Other - CD Reviews (539)
If debut solo guitar releases are supposed to be overly technical and self-indulgent, somebody forgot to tell Scott Foster. In his inaugural instrumental guitar CD "Solo El…
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Virginia Mayhew has a tenor saxophone sound so big that it had me wondering if she was born in Texas. But there’s a New York sophistication to that Texas Tenor demeanor, th…
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Marion's second release for Heads Up embraces one of his favorite forms of music (the Latin rhythms of his youth in New York City), and combines it with the legendary power…
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This month's second sophomore release comes from saxman Steve Cole, who follows the smash success of "Stay Awhile" with this new collaboration with Brian Culbertson. Very u…
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As i normally do, often late night surfing the web for new information about various jazz artist, i found this site and entered into a contest at www.marcusjohnson.net. i n…
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Smooth sounds a late night drive home. I can hear this tune before I turn it on. It just stays with you while in the evening hours.…
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For Holiday Music, this CD wipes out all that we traditionally know in Christmas Music. Summers bring happiness and light to songs like "Joy to the World" and "Do you hear …
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So, where is Latin music going anyway. With Ricky Martin, Marc Anthony and the Latin Invasion along with the re-emergence of Carlos Santana and the "discovery" of the Buena…
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As most smooth jazz fans know, Fattburger has been around a good number of years and have produced consistently pleasant CD's.Fattburger.Com. is a gem. It's slick, funky, j…
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Terrific CD by Indian Guitarist Amit Heri. It combines Indian Classical music with western Jazz harmonies,unusual time signatures[ranging from 11/4 to 5/4 to 7/4]. It was r…
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I was excited when I heard Keely had a new CD...rushed to the store to buy it. Keely is one my favorite vocalist. I was very much impressed that she still has good pipes. T…
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When I picked up this brand new release(June,2000), I learned veryquickly that Jeff Golub is one of those musicians who don't just makeCD's to build his discography. He jus…
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October 28, 1999 will go down in jazz organ history as one of the most electrifying nights on record. That was the night Joey Defrancesco and the grand master of the Hammon…
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As a jazzfan, many of us have different opinions and beliefs that shape our collections, and our listening ears. In my case, 1 believe: 1. Gerald Albright is an exce…
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All Brad Mehldau fans will be surpised once again- he blew us away with The ARt of the Trio, kicked ass solo, and just when you think you know what he's up to he comes up w…
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I stumbled upon this CD while browsing at Amazon.com. I bought it because of the old standards on it -- "My Funny Valentine", "They Can't Take That Away" and "Black Coffee"…
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I've always liked music that takes me on an adventure without getting me lost in the woods. "The Blues in Me" is like that, featuring original music based firmly in thejazz…
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Andreea Pauta is a graduate of the New England Conservatory with training in jazz and classical music. She is a Romanian-born pianist and singer-songwriter who won the 2000…
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Over the past five (5) years, we have heard Brian Culbertson, Roger Smith, JEFF LORBER, and other keyboard players come out with very good CD's and songs. However, somewher…
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The Stan Getz Quartet with Chet Baker Quintessence-Volume Two Concord Jazz CCD 4858-2 I've waited a year for Volume Two, the second half of a rare 1983 meeting of these two…
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