - Summer (7:20)
Booster - You're The One (3:18)
Bootsy Collins - A Life For Da Sweet Ting [feat. Eased from Seeed] (3:18)
Bootsy Collins - All Star Funk [feat. Lady Miss Kier & Can 7] (5:36)
Bootsy Collins - Don't Let 'Em [feat. Rosie Gaines, Snoop Dogg, Till Brönner] (5:32)
Bootsy Collins - Groove Eternal [feat. One & Bobby Womack] (6:16)
Bootsy Collins - I'm Tired Of Good, I'm Trying Bad [feat. Lady Miss Kier] (3:27)
Bootsy Collins - Party On Plastic (3:55)
Bootsy Collins - Play With Bootsy [feat. Kelli Ali] (3:35)
Bootsy Collins - Soul Sista [feat. Fat Joe, Cherine Anderson & Will Guice] (4:47)
Boozoo Bajou - Camioux (4:14)
Boozoo Bajou - Camioux (feat. Wayne Martin) (5:41)
Boozoo Bajou - Camioux [Melodica Cut] (4:59)
Boozoo Bajou - Divers [The Funky Lowlives' Low Immersion Dub] (5:28)
Boozoo Bajou - Night Over Manaus [Soulboy Collective Version] (5:02)
Boozoo Bajou - Portland Woodchamber (3:27)
Boozoo Bajou - Second To None (2:33)
Boozoo Bajou - Second To None (2:29)
Boozoo Bajou - Under My Sensi (6:00)
Boozoo Bajou - Under My Sensi [Les Demon Flowers Mix] (6:41)
Boozoo Bajou - Under My Sensi [Thievery Corporation Mix] (4:17)
Boozoo Bajou - Under My Sensi [Trio Eletrico's Tip Kick Mix] (6:13)
Born To Funk - Di Bamba (6:50)
Bossa Bostra - Blooming (5:19)
Bossacucanova & Roberto Menescal - Guanabara (5:14)
Bostick - You Need Love (4:00)
Boston Horns - Speedball (6:14)
Boz Scaggs - Call That Love (4:05)
Boz Scaggs - Desire (5:17)
Boz Scaggs - Miss Riddle (6:15)
Boz Scaggs - Payday (4:40)
Boz Scaggs - Sarah (4:26)
Boz Scaggs - Thanks To You (5:46)
Boz Scaggs - Vanishing Point (4:36)
Boz Scaggs - You're Not (4:08)
Brave New World - Deep Down (5:37)
Brave New World - Shoreline Drive (3:35)
Braxton Brothers - Better Than Nothing (4:17)
Braxton Brothers - Do What You Feel (4:15)
Braxton Brothers - Do You Like It (4:13)
Braxton Brothers - Sometimes (4:41)
Braxton Brothers - Stop Sayin' That (4:02)
Braxton Brothers - Whenever I See You (3:37)
Break 4 Jazz - Break 4 Jazz (4:49)
Breakestra - Cramp Your Style (2:09)
Brecker Brothers - Sneakin Up Behind You (4:46)
Brian Bromberg - Audubon Park (6:03)
Brian Bromberg - B (6:04)
Brian Bromberg - Bass Face (4:22)
Brian Bromberg - Bobblehead (5:29)
Brian Bromberg - Choices (5:36)
Brian Bromberg - Choices (5:36)
Brian Bromberg - Come To Me (4:15)
Brian Bromberg - Lazy Afternoon (4:00)
Brian Bromberg - Never Give Up (4:07)
Brian Bromberg - Never Give Up (4:08)
Brian Bromberg - Never Give Up (4:09)
Brian Bromberg - Snuggle Up (4:21)
Brian Bromberg - When I Look In Your Eyes (6:19)
Brian Culbertson - Come On Up (3:58)
Brian Culbertson - Fly High (3:52)
Brian Culbertson - Funky B (1:27)
Brian Culbertson - Midnight (4:04)
Brian Culbertson - Playin' (3:42)
Brian Culbertson - Say What? (4:47)
