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Dennie
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I haven't heard this one in a long time and the sound quality is Top Notch! :text-bravo:
Taking The Long Way -- 2 - 24 Bit K2 XRCD Set
Dixie Chicks
2006 Universal Music (Import)
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Nothing changes folks like babies and war, and since the release of their last album, 2002's Home, the Dixie Chicks have been forever altered by both. If that album showcased the trio as precocious young adults, Taking the Long Way finds them sobered and matured, and in a grown-up state of mind. Produced by the celebrated Rick Rubin (Johnny Cash, Red Hot Chili Peppers), who saw the Chicks as "a great rock act making a country album, not a country act making a rock album," their new record impresses both as beautiful sonic tapestry (peppered with myriad Beatlesque hallmarks) and forthright yet vulnerable portrait of three women shaken by the personal and political events of the past few years. As they make clear in the defiant "Not Ready to Make Nice," they still smart over the backlash from their 2003 Bushwhacking. But as they assert on the equally autobiographical "The Long Way Around," they could never "kiss all the asses that they told me to" and just follow others aimlessly--and silently--through life. This means that the Chicks are simultaneously prideful and scornful of celebrity ("Everybody Knows"), and that as new mothers they increasingly treasure the refuge they find in life with their families, out of the spotlight ("Easy Silence," "Lullaby," "Baby Hold On"). The push and pull of both passions drive this record, which also touches on the personal issues of infertility (with which sisters Martie Maguire and Emily Robison both dealt) and Alzheimer's (from which Natalie Maines's grandmother suffers). The trio crafted all 14 cuts with the help of such writers as Sheryl Crow, Gary Louris, Mike Campbell, and Keb' Mo', laying out their lives as honestly and intimately as they might in their diaries. For that reason, on first listen, Taking the Long Way seems too somber--in need of a bit of levity and more than a couple of uptempo songs (like the sexy, '60s-flavored "I Like It") to resonate for the long haul. It also seems to lack the writing quality that Darrell Scott, Patty Griffin, and Bruce Robison brought to Home. But on repeated plays, those concerns dissipate. By the last cut, the R&B/gospel offering "I Hope," the Chicks have chronicled their journey with as much spirituality as spunk, their pain deeply ingrained in their protests. --Alanna Nash
All songs were written by Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, Emily Robison and Dan Wilson, except where noted.
"The Long Way Around" – 4:33
"Easy Silence" – 4:02
"Not Ready to Make Nice" – 3:58
"Everybody Knows" (Gary Louris, Maguire, Maines, Robison) – 4:18
"Bitter End" (Louris, Maguire, Maines, Robison) – 4:38
"Lullaby" – 5:51
"Lubbock or Leave It" (Mike Campbell, Maguire, Maines, Robison) – 3:54
"Silent House" (Neil Finn, Maguire, Maines, Robison) – 5:23
"Favorite Year" (Sheryl Crow, Maguire, Maines) – 4:29
"Voice Inside My Head" (Maguire, Maines, Linda Perry, Robison, Wilson) – 5:52
"I Like It" (Louris, Maguire, Maines, Robison) – 4:34
"Baby Hold On" (Louris, Maguire, Maines, Robison, Pete Yorn) – 5:04
"So Hard" – 4:29
"I Hope" (Maguire, Maines, Kevin Moore, Robison) – 5:29
Disc 2 is 20 tracks of Greatest Hits, etc... :handgestures-thumbup:
Taking The Long Way -- 2 - 24 Bit K2 XRCD Set
Dixie Chicks
2006 Universal Music (Import)
Amazon.com
Nothing changes folks like babies and war, and since the release of their last album, 2002's Home, the Dixie Chicks have been forever altered by both. If that album showcased the trio as precocious young adults, Taking the Long Way finds them sobered and matured, and in a grown-up state of mind. Produced by the celebrated Rick Rubin (Johnny Cash, Red Hot Chili Peppers), who saw the Chicks as "a great rock act making a country album, not a country act making a rock album," their new record impresses both as beautiful sonic tapestry (peppered with myriad Beatlesque hallmarks) and forthright yet vulnerable portrait of three women shaken by the personal and political events of the past few years. As they make clear in the defiant "Not Ready to Make Nice," they still smart over the backlash from their 2003 Bushwhacking. But as they assert on the equally autobiographical "The Long Way Around," they could never "kiss all the asses that they told me to" and just follow others aimlessly--and silently--through life. This means that the Chicks are simultaneously prideful and scornful of celebrity ("Everybody Knows"), and that as new mothers they increasingly treasure the refuge they find in life with their families, out of the spotlight ("Easy Silence," "Lullaby," "Baby Hold On"). The push and pull of both passions drive this record, which also touches on the personal issues of infertility (with which sisters Martie Maguire and Emily Robison both dealt) and Alzheimer's (from which Natalie Maines's grandmother suffers). The trio crafted all 14 cuts with the help of such writers as Sheryl Crow, Gary Louris, Mike Campbell, and Keb' Mo', laying out their lives as honestly and intimately as they might in their diaries. For that reason, on first listen, Taking the Long Way seems too somber--in need of a bit of levity and more than a couple of uptempo songs (like the sexy, '60s-flavored "I Like It") to resonate for the long haul. It also seems to lack the writing quality that Darrell Scott, Patty Griffin, and Bruce Robison brought to Home. But on repeated plays, those concerns dissipate. By the last cut, the R&B/gospel offering "I Hope," the Chicks have chronicled their journey with as much spirituality as spunk, their pain deeply ingrained in their protests. --Alanna Nash
All songs were written by Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, Emily Robison and Dan Wilson, except where noted.
