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Retrospective - The Best Of -- CD
Buffalo Springfield
1990 Atlantic/ATCO Records
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Only a handful of bands have made a greater impact with fewer recordings than the short-lived Buffalo Springfield. Their history is told in the titles of their three albums: 1967's eponymous debut was followed by the peak-performance Again later that year, which was followed by 1968's Last Time Around. While their entire recorded career encompasses a mere two years, the Stephen Stills-Neil Young-Richie Furay-led quintet produced a number of '60s rock classics. Stills chipped in "For What It's Worth" and "Bluebird"; Furay's "Kind Woman" is one of the touchstones of country-rock; and Young fired off the likes of the raucous "Mr. Soul," the gentle "I Am a Child," the ambitious "Broken Arrow," and the breathtakingly pretty "Expecting to Fly." They're all on this 12-song overview, a suitable option for anyone who isn't up to stocking up on the entire catalog. --Steven Stolder
Retrospective - The Best Of -- CD
Buffalo Springfield
1990 Atlantic/ATCO Records
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Only a handful of bands have made a greater impact with fewer recordings than the short-lived Buffalo Springfield. Their history is told in the titles of their three albums: 1967's eponymous debut was followed by the peak-performance Again later that year, which was followed by 1968's Last Time Around. While their entire recorded career encompasses a mere two years, the Stephen Stills-Neil Young-Richie Furay-led quintet produced a number of '60s rock classics. Stills chipped in "For What It's Worth" and "Bluebird"; Furay's "Kind Woman" is one of the touchstones of country-rock; and Young fired off the likes of the raucous "Mr. Soul," the gentle "I Am a Child," the ambitious "Broken Arrow," and the breathtakingly pretty "Expecting to Fly." They're all on this 12-song overview, a suitable option for anyone who isn't up to stocking up on the entire catalog. --Steven Stolder
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Heart of a Woman -- CD
Etta James
1999 Private Music (Windham Hill)
HEART OF A WOMAN was nominated for the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance.
Heart of a Woman is a great idea for an album. Etta James chose 11 love songs from her favorite female singers -- Billie Holiday, Dinah Washington, Sarah Vaughn, and Carmen McRae -- augmenting the album with a new version of her signature song, "At Last." She has recorded several of these songs before (including Alice Cooper's "Only Women Bleed," which inexplicably became a standard for both her and McRae), but the difference with Heart of a Woman is the context. Here, they're put in a smooth jazz setting, masterminded by James, who has producer credit. There's no denying that Etta James is a powerhouse, one of the finest blues singers of the 20th century, and she still possesses an exceptionally strong voice, robust and filled with passion. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Track listing
1. You Don't Know What Love Is
2. Good Morning Heartache
3. My Old Flame
4. Say It Isn't So
5. At Last
6. Tenderly
7. I Only Have Eyes For You
8. I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good
9. You Go to My Head
10. Sunday Kind of Love
11. If It's the Last Thing I Do
12. Only Women Bleed
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Greatest Hits -- CD
Billie Holliday
1995 Verve Records
Recorded between 1944 and 1950. Includes liner notes by Steven Lasker and an interview with Milt Gabler by Andy McKaie.Early Billie Holliday recordings are pretty bulletproof stuff, and this collection is no exception. Holliday's work from the Thirties and early Forties was done primarily for Columbia in the first place, so everything here is first rate and well documented. The tunes we now think of as standards became just that because singers of Holliday's calibre took them from the sometimes pedestrian musical revues they were written for and turned them into vehicles for intense personal and musical expression. It didn't hurt that she was working with some of the very best musicians of the swing era, either. Teddy Wilson's orchestra alone included, for one of the dates heard here, Roy Eldridge, Benny Goodman and Ben Webster; another Wilson--led ensemble included Ellington stars Johnny Hodges and Harry Carney. Elsewhere, Holliday was joined by an early edition of the Basie band and by a small group featuring Buck Clayton, Lester Young and the Basie rhythm section. Set aside the stereotypes about Billie Holliday, Tragic Jazz Icon--on these early sides, her voice rings true, clear and flexible, effortlessly negotiating all the contours of her material with the unmistakeable joy of someone making great music.