Brian Culbertson - Serpentine Fire (4:03)
Brian Culbertson - What Up B? (1:40)
Brian Hughes - Birghter Day (6:13)
Brian Hughes - Cruisin' Route 66 (4:29)
Brian Hughes - Picture this (6:01)
Brian Hughes - Son y Lola (5:54)
Brian Hughes - Thinkin' Of You (5:55)
Brian Hughes - Wherever You Are (5:39)
Bridge The Gab - Before The Fall (4:28)
Briskey - Galactic Jack (Buscemi's Beat To Beatnik Remix) (3:38)
Broadway Project - Sea Of Change (3:33)
Brombol - Leisure Suit (feat. Brian Bromberg & Akira Jimbo) (5:58)
Brooklyn Funk Essentials - Bill's Playground (4:07)
Brooklyn Funk Essentials - Confirm Reservation (6:00)
Brooklyn Funk Essentials - Date With Baby (4:58)
Brooklyn Funk Essentials - Hard To Stop / Feelgood (6:47)
Brooklyn Funk Essentials - I Got Cash (4:49)
Brooklyn Funk Essentials - Jump Around Sound (4:35)
Brooklyn Funk Essentials - Kik It (5:54)
Brooklyn Funk Essentials - Make Them Like It (4:21)
Brooklyn Funk Essentials - Martha (4:55)
Brooklyn Funk Essentials - Mombo Con Dancehall (6:45)
Brooklyn Funk Essentials - Take The L Train (3:56)
Brooklyn Funk Essentials - The Creator Has A Masterplan (3:05)
Brooklyn Funk Essentials - To My Peeps (1:17)
Brooklyn Funk Essentials - Vinyl Crisis (5:29)
Brooklyn Funk Essentials - Woman Thing (6:15)
Brother 2 Brother - 3rd Degree (4:41)
Brother 2 Brother - Off The Hinges (4:40)
Brother Jack McDuff - Oblighetto (J Dilla Remix) (3:39)
Brown, Smith & Grey - 3:24 A.M. (4:18)
Brown, Smith & Grey - 3:24 A.M. (4:18)
Bruce McKenzie - The Midst Of A Storm (7:05)
Bruce McKenzie - Yesterday's Gone (8:40)
Bruno E. - Carino (for Patricia) (6:14)
Bruno E. - Free Tibet, part 1 (5:54)
Bruno E. - Lovely Arthur, part 1 (4:28)
Bruno E. - Lovely Arthur, part 2 (5:30)
Bryan Lubeck - Flamenco Island (4:27)
Bryan Steele - Tanjer (6:39)
Buelent - To Me (4:10)
Bueno Vista Social Club - Buena Vista Social Club (4:49)
Bueno Vista Social Club - Chan Chan (4:12)
Bueno Vista Social Club - Pueblo Nuevo (6:02)
Bugge Wesseltoft - Change (10:13)
Bugge Wesseltoft - Gare Du Nord (12:27)
Bugge Wesseltoft - hi lS? (5:15)
Bugge Wesseltoft - Lone (9:57)
Bugge Wesseltoft - oH Ye (5:56)
Bugge Wesseltoft - Sharing (4:17)
Bugge Wesseltoft - SKoG (5:49)
Bugge Wesseltoft - South (7:50)
Bugge Wesseltoft - Yellow Is The Colour (10:29)
Bugge Wesseltoft & Sidsel Endresen - Try (3:57)
Buhl - Many Rainbows (4:02)
Burdy - Marco Rico (5:07)
Buscemi - A Te O Fin (ft Carla Aleksandar) (4:28)
Buscemi - Feliz Viaje (5:37)
Buscemi - Ramiro's Theme (4:38)
Bush - Letting The Cables Sleep (The N.O.W mix) (5:21)
Butti 49 - Alan Accelerates (6:44)
BWB - Brown Sugar (4:40)
BWB - Groovin' (4:36)
BWB - Hip Hug Her (7:19)
BWB - It's Your Thing (4:47)
BWB - Let's Do It Again (7:19)
BWB - Mercy Mercy Mercy (6:40)
BWB - Povo (7:21)
BWB - Ruby Baby (5:35)