"The Long Way Around" – 4:33
"Easy Silence" – 4:02
"Not Ready to Make Nice" – 3:58
"Everybody Knows" (Gary Louris, Maguire, Maines, Robison) – 4:18
"Bitter End" (Louris, Maguire, Maines, Robison) – 4:38
"Lullaby" – 5:51
"Lubbock or Leave It" (Mike Campbell, Maguire, Maines, Robison) – 3:54
"Silent House" (Neil Finn, Maguire, Maines, Robison) – 5:23
"Favorite Year" (Sheryl Crow, Maguire, Maines) – 4:29
"Voice Inside My Head" (Maguire, Maines, Linda Perry, Robison, Wilson) – 5:52
"I Like It" (Louris, Maguire, Maines, Robison) – 4:34
"Baby Hold On" (Louris, Maguire, Maines, Robison, Pete Yorn) – 5:04
"So Hard" – 4:29
"I Hope" (Maguire, Maines, Kevin Moore, Robison) – 5:29
Disc 2 is 20 tracks of Greatest Hits, etc... :handgestures-thumbup:
Dennie
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Silk Degrees -- CD
Boz Scaggs
1976/1990 Columbia Records
Boz Scaggs's 1976 breakthrough, SILK DEGREES, was not only his biggest-selling album, it was also one of his best. Here Scaggs collaborated with keyboardist and bandleader David Paich, who would soon form the hugely successful band Toto with this record's drummer, Jeff Porcaro. In Paich, Scaggs found a foil who added just enough pop gloss to make his blues- and R&B-tinged material palatable to the masses. Crucially, though, the pair keeps Scaggs's remarkable voice at the center of things, never going too far overboard with the studio polish. As a result, hit singles "Lowdown" and, particularly, the horn-spiked R&B of "Lido Shuffle" still sound fresh, while the ballads remain soulful. A year or so later, Rita Coolidge would take one of those ballads, "We're All Alone," into the Billboard Top Ten with her own version.
All tracks composed by Boz Scaggs and David Paich, except where indicated.
"What Can I Say" – 3:01
"Georgia" (Scaggs) – 3:57
"Jump Street" – 5:14
"What Do You Want the Girl to Do" (Allen Toussaint) – 3:53
"Harbor Lights" (Scaggs) – 5:58
"Lowdown" – 5:18
"It's Over" – 2:52
"Love Me Tomorrow" (Paich) – 3:17
"Lido Shuffle" – 3:44
"We're All Alone" (Scaggs) – 4:14
Dennie
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My last one for the evening.....