1. Easy Living
2. What Is This Thing Called Love?
3. Solitude
4. You're My Thrill
5. Them There Eyes
6. No More
7. God Bless the Child
8. My Man :: Mon Homme
9. Don't Explain
10. There Is No Greater Love
11. T'Ain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do
12. You Better Go Now
13. Big Stuff
14. Good Morning, Heartache
15. I Loves You Porgy - (from "Porgy & Bess")
16. Guilty
17. Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)
18. Crazy He Calls Me
19. That Ole Devil Called Love
Batman said:
Bon Iver: Bon Iver
Whole album is amazing, but love Perth and Holocene especially...
Thanks, Bats, I'm enjoying this one a lot. I also got his "For Emma" album, but I think I like this one better. I'm kinda partial to the last track, Beth/Rest.
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Duke Elegant -- CD
Dr. John Performing the music of Duke Ellington
2000 Blue Note Records
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Mac "Dr. John" Rebennack playing songs from the canon of Duke Ellington is as natural as the break of day. But the gris-gris king interprets Ellington in a way unlike anyone else. "Mood Indigo," arranged for Dr. John's six-man New Orleans group, takes on a fresh, heartfelt immediacy with the good doctor's vocals and piano locked into a relaxed groove. He sings another slice of essential Ellingtonia, "Do Nothing 'til You Hear from Me," with a lighthearted nonchalance that epitomizes the worthiest New Orleans performers. Dr. John packages snippets of his keyboard playing as panaceas for the soul on a funked-up interpretation of "Caravan," even spinning off on a "Wade in the Water" tangent before wrapping up the song. But with so many, many Ellington nuggets to dust off for reinterpretation, one wonders why Dr. John elected to go with popular numbers that get covered again and again. To his credit, he does serve up the lesser-known "The Flaming Sword," where his piano is luminous in the Calypso fashion of Professor Longhair, and he offers delightful, fonkified updates of the Ellington obscurities "On the Wrong Side of the Railroad Tracks" and "I'm Gonna Go Fishin'." --Frank-John Hadley
Track listing
1. On the Wrong Side of the Railroad Tracks
2. I'm Gonna Go Fishin'
3. It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
4. Perdido Street Blues
5. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
6. Solitude
7. Satin Doll
8. Mood Indigo
9. Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me
10. Things Ain't What They Used to Be
11. Caravan
12. Flaming Sword, The
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Devils & Dust -- Dual Disc CD/DVD
Bruce Springsteen
2005 Sony Music
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The last time Bruce Springsteen ventured West for inspiration, the result was the desolate Nebraska and its tales of serial killers and used cars. On his first record in three years, Springsteen navigates barren deserts and Old West war fields for a dozen forlorn songs that co-star the artist and his acoustic guitar. Though he's always had a knack for carving out the hooks and melodies that make each journey memorable, this time around Springsteen relies on the lyrics to carry the tune-desperate tales of tragedy, heartbreak, and lust with a Latino twist, like the boxer coming home ("The Hitter"), a distressing border-crossing incident ("Matamoros Banks"), and the Nevada hooker with good intentions ("Reno," which led to the warning sticker Adult Imagery). With no E Street Band in the mix, the album is decorated with horns and strings and Springsteen’s novel falsetto on two his best efforts: "Maria’s Bed," where the narrator comes home to his woman after 40 nights on the road, and the fast-picking "All I’m Thinkin’ About," where he has more than Carolina on his mind. A decade from now this will be an underrated record in the Springsteen chronicles. --Scott Holter
All songs are written by Bruce Springsteen.