MASSIVE ATTACK TO RELEASE BEST OF ALBUM

With four critically acclaimed albums clocking up an impressive 9 million sales, a clutch of awards and a new album due for release in early 2007, the time felt right for a best of Massive Attack, an apt reminder of their musical legacy to date. The album, entitled Collected, due for release on 27th March 2006, will consist of two CDs, the first featuring tracks chosen by the band, including such gems as Unfinished Sympathy, Safe From Harm, Massive Attack Protection, Massive Attack Teardrop and Angel, and the second a new compilation of rare and reworked material as well as brand new recordings and a DVD of all the videos. The Massive Attack album will be preceded by a brand new single on 13th March, Live With Me, featuring Terry Callier on vocals. Written by Robert Del Naja, Neil Davidge and Terry Callier, and produced by Del Naja and Davidge, this track sees a return to a more soulful sound for Massive Attack, while retaining the lush production of their more recent albums. The video will be directed by Jonathan Glazer.

Massive Attack is currently in the studio and has completed seven tracks for their fifth album, Weather Underground, with long time collaborator and co-producer Neil Davidge. Massive Attack will be playing a series of live dates and festivals throughout the summer and autumn of 2006, details of which will be announced in due course.

Massive Attack are undoubtedly one of the most important and influential British bands of recent times. Not only were they the creators of a whole new musical genre but their first two albums, Blue Lines and Massive Attack Protection, provided the blueprint for a sound that came to imbue the music made by dance and pop acts alike throughout the nineties. Mezzanine, their third album, saw the band pushing boundaries once again and was a transition to a richer, more complex sensibility, a direct result of the touring element the band introduced around this time. Their most recent album, 100th Window, continued this exploration into darker territories and reflected more turbulent times.

TWO SMOOTH JAZZ RADIO STATIONS SWITCH FORMATS

Clear Channel smooth jazz KEZL Fresno, Calif., signs off after 17 years in the format. A message on the station's Web site directs listeners to Adult Contemporary sister station KSOF, a local college station and to the stream for Clear Channel smooth jazz KIJZ Portland, Ore.

Twin Cities smooth jazz station at 100.3 FM has recently switched to all-talk with Rush Limbaugh and locals. It's out with the jazz and in with the news for FM station 100.3 as the station will be called KTLK and feature a news-talk format. Along with Limbaugh, KTLK's weekday schedule includes morning show hosts Andrew Colton, a one-time ABC News national correspondent, and Kelly Guest, former KFAN voice. Midmorning, it's Pat Kessler, WCCO-TV political reporter; late afternoon includes co-hosts Sarah Janacek, Republican political analyst, and Brian Lambert, former Pioneer Press media critic. In the evening, you can hear former KSTP personality Dan Conry. KTLK also will air Fox News at the top of every hour. A weekend roster has not been announced. KTLK joins other Twin Cities news-talk stations, including the area's top dog WCCO (830 AM); KSTP (1500 AM), the former home of Limbaugh.