Neck and Neck -- CD
Chet Atkins - Mark Knopfler
1990 Columbia Records
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Two generations of guitarists merge on this cleverly-titled album, with former Dire Straits virtuoso Mark Knopfler taking time off from scoring movies to join Chet Atkins, one of the fathers of electric guitar pickin'. And there's some mighty fine country pickin' on display here, with the duo joined by some of Nashville's all-time finest players, including the late, great Floyd Cramer, Mark O'Connor, Larry Londin, Vince Gill, and Steve Wariner. The material ranges from choice country covers (Doc Watson's "Poor Boy Blues," Patsy Cline's "Sweet Dreams") to rock 'n' roll ("Yakety Ax," a take on Boots Randolph's "Yakety Sax"), jazz (Django Reinhardt's "Tears"), a Knopfler original, and even the old standard "I'll See You in My Dreams." It sounds like they had fun, too! --Bill Holdship
Neck and Neck -- CD
Chet Atkins - Mark Knopfler
1990 Columbia Records
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Two generations of guitarists merge on this cleverly-titled album, with former Dire Straits virtuoso Mark Knopfler taking time off from scoring movies to join Chet Atkins, one of the fathers of electric guitar pickin'. And there's some mighty fine country pickin' on display here, with the duo joined by some of Nashville's all-time finest players, including the late, great Floyd Cramer, Mark O'Connor, Larry Londin, Vince Gill, and Steve Wariner. The material ranges from choice country covers (Doc Watson's "Poor Boy Blues," Patsy Cline's "Sweet Dreams") to rock 'n' roll ("Yakety Ax," a take on Boots Randolph's "Yakety Sax"), jazz (Django Reinhardt's "Tears"), a Knopfler original, and even the old standard "I'll See You in My Dreams." It sounds like they had fun, too! --Bill Holdship
Dennie
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Hourglass -- CD
James Taylor
1997 Sony Music
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The merchant of mellow's first studio album since New Moon Shine (1991), and you've gotta have a heart of naugahyde not to be touched by the simplicity and uncommon wisdom of these dozen tunes. "Little More Time with You" is a trademark Taylor single augmented by a Stevie Wonder harmonica line, "Ananas" is sly and lusty, while the expertly crafted "Line 'Em Up" features a fond recollection of Richard Nixon's "shifty little eyes." A-list guests like Sting, Shawn Colvin, Branford Marsalis, and Randy Brecker add to the charm. --Jeff Bateman
All songs by James Taylor unless otherwise noted.
"Line 'Em Up" – 4:42
"Enough to Be on Your Way" – 5:57
"Little More Time With You" – 3:51
"Gaia" – 5:30
"Ananas" – 5:42
"Jump Up Behind Me" – 3:28
"Another Day" – 2:21
"Up Er Mei" – 3:47
"Up From Your Life" – 5:15
"Yellow and Rose" – 4:54
"Boatman" (Livingston Taylor, M. Taylor) – 3:57
"Walkin' My Baby Back Home" (Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk) – 3:12
"Hangnail" (also known as "Money O Money") – 2:22 [hidden "bonus" track]
Dennie
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Belly Of The Sun -- CD
Cassandra WIlson
2002 Blue Note Records
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By now, it's a moot point whether Cassandra Wilson is singing jazz or not. By unifying what were once considered disparate styles and song forms with her languorously rich vocals and offbeat instrumental textures, she has become the queen of her own genre.
Largely recorded at a one-time train station in her native Mississippi, Belly of the Sun ranges from country-blues great Fred McDowell's gritty "You Gotta Move" (popularized by the Rolling Stones and here featuring acoustic-guitar wiz Richard Johnston) to Brazilian immortal Antonio Carlos Jobim's winsome "Waters of March" (featuring a children's choir) to a hauntingly feminized version of Jimmy Webb's "Wichita Lineman."
Revealing her command of narrative material, Wilson draws seductive meaning from Bob Dylan's "Shelter from the Storm" and the Band's "The Weight." Featuring Kevin Breit and Marvin Sewell on all manner of guitars and related string instruments, Belly of the Sun also boasts three strong Wilson originals, including "Just Another Parade," a jazzy-soulful duet with India Arie, and "Show Me a Love."
As her own producer, Wilson comes up with less compelling backgrounds than Craig Street, who produced her darker-tinged breakthrough albums. Still, this is her most seamless, smoothest-flowing, and most effortlessly expansive recording. "I need to feel some rich black soil that's moist between my toes," she sings. You can feel her Southern roots in the grooves as well. --Lloyd Sachs
"The Weight" (Robbie Robertson) – 6:05
"Justice" (Cassandra Wilson) – 5:27
"Darkness on the Delta" (Jay Livingston, Al J. Neiburg, Marty Symes) – 3:47
"Waters of March" (Antonio Carlos Jobim) – 4:26
"You Gotta Move" (Mississippi Fred McDowell) – 2:44
"Only a Dream in Rio" (James Taylor) – 4:32
"Just Another Parade" (Wilson) – 6:05 featuring India.Arie
"Wichita Lineman" (Jimmy Webb) – 5:48
"Shelter From the Storm" (Bob Dylan) – 5:17
"Drunk as Cooter Brown" (Wilson) – 4:58
"Show Me a Love" (Robinson, Wilson) – 3:49
"Road So Clear" (Richmond) – 5:22
"Hot Tamales" (Robert Johnson) – 1:43
"Corcovado" (For Japan only)
There was a promotional version of this album distributed before the album was released that contained 2 extra tracks that were not included on the final release. The promotional copy has "Rock Me Baby" (B. B. King) After "Shelter From The Storm" and before "Cooter Brown" and "Little Lion" after "Cooter Brown" and before "Show Me a Love". The promotional version was a regular pressed and silkscreened disc (not a CD-R) and came in a cardboard sleeve and had no album artwork.