"Devils & Dust" – 4:58
"All the Way Home" – 3:38
"Reno" – 4:08
"Long Time Comin'" – 4:17
"Black Cowboys" – 4:08
"Maria's Bed" – 5:35
"Silver Palomino" – 3:22
"Jesus Was an Only Son" – 2:55
"Leah" – 3:32
"The Hitter" – 5:53
"All I'm Thinkin' About" – 4:22
"Matamoros Banks" – 4:00
I noticed Bon Iver got "Best New Artist" at the Grammies Sunday night, too.PaulyT said:Batman said:
Bon Iver: Bon Iver
Whole album is amazing, but love Perth and Holocene especially...
Thanks, Bats, I'm enjoying this one a lot. I also got his "For Emma" album, but I think I like this one better. I'm kinda partial to the last track, Beth/Rest.
Which, sadly, means there's a 93% chance his sophomore album will teh suxxor and we'll never hear from him again...
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Beautiful Isle of Somewhere -- CD
Geoff Muldaur
2003 Tradition & Moderne
Recorded live in Bremen, Germany, Beautiful Isle of Somewhere documents the re-emergence of Geoff Muldaur to the concert stage. After having spent most of the '80s and '90s concentrating on film scores, the business side of music, and computer-related ... Full Description projects, Muldaur returned to the studio and released 1998's acclaimed The Secret Handshake. The success of this disc prompted a small tour of Europe that led him to the Moments club in Bremen, where this intimate solo performance was recorded. With his gentle guitar and beautifully weathered voice, Muldaur moves effortlessly through a comfortable collection of folk-blues standards and originals for a subdued yet appreciative German audience. Songs selected for this set provide a nice variety that crosses through different factions of blues music, with Muldaur's voice easily matching the tone and style of each composition. Unlike some of today's blues singers who lick and trill their way though lyrics, his unadorned vocal work quietly conveys the ghostly character in Walter Davis' "I Can't See Your Face Anymore," while coming vibrantly to life on a rockin' version of Sleepy John Estes' "Drop Down Mama." His pipes get a workout on Vera Hall's "The Wild Ox Moan," a highlight from The Secret Handshake, where he caps off phrases with a tripping falsetto "moan." Even more so in concert than in the studio, Muldaur is able to showcase his mastery and passion for the blues, and this warmly affective performance stands as undeniable proof. ~ Aaron Latham
Track listing
1. Common Cold
2. My Tears Came Rolling Down
3. Wild About My Lovin'
4. Downtown Blues
5. Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You
6. Motherless Child
7. Just A Little While To Stay Here
8. Wild Ox Moan
9. I Can't See Your Face Anymore
10. Trouble Soon Be Over
11. Drop Down Mama
12. Tennessee Blues
13. Got To Find Blind Lemon (part 1)
14. Sloppy Drunk
15. Prairie Lullabye
16. Beautiful Isle Of Somewhere
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How It Feels To Be Free -- CD
Nina Simone
2003 Hear Music
Quintessential compilation, December 29, 2011
By Michael S. Vaught "Mike" (Phoenix, AZ) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)
This review is from: How It Feels to Be Free (Audio CD)
There is an essential list of songs that are to be heard from an artist and this compilation contains the essential list of songs from Nina Simone. Her complete works is very broad but this compilation contains the the songs that are well known and loved by young and old alike, which is rare. I looked for a long time before I was able to find all of these songs, which were the minimum I wanted together, and here they are on a single CD.
If you have never listened to her before and you enjoy jazz, blues, fusion or funk, you have got to get this album! The songs put together here keenly demonstrate her throaty singing, her beats, the cymbals! and the beats that make you want to snap your fingers, tap your toe, wiggle in your seat and spontaneously shout out along with her: "Oh Sinnerman, where you gonna run to?!?"