NEW JAZZ CHILL CORNER MUSIC RELEASE PICKS FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 1, 2006

Ahmad Jamal – Jamal At The Penthouse
Alzo – Alzo
Angelo Latona – Unveiled (Mia Mind Music)
Barbara Casini – Luiza
Blue Magic – Magic Of The Blue
Blue Magic – 13 Blue Magic Lane
Bobby Valentin – Bad Breath
Bradley Leighton – Back To The Funk (Pacific Coast Jazz)
Breakestra – Hit The Floor
Bucho – Omit The Hurt (Dig Records)
Buddy Rich – Roar Of 74
Budos Band – Budos Band
Carlinhos Brown – Carlinhos Brown Presents Candombless
Che Sexy 70 – Music Inspired By The Brazilian Erotic Movies Of The 70’s (Various Artists)
Demon Fuzz – Afreaka!
Dennis Coffey – Black Belt Jones – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Deodato – Somewhere Out There
Don Ellis – New Don Ellis Band Goes Underground
Double Exposure - Anthology
Dutch Rare Grooves – 23 Classic Soul N Funk Songs From The Netherlands (Various Artists)
Eddy Senay – Hot Thang
Edu Luke – Cosmo Bamba
Ellis Regina – Carvalho Costa – Serie Grandes Nomes – Rede Globo 1980
Erica Chiquinho Timotea Et Les Show Rio – Brazil 77
Explosivos – Deep-Soul From The Latin Heart (Various Artists)
Felipe Melo Trio – Debut (Clean Feed)
Five Corners Quintet – Chasin’ The Jazz Gone By
Freedom Jazz Dance – Book 2 (Various Artists)
Fritz Hauser – Deep Time (Deep Listening)
Gerardo Frisina – Latin Kick
Gilles Peterson Digs America – Brownswood USA (Various Artists)
Ginger Johnson & His African Messengers – African Party
Goapele – Change It All
Graham Central Station – Release Yourself
Graham Central Station – Now You Wanna Dance
Haroldo Mauro Jr. – Bossa Na Pressao
Herbie Mann – First Light: The Family Of Mann / This Is My Beloved (1974,1962 albums)
James Rivers – Thrill Me
Jerzy Milian – Baazaar
Jon Lucien – Live In NYC
Jorge Ben – Ben E Samba Bom
Jukka Eskola – Jukka Eskola
Jumpin’ 2 – Classics From The Original Disco Underground (Various Artists)
Kenny Dope Presents Randy Muller’s Best (Various Artists)
Kenny Dope Vs. P&P Records – P&P Rarities And Re-Edits (Various Artists)
Larry Young – Larry Young’s Fuel
Leopard Lounge Presents The Jazz Singers From the Atlantic & Warner Vaults (Various Artists)
Leroy Hutson – Feel The Spirit
Life:Styles DJ Spinna (Various Artists)
Lightman Plus One – Energy Control Center
Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes – Cosmic Funk
Luiz Madeco – Bossa Electromagnetica
Marcos Valle – Jet Samba
Marlena Shaw – Out Of Different Bags (Japanese Edition)
Marrow Of The Mind – Naples Deli / 88 To Rochelle
Mauritsstadt Dub (Various Artists)
Michael Attias – Credo (Clean Feed)
Michel Legrand – Legrand Nougaro
Miles Davis – The Cellar Door Sessions 1970 (6 CDs)
MPB4 – Quarenta Anos Contro A Corrente
Mulatu – Mulatu Astatke Sampler
Mulatu Astatyke featuring Fekade Made Maskal – Ethio Jazz
Nacao Zumbi – Futura
Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators – Keep Reachin’ Up
Nightime Loves 3 – A Fine Collection of Disco Funk Classics of the 80’s (Various Artists)
Novi Singers – Bossa Nova
Peri – Samba Passarinho
Peter Wermelinger – Funky & Groovy Records Lexikon
Ralph McDonald – Sounds Of A Drum / The Path
Ramsey Lewis – Dancing In The Street (Japanese Edition)
Richard Groove Holmes – Six Million Dollar Man
Rick James – Wonderful
Roy Ayers – Vibrations
Sadao Watanabe & Charlie Mariano – Iberian Waltz (Japanses Edition)
Seu Jorge – Life Aquatic Studio Sessions
Seu Jorge & Ana Carolina – Ana & Jorge Ao Vivo
Southside Johnny – Into The Harbour
Starpoint – All Night Long
Soul Culture 03 – Elevate Our Minds – Metro Radical Beats (Various Artists)
Terje Rypdal, Bjorrnar Andresen & Espen Rud – Min Bul
Terumasa Hino Quintet –Hi-Nology (Japanese Edition)
Travellers – Black Black Minds
Uniao Black – Banda Uniao Black
Welton Irvine – Spirit Man
Welton Irvine – Sinbad (Japanese Edition)
Welton Irvine – Cosmic Vortex (Japanese Edition)

GROOVE BOUTIQUE NEWS

Whether you're heading out or hanging in on the big night, your essential soundtrack on 12/31 will be the extended New Year's Eve edition of The Groove Boutique!

Radio stations that usually carry the two-hour version of the show will offer up a special four-hour mix. And groovers who tune in the Rafester on WQCD/CD101.9 in NYC will enjoy a SIX HOUR flow (8P-2A) of soul jazz, Latin jazz, nu jazz, acid jazz, chill, bossa nova, and uptempo smooth jazz!

If you live in a market that is not airing The Groove Boutique, find out the name of the smooth jazz radio station in your area, call 'em up, ask for the program director, and scream "GIVE ME THE GROOVE BOUTIQUE!")