Dennie
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Prisoner In Disguise -- CD
Linda Ronstadt
1975/1990 Asylum Records
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"Hey mister, that's me up on the jukebox," Linda Ronstadt sings on her 1975 album Prisoner in Disguise, and it was no idle boast. The album yielded two of her finest singles, thanks to the retooled Motown classics "Heat Wave" and "Tracks of My Tears." The album's support material is just as strong, ranging from a banjo-strumming version of Neil Young's "Love Is a Rose" to a plaintive pop reading of Jimmy Cliff's reggae classic "Many Rivers to Cross." There's also a simple but lovely cover of Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You" that predates Whitney Houston's glass-shattering take on it (for the movie The Bodyguard) by more than a decade and a half. One thing about Ronstadt and producer-manager Peter Asher: they knew good material when they heard it and almost always turned it into something truly special. --Daniel Durchholz
"Love Is a Rose" (Neil Young) – 2:46
"Hey Mister, That's Me Up On the Jukebox" (James Taylor) – 3:56
"Roll Um Easy" (Lowell George) (also playing slide guitar) – 2:58
"Tracks of My Tears" (Warren "Pete" Moore/William "Smokey" Robinson Jr./Marvin Tarplin) – 3:12
"Prisoner in Disguise" (J. D. Souther) (also singing harmony) – 3:54
"Heat Wave" (Lamont Dozier/Brian Holland/Eddie Holland) – 2:46
"Many Rivers to Cross" (Jimmy Cliff) – 4:05
"The Sweetest Gift" (featuring Emmylou Harris on harmony vocals) (James B. Coats) – 3:00
"You Tell Me That I'm Falling Down" (featuring Wendy Waldman on harmony vocals) (C. S. Holland/Anna McGarrigle) – 3:17
"I Will Always Love You" (Dolly Parton) – 3:00
"Silver Blue" (J. D. Souther) (also singing harmony) – 3:03
Dennie
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Harvest -- CD
Neil Young
1972/1990 Reprise Records
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Proclaiming his intentions with "Are You Ready for the Country?" Young detoured briefly to the Nashville mainstream. On this No. 1 1972 album, even the singer's acquired-taste voice comes across smooth and beautiful--the smash "Heart of Gold," with steel guitars and Linda Ronstadt's backup vocals, is by far Young's most commercial-sounding song. His usual dissonant touches, like the otherworldly guitar in "Out on the Weekend," are less spooky in this new context. The last two tracks, the deceptively gentle "The Needle and the Damage Done" and the hypnotic rocker "Words (Between the Lines of Age)," predict "Tonight's the Night," Young's haunted 1975 classic. --Steve Knopper
Side one
"Out on the Weekend" – 4:34
Neil Young - guitar, harmonica, vocal; Ben Keith - pedal steel guitar; Tim Drummond - bass; Kenny Buttrey - drums
"Harvest" – 3:11
Young - guitar, vocal; Keith - pedal steel guitar; John Harris - piano; Drummond - bass; Buttrey - drums
"A Man Needs a Maid" – 4:05
Young - piano, vocal; with the London Symphony Orchestra
"Heart of Gold" – 3:07
Young - guitar, harmonica, vocal; Teddy Irwin - guitar; Keith - pedal steel guitar; Drummond - bass; Buttrey - drums; Linda Ronstadt, James Taylor - backing vocals
"Are You Ready for the Country?" – 3:23
Young - piano, vocal; Keith - pedal steel guitar; Jack Nitzsche - lap steel guitar; Drummond - bass; Buttrey - drums; David Crosby, Graham Nash - backing vocals
Side two
"Old Man" – 3:24
Young - guitar, vocal; Keith - pedal steel guitar; Taylor - banjo guitar, backing vocal; James McMahon - piano; Drummond - bass; Buttrey - drums; Ronstadt - backing vocal
"There's a World" – 2:59
Young - piano, vocal; with the London Symphony Orchestra
"Alabama" – 4:02
Young - electric guitar, vocal; Keith - pedal steel guitar; Nitzsche - piano; Drummond - bass; Buttrey - drums; Crosby, Stephen Stills - backing vocals
"The Needle and the Damage Done" – 2:03 (recorded in concert January 30, 1971)
Young - guitar, vocal
"Words (Between the Lines of Age)" – 6:40
Young - electric guitar, vocal; Keith - pedal steel guitar; Nitzsche - piano; Drummond - bass; Buttrey - drums; Stills, Nash - backing vocals
Dennie
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Make Some Noise -- CD
Liquid Soul
1998 Ark 21 Records