Track Listings
1. I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl - Nina Simone, Simone, Nina
2. I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free - Nina Simone, Taylor, Billy
3. See Line Woman - Nina Simone, Simone, Nina
4. Since I Fell for You - Nina Simone, Johnson, Buddy
5. Turn Me On - Nina Simone, Loudermilk, John D.
6. Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues - Nina Simone, Dylan, Bob
7. I Shall Be Released - Nina Simone, Dylan
8. Lilac Wine - Nina Simone, Shelton, Joe
9. Seems I'm Never Tired of Loving You - Nina Simone, Franklin
10. In the Dark - Nina Simone, Green, Lil
11. Chilly Winds Don't Blow - Nina Simone, Lovelack, William L
12. O Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) - Nina Simone, Ellington
13. Funkier Than a Mosquito's Tweeter - Nina Simone, Bullock, Aillene
14. Sinnerman - Nina Simone, Simone, Nina
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My last one for the evening....
Lasting Impression -- CD
Rob Thorsen
2009 Pacific Coast Jazz
Acoustic bassist Rob Thorsen has been a stalwart on the San Diego jazz scene for 20 years after moving from his native San Francisco. He's developed into a top-notch modern mainstream jazz player and bandleader, as evidenced by this effort showcasing his estimable talents and choice of material and sidemen. Thorsen mixes in some original compositions with reworked bop, post-bop, and American popular song standards.
The exceptional pianist Geoff Keezer guests on five tracks, with up-and-comer Josh Nelson in on four. Saxophonist Ben Wendel and trumpeter Gilbert Castellanos form a fine front line in the Joe Henderson-Kenny Dorham tradition, and the skillful drummer Duncan Moore rounds out this potent band that delivers every step of the way. The standards are rearranged with some new twists and turns, as Charlie Parker's "Dexterity" is turned around the corner as a modern New Orleans shuffle, John Coltrane's "Giant Steps" is completely tossed upside down into a dark, startling, and richly hued song of even bigger proportions with a deconstructed melody, and Jackie McLean's "Little Melonae" is fairly faithful to the original, but includes free sections and updated, stretched-out paraphrases, with a fine solo from the emerging tenor saxophonist Wendel. Charlie Chaplin's immortal "Smile" is modified by the exploratory Keezer in melodic inferences much like Mona Lisa's famous slight visage, "The Man I Love" is an out-and-out Afro-Cuban sizzler, while "It's Alright with Me" has Thorsen with just the trio playing the frantic lead melody very fast and soloing as well, going into hard and neo-bop territory, with Wendel's Michael Brecker influence shining through on his late entrance. Of the leader's originals, the horns sound focused and completely locked in for the exotic "Milagro Cafe," as Thorsen's probing bass turns to bop, while the bandmembers eventually sound like they are playing out of the repertoire of Woody Shaw. The outstanding "Dance of the Freaky Circles" showcases Thorsen's bass during the solo intro in 6/8 time, with a muted Castellanos and Wendel countering Keezer's intricate lines and Moore's tick-tock blue beats. The nine-minute "Cigarones" allows Keezer even more roaming room underground to sleepwalk among denizens of the deep, with some illuminating light from the cameo flute playing of John Rekevics. Castellanos is a player on the scene who deserves close attention, as he owns all the requisite chops, smarts, and good common sense to become a major jazz player on his instrument, very much evident on this recording.
Lasting Impression is an appropriate title for those who discover this recording, easily recommended because it borders on excellent, and at times is extraordinary. ~ Michael G. Nastos
1. Dexterity 6:50
2. Giant Steps 6:32
3. Little Melonae 6:18
4. Smile 7:10
5. Milagro Cafe 8:56
6. Man I Love 6:30
7. Danec of The Freaky Circles 8:45
8. Ciagarones 9:21
9. It's All Right With Me 5:43
10. Wish On Us 3:13
Personnel: Rob Thorsen (upright bass); John Rekovics (alto flute); Ben Wendel (bassoon, tenor saxophone); Gilbert Castellanos (trumpet, flugelhorn); Geoff Keezer, Josh Nelson (piano); Duncan Moore (drum); Charlie Chavez (congas).
Lasting Impression -- CD
Rob Thorsen
2009 Pacific Coast Jazz
Acoustic bassist Rob Thorsen has been a stalwart on the San Diego jazz scene for 20 years after moving from his native San Francisco. He's developed into a top-notch modern mainstream jazz player and bandleader, as evidenced by this effort showcasing his estimable talents and choice of material and sidemen. Thorsen mixes in some original compositions with reworked bop, post-bop, and American popular song standards.