7th ANNUAL CAPE TOWN INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL FEATURING MANU DIBANGO, LOUIS VEGA, BLAZE, NESTOR TORRES, GERALD VEASLEY & OTHERS

The 7th annual Cape Town International Jazz Festival, which is now acknowledged as the biggest Jazz event on the African continent, will once again take place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) on Friday 31 March and Saturday 1 April 2006. Festival director, Rashid Lombard, and his organisation team, espAfrika (Pty) Ltd, are more than confident that the 2006 staging of this popular festival, that has become affectionately known as 'Africa's Grandest Gathering', will be as successful as the previous festivals and will again feature a world-class line-up of jazz and jazz related artists. This will be the third time that the Cape Town International Jazz Festival will be staged at its spacious and classy new home at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC). The 2006 festival will again feature a spectacular bill of 40 acts, split equally between the African and International contingents, performing in five different venues situated around the Convention Centre. There will also be the traditional free concert for the people of Cape Town prior to the festival on Thursday 30 March to be held on Greenmarket Square. With almost four months to go till the eagerly anticipated weekend musical party in March, espAfrika have already announced the first list of artists who will be appearing at the 2006 Jazz Festival.

Artists already confirmed include: Manu DiBango & Soul Makossa Gang, Chucho Valdés Quartet featuring Mayra Caridad Valdés,Tina Schouw and Friends, Charlie Hayden Quartet, Freddy Cole, Louie Vega and his Elements of Life LIVE featuring Blaze, Anane & Luisito Quintero, Nestor Torres, Terence Blanchard, Tribute to Ray Charles featuring Joe McBride, Gerald Veasley and Kenny Blake, Miriam Makeba (Grand Finale Tour), Sipho ‘Hotstix’ Mabuse, Relax, Omar Sosa Quartet featuring Pee Wee Ellis, RJ Benjamin, Mario Canonge Trio featuring Horacio El Negro Hernandez, Caiphus Semenya, Heads Up Superband, Unofficial Language featuring Paul Hanmer, Ian Herman and Pete Sklair.

Born in Douala, Cameroon, in 1933, Manu DiBango's talents range widely as saxophonist, pianist, marimba-player, composer and arranger. Love of jazz on the one hand and traditional African music on the other, prompted Manu to experiment by combining various different styles of music to create his own unique blend. With his inherent curiosity and sensitivity, Manu has always been interested in widely divergent and different styles of music. A cursory listen to his output bears this out; jazz, reggae, rap…all of these and more are in full effect.

The appearance of Miriam Makeba’s name on the bill will evoke both excitement and some sadness amongst her many fans. Now regarded as one of Africa’s greatest artists, “Mama Afrika” has recently been considering retiring from live performances after an international musical career spanning 50 glorious years. So her third appearance at the Festival is sure to be one of the most emotional performances of the weekend.

Apart from Miriam Makeba, the African contingent is looking as strong as ever. The distinguished South African musician, producer, musical director, composer and arranger, Caiphus Semenya, will be making a welcome appearance. There are many jazz fans who would like to honour Caiphus Semenya’s lifetime of work as a performer and arranger of African music, following his exile from SA in the ‘60’s with his wife Letta Mbulu, and fellow exiled musical compatriots Hugh Masekela, Jonas Gwangwa, Hotep Galeta, and Miriam Makeba amongst many others.

Internationally acclaimed jazz trumpeter, Terence Blanchard, will be paying his first visit to the festival in 2006. This Grammy-nominated musician has recorded a string of great albums like Let’s Get Lost, Wandering Moon and Flow for Sony and the prestigious Blue Note label, and has worked on film soundtracks for Spike Lee. A

Another big jazz name on the bill is that of pianist/vocalist Freddy Cole, whose music bears close resemblance to the sounds of his illustrious brother, the legendry Nat King Cole. Cole doesn't apologize for sounding like his brother, Nat "King" Cole. There are certain unmistakable similarities. He plays piano and sings and performs live with guitar and upright bass, just like Nat. Yet his voice is raspier, smokier, jazzier even. But he has emerged from the awesome shadow cast by his elder brother. In truth, his phrasing is far closer to that of Frank Sinatra or Billie Holiday than that of his brother and his timing swings a little more. His vocals - suave, elegant, formidable, and articulate - are among the most respected in jazz. Cole's career continues to ascend as he's moved into the front ranks of America's homegrown art form with a style and musical sophistication all his own. His most recent CD, This Love Of Mine, also on the High Note label, was released in mid-June 2005 to enthusiastic fans.

