Monday, April 09, 2012
ARTURO SANDOVAL DEAR DIZ (EVERY DAY I THINK OF YOU)
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On May 8th, Arturo Sandoval will release his second album on Concord Jazz, Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You). Dear Diz (Every Day I ...
PHILIP BAILEY - CHINESE WALL / INSIDE OUT
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Two crucial albums from Philip Bailey – back to back in one package! First up is Chinese Wall – a big breakthrough for Philip Bailey – a...
AHMAD JAMAL - BLUE MOON
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Blue Moon is not just celebrated pianist-composer Ahmad Jamal‘s latest album, it’s his current masterpiece, suffused with a predominant...
JACK DEJOHNETTE - SOUND TRAVELS
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2012 promises to be a banner year for legend Jack DeJohnette, renowned as one of music’s most adventurous artists and prolific drummers....
HERE COMES...SHORTY LONG - THE COMPLETE MOTOWN STEREO MASTERS
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The 2 fantastic albums Shorty Long cut for Soul/Motown – '68's funky Here Comes The Judge & '69's soulful Prime Of S...
LOU RAGLAND - I TRAVEL ALONE (HOT CHOCOLATE / THE CONVEYOR)
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An amazing set of music – two rare albums from Ohio funk legend Lou Ragland, plus bonus tracks, and a whole set of unreleased sessions to...
Friday, April 06, 2012
KENNY GARRETT - SEEDS FROM THE UNDERGROUND
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Over the course of a stellar career that has spanned more than 30 years, saxophonist Kenny Garrett has become the preeminent alto saxopho...
FRED HAMMOND - GOD, LOVE & ROMANCE
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Fred Hammond has been a trailblazer throughout his 30-year career. He founded the legendary band Commissioned that brought freshly funky ...
KEITH ANDREW - BLUE FUNKY BLUE
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Guitarist/keyboardist/vocalist Keith Andrew brings us a funky, saucy, and smooth offering that is diverse, melodic, and loaded with swag...
NEW RELEASES: THE O'JAYS, JEFF BRADSHAW, THE CAFE SESSIONS
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THE O’JAYS – WE’LL NEVER FORGET YOU: THE IMPERIAL YEARS 1963 TO 1966 Amazing early work from The O'Jays – tracks recorded a decade b...
NEW RELEASES: THE CRUSADERS, BOSSA RIO, ROZALLA MILLER
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THE CRUSADERS - THE VOCAL ALBUM An essential document of the great soulful side of The Crusaders – that wonderful stretch when they star...
NEW RELEASES: CHICAGO UNDERGROUND DUO, SY SMITH, ROY ASSAF
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CHICAGO UNDERGROUND DUO – AGE OF ENERGY The title's an interesting choice – given that the energy here is often quite laidback – a ...
NEW RELEASES: QUANTIC & ALICE RUSSELL, LEILA PINHEIRO & NELSON FARIA, DR. JOHN
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QUANTIC & ALICE RUSSELL – LOOK AROUND THE CORNER Mindblowing stuff – maybe the deepest album we've heard so far from Quantic, an...
EILEEN HUNTER'S TIMELESS CLASSICS...
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Eileen Hunter , is a combination of timeless classics and self-penned songs, from Gus Khan's 'My Baby Just Cares for Me' made...
PEPPERMINT CANDY
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This terrific two-CD collection charts the story of the swing genre via the most danceable songs from the 1920s to the present day. CD...
Thursday, April 05, 2012
JAMES "D-TRAIN" WILLIAMS
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Born and nurtured in Brooklyn, New York, James "D-Train" Williams began his singing career at age 6. He sang in many church ch...
NICCI CANADA - TWENTY TWELVE
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Singer/songwriter Nicci Canada should add “poetress” to her description, as the material on her debut release, Twenty Twelve , flows as l...
ANNE SAJDERA - AZUL
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Pianist/composer Anne Sajdera has long been an invaluable part of the San Francisco Bay Area Brazilian music scene—as leader of her own b...
NEW RELEASES: HOWLIN’ WOLF, LJ REYNOLDS, THE FUNK ARK
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HOWLIN’ WOLF – MESSAGE TO THE YOUNG Funky blues work from Howlin Wolf – his key entry into the funked-up genre that Chess Records was ...
NEW RELEASES: BATIDA, LEE FIELDS & YUSEF LATEEF
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BATIDA The first-ever contemporary recording on Soundway – but a set that's still got firm roots in the 70s African scene that...
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