The exceptional pianist Geoff Keezer guests on five tracks, with up-and-comer Josh Nelson in on four. Saxophonist Ben Wendel and trumpeter Gilbert Castellanos form a fine front line in the Joe Henderson-Kenny Dorham tradition, and the skillful drummer Duncan Moore rounds out this potent band that delivers every step of the way. The standards are rearranged with some new twists and turns, as Charlie Parker's "Dexterity" is turned around the corner as a modern New Orleans shuffle, John Coltrane's "Giant Steps" is completely tossed upside down into a dark, startling, and richly hued song of even bigger proportions with a deconstructed melody, and Jackie McLean's "Little Melonae" is fairly faithful to the original, but includes free sections and updated, stretched-out paraphrases, with a fine solo from the emerging tenor saxophonist Wendel. Charlie Chaplin's immortal "Smile" is modified by the exploratory Keezer in melodic inferences much like Mona Lisa's famous slight visage, "The Man I Love" is an out-and-out Afro-Cuban sizzler, while "It's Alright with Me" has Thorsen with just the trio playing the frantic lead melody very fast and soloing as well, going into hard and neo-bop territory, with Wendel's Michael Brecker influence shining through on his late entrance. Of the leader's originals, the horns sound focused and completely locked in for the exotic "Milagro Cafe," as Thorsen's probing bass turns to bop, while the bandmembers eventually sound like they are playing out of the repertoire of Woody Shaw. The outstanding "Dance of the Freaky Circles" showcases Thorsen's bass during the solo intro in 6/8 time, with a muted Castellanos and Wendel countering Keezer's intricate lines and Moore's tick-tock blue beats. The nine-minute "Cigarones" allows Keezer even more roaming room underground to sleepwalk among denizens of the deep, with some illuminating light from the cameo flute playing of John Rekevics. Castellanos is a player on the scene who deserves close attention, as he owns all the requisite chops, smarts, and good common sense to become a major jazz player on his instrument, very much evident on this recording.
Lasting Impression is an appropriate title for those who discover this recording, easily recommended because it borders on excellent, and at times is extraordinary. ~ Michael G. Nastos
1. Dexterity 6:50
2. Giant Steps 6:32
3. Little Melonae 6:18
4. Smile 7:10
5. Milagro Cafe 8:56
6. Man I Love 6:30
7. Danec of The Freaky Circles 8:45
8. Ciagarones 9:21
9. It's All Right With Me 5:43
10. Wish On Us 3:13
Personnel: Rob Thorsen (upright bass); John Rekovics (alto flute); Ben Wendel (bassoon, tenor saxophone); Gilbert Castellanos (trumpet, flugelhorn); Geoff Keezer, Josh Nelson (piano); Duncan Moore (drum); Charlie Chavez (congas).