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A thriving band of experienced groove tradesman led by Chicago saxophonist Mars Williams, Liquid Soul meld hardcore funk, hip-hop, R&B, and what was once called acid-jazz into a steaming potpourri of modern dance music. The band consistently embrace new, turntable-infested rhythm collisions and old bop classics with equal enthusiasm. A guest scat by fellow Chicago bohemian Kurt Elling on "Salt Peanuts" works well and leaves the door open for further jazz expansions. Using sanctioned samples of elder musical statesman as well as sweet soul ballads to pace their wet-and-wild house party, Liquid Soul unite bebop and hip-hop for a vigorous, butt-shaking affair. This band goes beyond acid-jazz and gets back to the old-school funk at the same time. Fun. --Mitch Myers
"Intro" – 0:45
"Threadin' The Needle" – 4:05
"Salt Peanuts/Chocolate Covered Nut" – 4:44
"Yankee Girl" – 5:21
"I Want You To Want Me" – 4:28
"Ricky's Hat" – 3:56
"Cabbage Roll" – 4:47
"Ramblin'" – 2:58
"Cookie's Puss" – 4:18
"No Cents" – 4:57
"My Three S.O.B.'s" – 4:19
"Lobster Boy's Revenge" – 3:30
"Opium Jacuzzi" – 6:38
Dennie
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Stompin' At The Savoy - LIVE -- 2 CD Set
Rufus and Chaka Khan
1983 Warner Bros. Records
Rufus & Chaka Khan In Rare Form...Simply Blazing!!, April 28, 2001
By chakasworld "chakasworld" (Atlanta, GA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Live: Stompin at the Savoy (Audio CD)
By the time this CD was released, Chaka was no longer a member of Rufus (she agreed to this recording to fulfill her contract with the group!), and I am glad that they went out blazing!! The music is in high gear, and Chaka HITS ALL OF HER NOTES!! The CD can almost be called 'The Greatest Hits..Live!', but we are treated to an extra live song (Ain't That Peculiar), which was never recorded by Chaka & Rufus!! With the decision to devote 3 of the 4 sides to live music, a few songs were omited (including 'Everlasting Love' & 'The Best Of Your Heart'), BUT the 4th side contains studio songs. Included are the CLASSIC 'Ain't Nobody', which sounds like it should've been on a solo Chaka CD, and Khan's TOUR DE FORCE rendition of 'Don't Go To Strangers'!! I have a rare live version of this song, and Chaka tears a hole in it, SERIOUSLY! Just awesome! 'Don't Go To Strangers' may be Chaka's finest interpretation of a Jazz Standard, and when it's over, you really want more from The Diva!!! F.Y.I. - The omitted live version of 'Everlasting Love', which Chaka also sang the sh** out of, can be found on the soundtrack album for 'Night Shift' (1982, Warner Brothers). Good luck finding that one! Also, 'Stompin' at the Savoy' (PLUS 'Everlasting Love'!!) CAN FIT onto a single CD, so what's Warner Brothers waiting for ?
Peace, SD (of 'Chaka's World')
Side One
"You Got the Love" (Khan, Parker) - 5:36
"Once You Get Started" (Christopher) - 5:05
"Dance Wit' Me" (Christopher) - 3:36
"Sweet Thing" (Maiden) - 3:28
Side Two
"Tell Me Something Good" (Wonder) - 3:39
"You're Welcome, Stop on By" (Thomas, Womack) - 5:41
"Pack'd My Bags" (Khan, Maiden) - 4:31
"I'm a Woman (I'm a Backbone)" (Washburn) - 4:06
"At Midnight (My Love Will Lift You Up)" (Maiden, Washburn) - 3:39
Side Three
"Ain't That Peculiar" (Moore, Robinson, Rogers, Tarplin) - 3:29
"Stay" (Calhoun, Khan) - 5:50
"What Cha' Gonna Do for Me" (Doheny, Stuart) - 4:24
"Do You Love What You Feel" (Wolinski) - 6:50
Side Four
"Ain't Nobody" - Studio recording - (Wolinski) - 4:41
"One Million Kisses" - Studio recording - (Murphy, Osborne) - 4:10
"Try a Little Understanding" - Studio recording - (Khan, Maiden) - 4:42
"Don't Go to Strangers" - Studio recording - (Evans, Kentz, Mann) - 4:14
Dennie
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Greatest Hits -- CD
Mongo Santamaria
1960's Columbia Records
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Ever since Ramón "Mongo" Santamaría arrived in the United States from Cuba in the late 1940s and hooked up with bebop legend Dizzy Gillespie, Tito Puente, Cal Tjader, and Pérez Prado, he's been the most imitated conga drummer in Latin jazz and salsa music. Further, his pioneering flute-violin charanga bands have almost singly expanded the parameters of Latin sounds in America.