Among the African contingent of artists is the acclaimed band Unofficial Language featuring Paul Hanmer, Ian Herman and Pete Sklair. South African pianist Paul Hanmer, who has built a successful solo career beginning with his exceptional piano roots jazz exploration album called Trains To Taung, also performs with The Sheer All Stars.

RJ Benjamin is an emerging jazz artist who is currently getting loads of attention and airplay with his cover of the Oasis track Wonderwall off his recently released album Who I Am.

Tina Schouw is one of South Africa’s finest female jazz vocalists who first came to the attention of her many fans with the release of her unique debut album Bleed.

Sipho "Hotstix" Mabuse is a successful performer who first appeared in the African soul group, Harari, before launching his successful solo career and bursting onto the South African music scene with his massive mbanqanga pop hits of the late 1980s, Burn Out, and Jive Soweto.

Other exciting international names to watch out for include the Chucho Valdés Quartet featuring Mayra Caridad Valdés. Now a well-known name in World Music circles, Chucho Valdés has been dubbed “the ruling king of Latin jazz keyboard” and is a member of the famous Valdés Cuban musical family.

Latin Grammy award winner, Nestor Torres is a master flautist and composer who hails from Puerto Rico – his music has been described as being “like a rich sancocho, a stew of tropical, Caribbean flavors!”

Mario Canonge is a piano virtuoso from Martinique whose music has been described as Salsa Creole, which is an aural tour of Afro-Caribbean musical styles from zouk to bolero to jazz and salsa. His last album, Rhizome, featuring Roz Hergrove and Richard Bona, was successfully released in June 2004.

Louie Vega’s “Elements of Life” 12-piece project mixes fresh and organic house beats with Latin and African music, featuring vocalists Blaze, Anane and Luisito Quintero on percussion. Vega has found his personal turning point with Elements of Life, his first true solo artist album, set for a March release. The godfather of house music makes a commanding stand behind the stage-top turntables, with Latin bass-lines disco grooves. Masters at Work (MAW), which comprises Vega and partner Kenny “Dope” Gonzalez, was nominated for its remix of the Latin Project’s Lei Lo Lai, which reached No. 1 on Billboard’s dance chart last fall. It is only on rare and important occasions, that the Heads Up International recording artists,

Kenny Blake, Joe McBride and Gerald Veasley, come together for special performances as the Heads Up Super Band. But these three talented musicians will be performing at the festival, firstly as the Heads Up Super Band, and then they will also be performing their acclaimed 'Tribute To Ray Charles’ set.

Finally, the Cape Town International Jazz Festival 2006 welcomes back Relax, the live-soul-hip hop sensation from the Netherlands who released their second album Odeur de Clochard in early 2005. The band, which toured South Africa in 2002 to promote the “Live In Amsterdam” album, also made a memorable appearance at the OppiKoppi Festival. Relax also performed at the Drum Rhythm Festival, Lowlands, and at the North Sea Jazz Festival in The Hague before making an unforgettable appearance at the 2003 jazz festival in Cape Town. They will be warmly welcomed back to the Mother City. espAfrika will be releasing more names as they become available, but even at this early stage with artists of this calibre already confirmed it is looking like the line-up for the Cape Town International Jazz Festival 2006 will be as outstanding as in previous years.