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The Best of Joe Cocker -- CD
Joe Cocker
1993 Capitol Records
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Known for his crazy man gyrations, sandpaper and gravel voice, and a destructive alcoholism that imbued his songs with a desperate edge, Joe Cocker set forth with a British blues sound nearly impossible to beat. This collection features his later work. The demons controlled, he's transformed himself into an adult-contemporary singer who can deliver the pathos on cue. The simple elegance of his duet with Jennifer Warnes, "Up Where We Belong," catapulted him back into the spotlight and his work since has been a graceful bow to that accomplishment. He's restrained these days but he still delivers that sad, lonely tune as only someone who's been there can. --Rob O'Connor
"Unchain My Heart" (90's Version) - 5:06 (Bobby Sharp, Teddy Powell)
"You Can Leave Your Hat On" - 4:14 (Randy Newman)
"When the Night Comes" - 3:56 (Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance, Diane Warren)
"Up Where We Belong (Duet with Jennifer Warnes)" - 3:55 (Jack Nitzsche, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Will Jennings)
"Now That the Magic Has Gone" - 3:56 (John Miles)
"Don't You Love Me Anymore" - 4:09 (Albert Hammond, Diane Warren)
"I Can Hear the River" - 3:41 (Don Dixon)
"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" - 3:57 (Elton John, Bernie Taupin)
"Shelter Me" - 4:20 (Nick Di Stefano)
"Feels Like Forever" - 4:46 (Bryan Adams, Diane Warren)
"Night Calls" - 3:25 (Jeff Lynne)
"Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me" - 5:28 (Elton John, Bernie Taupin)
"Now That You're Gone" - 4:15 (Klaus Lage, Diether Dehm, Tony Carey, Joe Cocker)
"Civilized Man" - 3:56 (Richard Feldman, Pat Robinson)
"When a Woman Cries" - 4:20 (Joshua Kadison)
"With a Little Help from My Friends" (Live) - 9:27 (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)
The Best of Joe Cocker -- CD
Joe Cocker
1993 Capitol Records
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Known for his crazy man gyrations, sandpaper and gravel voice, and a destructive alcoholism that imbued his songs with a desperate edge, Joe Cocker set forth with a British blues sound nearly impossible to beat. This collection features his later work. The demons controlled, he's transformed himself into an adult-contemporary singer who can deliver the pathos on cue. The simple elegance of his duet with Jennifer Warnes, "Up Where We Belong," catapulted him back into the spotlight and his work since has been a graceful bow to that accomplishment. He's restrained these days but he still delivers that sad, lonely tune as only someone who's been there can. --Rob O'Connor
"Unchain My Heart" (90's Version) - 5:06 (Bobby Sharp, Teddy Powell)
"You Can Leave Your Hat On" - 4:14 (Randy Newman)
"When the Night Comes" - 3:56 (Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance, Diane Warren)
"Up Where We Belong (Duet with Jennifer Warnes)" - 3:55 (Jack Nitzsche, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Will Jennings)
"Now That the Magic Has Gone" - 3:56 (John Miles)
"Don't You Love Me Anymore" - 4:09 (Albert Hammond, Diane Warren)
"I Can Hear the River" - 3:41 (Don Dixon)
"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" - 3:57 (Elton John, Bernie Taupin)
"Shelter Me" - 4:20 (Nick Di Stefano)
"Feels Like Forever" - 4:46 (Bryan Adams, Diane Warren)
"Night Calls" - 3:25 (Jeff Lynne)
"Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me" - 5:28 (Elton John, Bernie Taupin)
"Now That You're Gone" - 4:15 (Klaus Lage, Diether Dehm, Tony Carey, Joe Cocker)
"Civilized Man" - 3:56 (Richard Feldman, Pat Robinson)
"When a Woman Cries" - 4:20 (Joshua Kadison)
"With a Little Help from My Friends" (Live) - 9:27 (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)
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3rd Perspective -- CD
United Future Organization
1996 Mercury Records
Unique in Quality, January 8, 2000
By Armed Sauzier (Hong Kong) - See all my reviews
This review is from: 3rd Perspective (Audio CD)
Although criticised for sounding like a soundtrack to a 70's movie (aka Lalo Schifrin) - it's meant to be. UFO manage to keep the same groove throughout the entire album allowing it to roll from track 1 and back without you noticing. This is managed despite them pulling in a wide range of musical influences making each track extremely unique as they take you into an unpredictable direction (I'm sure I heard Tom Waits' Swordfishtrombone in there somewhere) - note the superb rendition of Horace Silver's 'Nica's Dream'.
The bass has that deep and fat sound that allows tracks like 'His Name Is...', 'The Planet Plan' and 'Fool's Paradise' to realign your heart beat. The keyboard, guitar and drum sound is just phenomenal - holding their own in a way JTQ and Corduroy would be proud of. More importantly though, are the instruments that take a couple of listens to to realise what they are. Guest vocalists on a few tracks ('Friends - We'll Be', 'Waltz (Le Serpent Rouge)', etc) bring another dimension to the music without making it sound like a bunch of musicians who can't write vocal music (believe me, I'm not a fan of vocal acid jazz/funk music - and this impresses).