These 1960s Columbia Records sides contain his coveted hip-shaking pop covers with flutist Hubert Laws, master santero Julito Collazo, drummer Bernard Purdie, and trumpeter Marty Sheller, with Santamaría and company conjuring up fun and campy red-beans-and-rice versions of Top 40 soul classics. Santamaría lays the boogaloo down on James Brown's "Cold Sweat," the Temptations' "Cloud Nine," Ritchie Valens's "La Bamba" and Booker T. and the MG's' hit, "Green Onions." But make no mistake, Mongo Santamaría was no novelty act. His rendition of Herbie Hancock's "Watermelon Man" and his own composition, the 6/8 syncopated standard, "Afro Blue"--recorded by legions of musicians, including John Coltrane, and captured live on this compilation--best showcases his thunderous and articulate polyrhythmic genius linking Africa and the Americas. --Eugene Holley Jr.
1. WATERMELON MAN
2. CLOUD NINE
3. SITTING ON THE DOCK OF THE BAY
4. WE GOT LATIN SOUL
5. FAT BACK
6. TWENTY-FIVE MILES
7. COLD SWEAT
8. GREEN ONIONS
9. THE NOW GENERATION
10. LA BAMBA
11. EL PUSSYCAT
Dennie
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A Night At Kimball's East - Live -- CD
Poncho Sanchez
1991 Concord Picante
Pancho Sanchez at his best... LIVE, January 25, 2000
By Michael Moses (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Night at Kimball's East (Audio CD)
This is the way to hear Pancho, and this is Pancho at his best... LIVE. There is an incredible range of music on this album, especially for an ostensibly Afro-Cuban group. From Lester Young (Jumpin with Symphony Sid) to James Brown (Cold Sweat) and back to traditional favorites like "A Night in Tunesia"... all without losing the clave beat. This album has earned its place in my collection next to greats such as Mongo Santamaria, Tito Peunte, and Dizzy Gilespie. If you like Jazz, congas, and smoking live music, get this album, you will not be dissapointed.
Track Listing
1. Jumpin' With Symphony Sid
2. Co Co May May
3. Cinderella
4. Cold Sweat / Funky Broadway / Half And Half
5. Baila Me Gente
6. Yumbambe
7. Night in Tunisia, A
8. Se Acabo Lo Que Se Daba / Domitila (Donde Va)
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Time Out -- CD
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
1959/1997 Columbia Legacy Records
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Boasting the first jazz instrumental to sell a million copies, the Paul Desmond-penned "Take Five," Time Out captures the celebrated jazz quartet at the height of both its popularity and its powers. Recorded in 1959, the album combines superb performances by pianist Brubeck, alto saxophonist Desmond, drummer Joe Morrello and bassist Gene Wright. Along with "Take Five," the album features another one of the group's signature compositions, "Blue Rondo a la Turk." Though influenced by the West Coast-cool school, Brubeck's greatest interest and contribution to jazz was the use of irregular meters in composition, which he did with great flair. Much of the band's appeal is due to Desmond, whose airy tone and fluid attack often carried the band's already strong performances to another level. Together, he and Brubeck proved one of the most potent pairings of the era. --Fred Goodman
Side one
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Blue Rondo à la Turk" Dave Brubeck 6:44
2. "Strange Meadow Lark" Dave Brubeck 7:22
3. "Take Five" Paul Desmond 5:24
Side two
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Three to Get Ready" Dave Brubeck 5:24
2. "Kathy's Waltz" Dave Brubeck 4:48
3. "Everybody's Jumpin'" Dave Brubeck 4:48
4. "Pick Up Sticks" Dave Brubeck 4:16
Dave Brubeck — piano
Paul Desmond — alto saxophone
Eugene Wright — bass
Joe Morello — drums
Dennie
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My last one for the evening.....