13th ANNUAL BARBADOS JAZZ FESTIVAL

Thousands of music fans will be heading to Barbados this January for some seriously easy-going jazz.The 13th annual Barbados Jazz Festival takes place on the island from January 9 to January 15, 2006.The highly anticipated festival is the country's leading musical and cultural event and regularly pulls the biggest names in jazz. Performers already booked for 2006 include Lionel Richie, Roy Hargrove, Boney James and the Cuban Jazz All-stars, to name a select few. However, the festival isn't out just to woo music fans with the top names in the business. It also believes in supporting new artists and every year gives performance slots to emerging artists. This year's festival will play tribute to the late Luther Vandross, who was a much-loved regular at past events. Thoughts and prayers will also be with the residents of New Orleans, the famed birthplace of jazz, following Hurricane Katrina. Several discount airlines offer regular flights to the Caribbean. Barbados is easily accessible. This week Spirit Airliens, the low-cost airline, announced that its Caribbean service has been well received since its launch, while American Airlines, Delta Airlines and others all fly direct to Bridgetown, the capital of Barbados.

JAMIROQUAI GRAMMY NOMINATION, JASON MILES TRIBUTE TO MARVIN GAYE, NELSON RANGELL & LIN ROUNDTREE

Nominations for the 48th annual Grammy Awards were just announced and Jamiroquai has been nominated for Best Music Video, Short Form: Feels Just Like It Should! The 48th Grammy Awards will broadcast live in February.

Bobby Caldwell will sing on the next Jason Miles project What's Goin' On: The Music of Marvin Gaye. According Smooth Jazz Vibes Bobby Caldwell will sing on Distant Lover on the album. On his last album, producer and keyboardist Jason Miles – who has collaborated with many of the top names in smooth jazz – invoked the sprit of the late jazz trumpeter Miles Davis with a work called Miles to Miles. Now Miles has his sights on the songs of Marvin Gaye for a CD he’s just finished recording called What’s Goin’ On: The Music of Marvin Gaye. Miles rearranged many of Marvin’s greatest hits and enlisted several top-notch musicians to help him, including Bobby Caldwell, guitarist Nick Colionne on I Heard It Through the Grapevine, Spyro Gyra saxophonist Jay Beckenstein on Too Busy Thinkin’ Bout My Baby and trumpeter Herb Alpert on Let’s Get It On. As always, Miles assembled a killer rhythm section with bassists Marcus Miller, Scott Ambush and James Genus, drummer Gene Lake and percussionist Cyro Baptista on board. Among the CD’s other songs are such Marvin Gaye nuggets as What’s Goin’ On, Sexual Healing, Mercy Mercy Me and Ain’t Nothin’ Like the Real Thing. Guest vocalists include Chiara Civello, James "D Train" Williams and Guida DePalma. Jason Miles has produced several other concept albums, including To Grover, With Love, Celebrating the Music of Weather Report and A Love Affair: The Music of Ivan Lins.What’s Goin’ On: The Music of Marvin Gaye will be available Feb. 7 on the Narada label.

Nelson Rangell and special guest Lin Roundtree appear at the La-Z-BoyCenter/Meyer Theatre in Monroe, MI on January 28, 2006.

CIRCUIT CITY - MP3 "MADE SIMPLE SESSIONS" TO HELP DEMYSTIFY THE WORLD OF DIGITAL MUSIC

This holiday season, Circuit City Stores will offer a helping hand to the millions of Americans who receive new MP3 players under the Christmas tree. According to the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), more than 20 million MP3 players were shipped to U.S. retailers in 2005, with almost half expected to be sold during the holidays. The CEA says MP3 players grabbed the top-spot on adult wish-lists for tech gifts this year for the first time. Circuit City research indicates all age groups expressed growing interest in MP3 players. As a result of these findings, Circuit City decided to create a special week-long event, "MP3 Made Simple," to help people, especially novice users, overcome obstacles and uneasiness about digital music. From 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., Dec. 26 - 31, 2005, specially-trained associates will be on hand at Circuit City stores across the nation to offer tips on downloading music, ripping CDs, managing music play lists and more. Demonstrations will help explain how to use all MP3 players, including iPods. Circuit City associates will be glad to help demystify digital music for all visitors, regardless of where their MP3 player was purchased. For people who cannot attend the sessions in stores, Circuit City has posted helpful information on getting started with digital music at circuitcity.com. To access MP3 Get Started, click on the "What's New" tab in the upper left corner of the home page. Also available through circuitcity.com, MP3 player set up service from PlumChoice, which offers high- quality, consumer-friendly remote computer support for the home, home office and small business.