Only one weak track on there for me (I won't say which, find your own) but on a 60min album of solid tunes that pushes the boundaries of contemporary Acid Jazz and Funk - who cares?
Track Listing
1. His Name Is...
2. Planet Plan, The
3. Friends - We'll Be
4. Spy's Spice (Mon Espionne)
5. Fool's Paradise
6. Waltz (Le Serpent Rouge)
7. Picaresque Eye
8. Nica's Dream
9. Cosmic Gypsy
10. Dice for a Chance
11. Moving Shadows, The
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It Just Happens That Way - CD
Mindi Abair
2003 GRP Records
It Just Happes That Way - Mindi Abair, December 8, 2006
By Dogfarm5 "HAS Member" (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: It Just Happens That Way (Audio CD)
As this is the first CD that I have listened to from this artist I had no idea as to her style and presentation. Like so many listeners, there are quite a number of CD's that I have purchased where only one or two cuts are worth the effort to play. This CD definitely does not fall into that category. The energy that is put into each cut is truly outstanding. We have an audiophile club here in Houston and when I played this CD at one of our meetings, the question of who is this artist? was requested by at least half of the members present. IMO, this CD is well worth the purchase and this is an artist that ones needs to have in their library of music.
Track listing
1. Lucy's
2. Flirt
3. Save the Last Dance
4. As Good as It Gets
5. Save Tonight
6. Right On
7. It Just Happens That Way
8. Salt and Lime
9. Momo
10. Play
11. Remember
12. Home
Bonus Picture.......
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Euge Groove -- CD
Euge Groove
2000 Warner Bros. Records
Not up and coming/Euge Groove Has Arrived, May 7, 2001
By Michael Romeo (Palmer, Alaska United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Euge Groove (Audio CD)
The explosion you hear on smooth jazz stations is that of the finest CD this year Euge Groove. From front to back this is smooth jazz in the classic form. Do you love a sweet saprano sax and a hard driving tenor sax. Sprinkle in wonderful recurring melodies, funky driving rhythms, R&B, a little scat and great vocals and you have a possible Oais Award for best album for Steve Grove. The cut you probably heard on the jazz stations is the first cut on this musical journey track #1 Romeo & Juliet. However, when you go further on this cd you start to appreciate its diversity. Track # 2 Sneek a Peak, gives you just a beautiful soulful sound of Grooves Tenor sax work from his playing with TOP. Track # 3 Vinyl, hits you with the funky and yet sultry, Grooves soprano sax. Track #4 Give in to Me, launches us into the soulful vocals of JC Chasez from the boy band NSYNC. The match is just perfect between the vocals and sax of Grove and Chasez,in addition to the terrific backround harmoney. I can go on and on about how great this debut work is. But you need to definitly add this to your collection. Then kick back with your lover with a glass of wine or your faviorte smoke and appreciate, Groove and Track # 6 TENDERHEARTED LOVER. She will love you for it................
TRACK LISTING
Romeo and Juliet
Sneak A Peek
Vinyl
Give In To Me
Another Sad Love Song
Tenderhearted Lover
Truly Emotional
Lay It Down
Summer Stroll
Last Song
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My last one for the evening.....
Careless Love -- CD
Madeleine Peyroux
2004 Rounder Records
Madeleine Peyroux's unique blend of jazz and pop was first unveiled on 1996's DREAMLAND, where she sounded like a postmodern heir to the smoky-voiced tradition that ran down from Billie Holiday through the likes of Karen Dalton and Judy Roderick. Though Peyroux made a splash with her debut, she quickly dropped out of the music scene, not to appear again until eight years later with the long-overdue follow-up, CARELESS LOVE.