Canciones de mi Padre -- CD
Linda Ronstadt
1987/1990 Asylum Records
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Topflight pop singer pays tribute to her heritage on this amazing roots ranchera album that also features excellent backing by the world-famous Mariachi Vargas, all under the experienced hand of master arranger-composer-producer Ruben Fuentes. Everything clicks wonderfully here, but numbers that set a new standard include "Tu Solo Tu," an incredibly harmonic love ode; "Por un Amor," on the price of real love; and "Los Laureles," a song of declaration on which Ronstadt soars unbelievably high. These are old Mexican classics, played by arguably the world's best mariachi group and sung by one of North America's greatest vocal talents. Extras include performances by another world figure, requinto player Gilbert Puente, who made trio history when he led Mexico's Los Tres Reyes in the '50s and '60s. In the mariachi-ranchera genre, this CD easily ranks among the very best. --Ramiro Burr
1. "Por Un Amor" (Gilberto Parra) – 2:56
2. "Los Laureles" (Lopez) – 2:25
3. "Hay Unos Ojos" (Rubén Fuentes) – 2:45
4. "La Cigarra" (Ray Pérez, Soto) – 3:45
5. "Tu Solo Tu" – 3:09
6. "Y Andale" – 2:32
7. "Rogaciano El Huapanguero" (Valeriano Trejo) – 3:00
8. "La Charreada" (Felipe Bermejo) – 3:49
9. "Dos Arbolitos" – 2:34
10. "Corrido De Cananea" – 3:24
11. "La Barca De Guaymas" – 3:25
12. "La Calandria" – 3:00
13. "El Sol Que Tú Eres" (Traditional) – 2:57
Canciones de mi Padre -- CD
Linda Ronstadt
1987/1990 Asylum Records
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Topflight pop singer pays tribute to her heritage on this amazing roots ranchera album that also features excellent backing by the world-famous Mariachi Vargas, all under the experienced hand of master arranger-composer-producer Ruben Fuentes. Everything clicks wonderfully here, but numbers that set a new standard include "Tu Solo Tu," an incredibly harmonic love ode; "Por un Amor," on the price of real love; and "Los Laureles," a song of declaration on which Ronstadt soars unbelievably high. These are old Mexican classics, played by arguably the world's best mariachi group and sung by one of North America's greatest vocal talents. Extras include performances by another world figure, requinto player Gilbert Puente, who made trio history when he led Mexico's Los Tres Reyes in the '50s and '60s. In the mariachi-ranchera genre, this CD easily ranks among the very best. --Ramiro Burr
1. "Por Un Amor" (Gilberto Parra) – 2:56
2. "Los Laureles" (Lopez) – 2:25
3. "Hay Unos Ojos" (Rubén Fuentes) – 2:45
4. "La Cigarra" (Ray Pérez, Soto) – 3:45
5. "Tu Solo Tu" – 3:09
6. "Y Andale" – 2:32
7. "Rogaciano El Huapanguero" (Valeriano Trejo) – 3:00
8. "La Charreada" (Felipe Bermejo) – 3:49
9. "Dos Arbolitos" – 2:34
10. "Corrido De Cananea" – 3:24
11. "La Barca De Guaymas" – 3:25
12. "La Calandria" – 3:00
13. "El Sol Que Tú Eres" (Traditional) – 2:57
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1. When I'm Gone
2. Away From The Sun
3. The Road I'm On
4. Ticket To Heaven
5. Running Out Of Days
6. Here Without You
7. I Feel You
8. Dangerous Game
9. Changes
10. Going Down In Flames
11. Sarah Yellin'
12. This Time
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1. Mile In My Shoes Feat. Sir Adrian
2. I Feel Wonderful Cosmic Gate Feat. Jan Johnston (Cosmic Gate's Am 2 Pm Mix)
3. Element Of Life
4. Should've Known Feat. Tiff Lacey
5. Analog Feel
6. Day That Fades Feat. Roxanne Emery
7. Bilingual (Break Beat Edit)
8. Guess Who? Feat. Wippenberg
9. Race Car Driver (Paddock Club Edit)
10. Consciousness
11. Earth Mover
12. This Is The Party Feat. Jan Johnston
13. Ultra Curve
Today, Cosmic Gate are rated number 23 in the online directory of the worlds leading DJs at DJlist.com whilst remaining a permanent fixture, positioned for three consecutive years inside the DJ Mag top 100 confirming Cosmic Gate amongst the elite of dance music’s most famous and popular DJ duos.
During the trance boom of the late nineties no DJ set would have been complete without the sounds of Cosmic Gate.
