05 Apr
Incognito Goodbye To Yesterday Radio Edit
Thursday, 05 April 2012
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"Goodbye To Yesterday" is the debut single from Incognito's 15th album Surreal. Bandleader Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick recalls the genesis of the song, "Goodbye To Yesterday" featuring Mo Brandis, who also co-wrote and co-produced the track with me, was the by-product of two creative minds a generation apart, proves that great melodies and well crafted lyrics hold the key to creations that have a timeless quality to them. This song could have easily been sung by Steve Winwood in the 60's, Stevie Wonder in the 70's, Michael Jackson in the 80's, George Michael in the 90's. The catchy horn lines arranged by Trevor Mires make the track even more hooky and immediate."
03 Nov
Joe Blessett Chillin out in Dark Places
Thursday, 03 November 2011
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I'm often asked where I think jazz is headed and which jazz musicians are pushing the envelope without boring the listener.
19 Sep
Sacred Ground by the International Troubadours
Monday, 19 September 2011
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Various Jazz Styles - CD Reviews
Hendrix meets Bill Frisell and the Dalai Lama
One of the more prominent exponents of the Hammond B-3 organ, Dr. Lonnie Smith resets the groove quotient on his third album for Palmetto Records. He doesn’t reinvent th…
07 Jun
Blue Plate Special by Will Bernard
Saturday, 07 June 2008
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Acid Jazz - CD Reviews
Blue Plate Special is guitarist Will Bernard’s follow up to his 2008 Grammy-nominated Party Hats and his second recording for Palmetto Records. This disc features…
02 Feb
Sketches of a Neighborhood by The Bass Mint Bros.
Saturday, 02 February 2008
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Acid Jazz - CD Reviews
Some groups do an excellent job of describing their sound, style, and very essence in their promo material. Some do a lousy job, the description turning out to be quite …
22 Jul
Clipperton Extended by State of Monc
Sunday, 22 July 2007
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Acid Jazz - CD Reviews
State of Monc’s Clipperton Extended release might be a lot of things to a lot of people and I just might be one of those people. A lot is happening here from a …
04 Jul
Soul Integration by Monsieur Dubois
Wednesday, 04 July 2007
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Acid Jazz - CD Reviews
"Danceable Hardjazz." That’s how this interesting group with strong European roots and influences describes its music. After listening to Soul Integration, thei…
Saxophonist Karl Denson provides more with a little less on this tight-knit trio date featuring guest artists chipping on various tracks. Known as a jazz-based groove me…
Four80East is one of the so-called nouveau jazz bands that has emerged in an era where a smooth jazz wave has proliferated the sanctity of traditional jazz ideologies. S…
The New York based acid/electronic jazz trio Big Tall Wish was formed in January, 2004 in New Orleans while guitarist Mike Barile and bassist Steve Armstrong were studen…
22 Jul
Take The Sidewalk by Rupert Leighton
Saturday, 22 July 2006
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Acid Jazz - CD Reviews
Guildford’s Englishman Rupert Leighton has a way with making his piano dance, whether to digital bass and rhythmical programs or to lavish cymbal and horn formations. Hi…
Multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger and producer Michael Harwood, internationally known as Cruiserman, gives smooth funk and chillout grooves atoms of acid/electro…
29 Mar
Cafe Thiossane by Reinmar Henschke & Volker Schlott
Wednesday, 29 March 2006
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Acid Jazz - CD Reviews
Some of the best jazz in music often comes from obscure artists from unknown origins with pluralistic ideas. But in the United States and beyond its Continental borders,…
Jean Paul "Bluey" Maunick - founder, and the other members of Incognito have been leading figures in the U.K.’s club scene since the early 1980’s and since then have won ov…
18 Oct
Afrobeat Visions by Bukky Leo and Black Egypt
Tuesday, 18 October 2005
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Acid Jazz - CD Reviews
Back when he was growing up in Nigeria, Bukky Leo was spotted practicing his saxophone by the original Afrobeat drummer Tony Allen, who instantly invited Bukky into his …
Starting w/ blues Legend Albert King at the age of 17, in 1968, Ron Levy has since gone on to tour w/ BB King, Roomful of Blues and his own soul-ja...
Mike Ladd is both a (literate) producer of cutting-edge (certainly not that "gangster" stuff, word-up yo) hip-hop and an MC, one whose aim is not to make a spectacle of him…
With the motion picture DeLovely, there has been a definitive resurgence in the interest of the life and music of Cole Porter. Porter was one of the greatest song…
03 Aug
It's Live Trip Hop by Grandpa Mojo
Tuesday, 03 August 2004
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Acid Jazz - CD Reviews
Just imagine a trumpet, some kick-butt drums, electric guitar, organ, some violins, a DJ scratching to a hip-hop beat of about 94 bpms's, and you'll have an image in you…
07 Jul
Urban Excursions, Volume I by DJ Rain
Wednesday, 07 July 2004
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Acid Jazz - CD Reviews
Whenever I get a new jazz CD of any kind to review, I usually have to be ready for something that can only come from the "intuitive creative spirit that comes from withi…
Ron Levy -- composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist -- began his career at age 18 touring with blues legend Albert King. He soon went on to t...