Here, Peyroux tackles material from a variety of sources; some songs were written expressly for her by such contemporary songsmiths as Jesse Harris (who penned Norah Jones's breakthrough hit, "Don't Know Why"). Perhaps most striking, though, are her interpretations of older compositions. Peyroux redefines the darkly yearning Leonard Cohen tune "Dance Me to the End of Love" as a sultry invitation rather than a heart-on-the-sleeve plea. Her lighter-than-air stroll through the clouds of Bob Dylan's "You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go" has a graceful ease that puts the song's many previous cover versions to shame. Throughout CARELESS LOVE, Peyroux--with highly sympathetic production from Joni Mitchell right-hand-man Larry Klein--proves fully up to the task of redefining the role of torch singer for the careworn 21st century.
1. "Dance Me to the End of Love" (Leonard Cohen) - 3:56
2. "Don't Wait Too Long" (Madeleine Peyroux–Jesse Harris–Larry Klein) - 3:10
3. "Don't Cry Baby" (Saul Bernie–James P. Johnson–Stella Unger) - 3:16
4. "You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go" (Bob Dylan) - 3:26
5. "Between the Bars" (Elliott Smith) - 3:42
6. "No More" (Salvador Camerata–Bob Russell) - 3:31
7. "Lonesome Road" (Gene Austin–Nathaniel Shilkret) - 3:10
8. "J'ai Deux Amours" (Vincent Scotto–Géorges Koger–Henri Varna) - 2:54
9. "Weary Blues" (Hank Williams) - 3:39
10. "I'll Look Around" (George Cory-Douglas Cross) - 4:47
11. "Careless Love" (William C. Handy-Martha Koenig–Spencer Williams) - 3:50
12. "This Is Heaven to Me" (Frank Reardon–Ernest Schweikert) - 3:12
Careless Love -- CD
Madeleine Peyroux
2004 Rounder Records
Madeleine Peyroux's unique blend of jazz and pop was first unveiled on 1996's DREAMLAND, where she sounded like a postmodern heir to the smoky-voiced tradition that ran down from Billie Holiday through the likes of Karen Dalton and Judy Roderick. Though Peyroux made a splash with her debut, she quickly dropped out of the music scene, not to appear again until eight years later with the long-overdue follow-up, CARELESS LOVE.
Here, Peyroux tackles material from a variety of sources; some songs were written expressly for her by such contemporary songsmiths as Jesse Harris (who penned Norah Jones's breakthrough hit, "Don't Know Why"). Perhaps most striking, though, are her interpretations of older compositions. Peyroux redefines the darkly yearning Leonard Cohen tune "Dance Me to the End of Love" as a sultry invitation rather than a heart-on-the-sleeve plea. Her lighter-than-air stroll through the clouds of Bob Dylan's "You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go" has a graceful ease that puts the song's many previous cover versions to shame. Throughout CARELESS LOVE, Peyroux--with highly sympathetic production from Joni Mitchell right-hand-man Larry Klein--proves fully up to the task of redefining the role of torch singer for the careworn 21st century.
1. "Dance Me to the End of Love" (Leonard Cohen) - 3:56
2. "Don't Wait Too Long" (Madeleine Peyroux–Jesse Harris–Larry Klein) - 3:10
3. "Don't Cry Baby" (Saul Bernie–James P. Johnson–Stella Unger) - 3:16
4. "You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go" (Bob Dylan) - 3:26
5. "Between the Bars" (Elliott Smith) - 3:42
6. "No More" (Salvador Camerata–Bob Russell) - 3:31
7. "Lonesome Road" (Gene Austin–Nathaniel Shilkret) - 3:10
8. "J'ai Deux Amours" (Vincent Scotto–Géorges Koger–Henri Varna) - 2:54
9. "Weary Blues" (Hank Williams) - 3:39
10. "I'll Look Around" (George Cory-Douglas Cross) - 4:47
11. "Careless Love" (William C. Handy-Martha Koenig–Spencer Williams) - 3:50
12. "This Is Heaven to Me" (Frank Reardon–Ernest Schweikert) - 3:12