Dennie
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American Jazz Phlharmonic -- CD
Jack Elliot Music Director
1993 GRP Records
a contemporary change of pace ... April 7, 2003
By Alan D. Shebroe
Format:Audio CD
This is a terrific album of symphonic Jazz, a format rarely found in recorded format. Reminiscent style of Gershwins Rhapsody in Blue, with performances by Phil Woods and Ray Brown of compositions by John Clayton [Clayton-Hamilton Orchestra], Manny Albam and Ray Brown, this is a contemporary change of pace for the jazz and serious music lover! An excellent album.
1. Open Me First
2. Nostalgico
3. Afterthoughts, Pt. I
4. Afterthoughts, Pt. II
5. Afterthoughts, Pt. III
6. Symphonic Dances, 1st Movement
7. Symphonic Dances: 2nd Movement
8. Symphonic Dances: 3rd Movement
Dennie
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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? -- Remastered CD
Jimmy Smith
1964/2007 Verve Records
Outstanding reissue of a keyboard classic, September 25, 2007
By J. B Brent (Oak Ridge, Tennessee USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf (Reis) (Dig) (Audio CD)
Originally recorded in January 1964, WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOLF was a Creed Taylor production released on vinyl by Verve Records. The arrangements for most tunes start with a smooth orchestral opening and Smith playing melody. The orchestra crescendos and departs to make room for Jimmy Smith's incredible improvisations. This is best illustrated on "Slaughter" and the first version of the title cut.
More mainstream but nonetheless enjoyable are Smith's comparatively low-key versions of Bacharach's "Wives and Lovers" and Toots' standard "Bluesette."
It's been a long but worthwhile wait for this essential piece of Jimmy's prolific catalog. The disc's packaging is faithful to the original gatefold record cover.
JB
"Slaughter on Tenth Avenue" (Richard Rodgers) – 7:07
"Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Pt. 1" (Don Kirkpatrick, Keith Knox) – 4:29
"Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Pt. 2" (Kirkpatrick, Knox) – 5:00
"John Brown's Body" (Traditional) – 5:18
"Wives and Lovers" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 3:20
"Women of the World" (Riziero Ortolani) – 5:48
"Bluesette" (Toots Thielemans) – 3:41
Dennie
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Medicine -- CD
Tab Benoit
2011 Telarc
Product Description
Medicine, Benoit's seventh solo release successfully joins two gifted guitarists/songwriters in a session that proves greater than the sum of its very talented parts. The 11-track recording features seven new Benoit originals co-written with ace songwriter Anders Osborne (his song "Watch the Wind Blow By" was recorded by Tim McGraw in 2002, hitting No. 1 on the country charts for two weeks and selling over three million albums, and Keb' Mo's 1999 GRAMMY®-winning album Slow Down, featured two songs he had co-written). In an unusual twist, Osborne (who also co-produced the album) uses B.B. King's famous guitar "Lucille" on Medicine. "He played half the album on that guitar, basically anything that's not slide guitar," Benoit says.
Medicine showcases a lean, energetic young band, and vibe-wise it's hipper and groovier than anything Benoit has ever done before. The recording also spotlights the work of keyboardist Ivan Neville (son of Aaron Neville and nephew to members of the Neville Brothers), drummer Brady Blade (Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle, Dave Matthews) and bassist Corey Duplechin (Chubby Carrier & Bayou Swamp Band). Fiddler/singer Michael Doucet of BeauSoleil makes a special appearance on three tracks.
Medicine was recorded at Louisiana's legendary Dockside Studio (B.B. King, Dr. John, Keb' Mo', Taj Mahal, Buckwheat Zydeco), located on a 12 acre estate in the heart of Cajun country on the banks of the Vermilion Bayou, and engineered by David Z (Prince, Jonny Lang, Buddy Guy, Gov't Mule). The award-winning music producer/engineer worked with Benoit on three earlier releases (Fever for the Bayou, Power of the Pontchartrain and Night Train to Nashville). "When David's in the booth, I don't have to worry," says Benoit. "He's always comfortable with the way I work. We have a lot of fun and like to joke around."
Medicine is more than another strong entry in Benoit's increasingly impressive discography - it's one of his most defining albums. "Magic happens when you least expect it," says Benoit. "Most of the stuff here was played live - these are mostly first takes. When it came down to playing, we weren't trying to structure things. We were open to the moment.
1 Medicine
2 Sunrise
3 A Whole Lotta Soul
4 Come and Get It
5 Broke and Lonely
6 Long Lonely Bayou
7 In It To Win It
8 Can't You See
9 Nothing Takes The Place Of You
10 Next To Me
11 Mudboat Melissa