13 Jun
The Softest Touch by Sons of Armageddon
Sunday, 13 June 2004
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Acid Jazz - CD Reviews
The sound--Sons of Armageddon states it is 'not' a metal band. They describe their sound as 'post-apocalyptic electro-jazz' for the pre-apocalyptic listener. This group …
03 Jun
Extra Double Bonus Good by Ego Band
Thursday, 03 June 2004
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Acid Jazz - CD Reviews
It’s a mistake to believe just because music has elements of improvisation, or even has large improvised sections within its structure, it can be called jazz. Certainly nob…
This collection of ten songs, all minimal grooves, is all organized around the bass playing of Satiesh Mathoera. Two turntablists, DJ Eniless and DJ Git Hyper, cooperate in…
Lomo’s debut album has a very unique sound to it, however it wasn’t enough to keep me listening past two maybe three tracks. The sound was unique but all of the tracks were…
The Strike Boys’ (Tommy Yamaha and Martin Kaisa) website simply shows a pre-New Years Day type counter, presumably indicating the time remaining till this release is…
Okay. I demand to know why the producers of the remake of the movie "Shaft" did not use Eleven Eyes to do the majority of their soundtrack. This album is so funky that othe…
30 Sep
Bedroom Communities 02 Relounge by Various Artists
Tuesday, 30 September 2003
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Acid Jazz - CD Reviews
Bedroom Communities 02. Relounge’ is a compilation presented by Kriztal Entertainment and compiled and mixed by Torsten Martens aka Monophonic. The literature describes th…
Agent K aka Kaidi Tatham did a good job on his new CD "Feed The Cat", however it just wasn’t good enough to make me want to listen to it repetitively. I do have to say a co…
Introducing from Philadelphia, Jim Love & The Blue Groove - a mastermind of Jazz evolution, taking Jazz as we know it to the next level through urb...
Infused with vocal clips and political intrigue, Depth Perception by Eleven Eyes is a voyage of acid discovery. This is music for now with rhythms of the streets, melodies …
10 Jun
Bird Up by The Charlie Parker Remix Project
Tuesday, 10 June 2003
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Acid Jazz - CD Reviews
The Bird Up CD is credited to a collective entity known as "The Charlie Parker Remix Project.... " Well, how provocative is that? The answer, I suppose, depends on h…
19 Apr
Crazy Vibes and Things by Down to the Bone
Saturday, 19 April 2003
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Acid Jazz - CD Reviews
Ever since their first release From Manhattan to Staten, the group Down to the Bone has been the innovator in mixing urban grooves with smooth jazz. Their newest rel…
14 Apr
Shades of Blue - Madlib Invades Blue Note by Madlib
Monday, 14 April 2003
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Acid Jazz - CD Reviews
Otis Jackson Jr. (aka "Madlib") has concocted an intoxicating mix of classic Blue Note material and truly put his own stamp on it. Just like the title suggests, Madlib has …
12 Feb
Up All Night by John Scofield
Wednesday, 12 February 2003
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Acid Jazz - CD Reviews
If Bump was the ride in the new Volkswagen bug and Uberjam was the red carpet, Up All Night is definitely the main event. Sco’s second album with this lineup …
12 Feb
Right Now Move by Charlie Hunter Quintet
Wednesday, 12 February 2003
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Acid Jazz - CD Reviews
If anything is evident in each Charlie Hunter album, it’s that this guy listens to a lot of music. I’d pay good money to not only get in his mind (of which he appears to ha…
13 Jan
I've Known RI'vers and Other Bodies by Gary Bartz NTU Troop
Monday, 13 January 2003
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Acid Jazz - CD Reviews
G.B.: alto & soprano saxophones, vocals; Hubert Eaves: piano; Stafford James: bass; Howard King: drums.review: Looking back, were the early 1970s really all that bad…
Every once in a while, I come across a piece of music that defies my ability to classify in the purest sense of jazz. 'Circle of the Sun' on the Beave Music Label is…
Monolith by Enders Room is the brainchild of German tenor saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist Johannes Enders. An ambitious mix of jazz, electronica and spoken word, "Mon…
WARNING: the following review may rile jazz purists. This compilation consists of some jazz classics from the vast Verve catalog remixed by some electronically oriented ups…
Synths gurgle, the bass drones, electric trumpet floats over the mix of drum loops and rhythmic pulses. Welcome to Bill Laswell’s world. The sound is thick and steamy, prop…
In the 60s, tenor saxophonist and multi-instrument wiz Roland Kirk was an anomaly in a decade of anomalies. In an era where Jazz Musicians were supposed to be Serious Artis…
07 Apr
Filles De Kilimanjaro by Miles Davis
Sunday, 07 April 2002
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Acid Jazz - CD Reviews
In 1968, with this French-ly titled platter, The Prince of Darkness was saying goodbye to one era and ushering in another. The early-to-mid-60s Quintet is here, and …
05 Apr
The Case of the Three Sided Dream in Audio Color by Rahsaan Roland Kirk
Friday, 05 April 2002
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Acid Jazz - CD Reviews
Bless the folks at Collectables for getting this long-lost gem back in circulation! Originally issued in 1975 as a 3-sided two record set, it was derided somewhat by the ja…
Acid Cabaret, the debut CD by the Ed Alstrom Trio is suitably named because just like a cabaret, the group's eclectic "Let Me Entertain You" style, has influences from Broa…
21 Mar
Peace Orchestra Reset by Peace Orchestra
Thursday, 21 March 2002
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Acid Jazz - CD Reviews
This CD is mysterious and minimalist in its slate gray cardstock wrapper. There are 11 cuts listed by the group that re-mixed them rather than the title. A little research …
Released on F.I.E. records (musician's Peter Hammill's own label) Minor Crisis is comprised of 9 original cuts written by guitarist Doug Kinloch. Hammill, of FIE! Records h…
03 Feb
The Sound Of The Wide Open Spaces!!!! by David Clay
Sunday, 03 February 2002
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Acid Jazz - CD Reviews
Originally recorded in 1960, "The Sound Of The Wide Open Spaces!!! Is more than an inference to the vast expanse that is the state of Texas, it’s also about the music creat…
New Orleans drummer Stanton Moore is a shrewd master of funkified, rhythmic grooves, and he leaves nothing in the shed on "Flyin’ the Koop."Moore’s day job is a regu…