26 Sep
Joe Henderson in Japan by Joe Henderson
Tuesday, 26 September 2000
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The ‘70s are marked by a unique cultural paradigm. As the decade began, the last solid strains of mainstream jazz, urban R&B, soul, and psychedelic rock were on the wane. B…
The best ECM records over the years have been those that straddle a very fine line, never seeming too ethereal, but also never turning so chaotic and avant garde that the l…
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08 Sep
Contemporary Jazz by Branford Marsalis
Friday, 08 September 2000
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Of the two Brothers Marsalis, the least pretentious one has always been Branford. I mean, after gigs with Sting and that stint on the Tonight Show, you get the idea that Br…
09 Jul
Voodoo Dogs by Voodoo Dogs
The brainchild of producer, guitarist, and recording engineer Bob Ward, VOODOO DOGS manages to concoct an intoxicating brew, with equal parts of the modern jazz spirit mixe…
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Long before world music was even conceptualized or Ricky Martin and Gloria Estefan made Latin music a hot commodity, Henry ?Pucho? Brown was kicking it with his Latin Soul …
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