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Stan Getz - Voyage (1986) [Repost]

Posted By : tiburon | Date : 20 May 2013 10:04:11 | Comments : 0

Stan Getz - Voyage (1986)
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Genre: Jazz

“Tenor saxophonist Stan Getz found a perfect accompanist in pianist Kenny Barron, who would regularly play in his group for his last five years. This out-of-print Black Hawk LP finds the pair, along with bassist George Mraz and drummer Victor Lewis, performing two standards and four more recent pieces, including two ("Dreams" and "Voyage") by Barron. The music is difficult to classify (modern bop?) but relatively easy to understand; Getz never coasts.”
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Pat Metheny - 80-81 (1980) {ECM 1180-81} [2CDs] [Repost]

Posted By : tiburon | Date : 19 May 2013 21:33:47 | Comments : 1

Pat Metheny - 80-81 (1980) {ECM 1180-81} [2CDs]
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Genre: Jazz

“With 80/81, Pat Metheny took one step closer to his dream of working with The Prophet of Freedom (a dream he finally achieved with 1985’s Song X), and what better company than Coleman alumni Charlie Haden and Dewey Redman, both fresh off the boat of Keith Jarrett’s newly defunct American Quartet and both welcome additions to the extended Metheny family. Along with the technical mastery of reedman Mike Brecker and drummer Jack DeJohnette, plus a dash of post-bop spice, the result was this still-fresh sonic concoction. The atmospheres of the opening “Two Folk Songs” invite us with that expansive pastoralism so characteristic of Metheny. This makes Brecker’s highly trained yet raw stylings all the more marked, bringing as they do a sense of presence that explodes into a million pieces.”
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Count Basie - Basie At Birdland (1961)

Posted By : tiburon | Date : 19 May 2013 10:31:49 | Comments : 1

Count Basie - Basie At Birdland (1961)
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Genre: Jazz, Big-Band

“In early 1961, the 16-member Count Basie band lost a few key soloists (Billy Mitchell, Joe Newman, and Al Grey), but that did not slow them down. By June of that year they quite adequately reloaded. In fact, it could be said they were re-energized, and this live set at Birdland, the self-proclaimed "Jazz Corner of the World," provides proof of how great they continued to be. This CD reissue contains the original nine tracks, plus an additional eight more. There are repeats, but included are some restored piano intros that were previously edited out, and a correction on the misidentified jam "Discommotion."”
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Michel Petrucciani - Playground (1991)

Posted By : tiburon | Date : 18 May 2013 21:52:37 | Comments : 3

Michel Petrucciani - Playground (1991)
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Genre: Jazz, Fusion, Post-Bop

“Pianist Michel Petrucciani, who during the early part of his career was heavily influenced by Bill Evans, gradually developed his own sound. By 1991 he was using Adam Holzman on synthesizer with his quintet (which on this date also includes bassist Anthony Jackson, drummer Omar Hakim and percussionist Steve Thornton) to play colors behind his piano. In addition, Petrucciani was backed by funky rhythms and emphasized his own original compositions. Rather than selling out to blatant commercialism, Petrucciani had actually found his own voice within the "contemporary" setting. The music on his CD is of consistently high quality.”
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Eberhard Weber - The Following Morning (1977) {ECM 1084} [Repost]

Posted By : tiburon | Date : 18 May 2013 17:32:13 | Comments : 2

Eberhard Weber - The Following Morning (1977) {ECM 1084}
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Genre: Jazz, Fusion

“The absence of a drummer deprives "The Following Morning" of some of the drive and rhythmic shadings of other Weber releases. In some ways this is a more contemplative work, lingering longer upon the tones of the individual instruments. The title track opens with backwards piano and slides into a pensive rumination between the piano and Weber's bass. There is only the tentative presence of orchestral instruments, and the album is quite subtle and slow to unfold. You might not pick up this album as often as some other Weber releases, but it can reward close listening.”
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Michel Petrucciani - Power Of Three (1987)

Posted By : tiburon | Date : 18 May 2013 10:53:03 | Comments : 1

Michel Petrucciani - Power Of Three (1987)
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Genre: Jazz

“This is an all-star summit that works quite well. Pianist Michel Petrucciani, a major jazz musician who had already led 11 record dates by this time (despite still being only 23), teams up with guitarist Jim Hall at the 1986 Montreux Jazz Festival for two lyrical duets: the altered blues "Careful," in which they comp exquisitely behind each other's solos, and "In a Sentimental Mood." Petrucciani and Hall are joined by Wayne Shorter on soprano and tenor for "Limbo," "Morning Blues," and the calypso "Bimini," and these songs feature some of Shorter's finest jazz playing of the era.”
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Eberhard Weber - Later That Evening (1982) {ECM 1231} [Repost]

Posted By : tiburon | Date : 17 May 2013 19:53:09 | Comments : 2

Eberhard Weber - Later That Evening (1982) {ECM 1231}
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Genre: Jazz, Fusion

“This is one of bassist Eberhard Weber's more stimulating ECM releases, due in part to his colorful sidemen: guitarist Bill Frisell, pianist Lyle Mays (in a rare vacation from Pat Metheny), Paul McCandless (switching between soprano, oboe, English horn and bass clarinet) and drummer Michael DiPasqua. The quintet plays four of Weber's originals (including the 16-minute "Death in the Car Wash") and, although the music is sometimes introspective and full of space, Frisell largely keeps the proceedings unpredictable and adds some fire and otherworldly sounds.”
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Hiram Bullock Band - Manny's Car Wash (1996)

Posted By : tiburon | Date : 17 May 2013 18:47:06 | Comments : 0

Hiram Bullock Band - Manny's Car Wash (1996)
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Genre: Fusion, Jazz Funk, Blues-Rock

“Guitarist Hiram Bullock has always been a study in contrasts. There's Bullock the guitarist, who has graced the recordings and live shows of Carla Bley and Miles Davis with his aplomb and elegance; the Bullock who has let his nimble fingers fly alongside guitarist Mike Stern on some of the more intense and fiery jazz-rock fusion albums of the last decade; and the Bullock who has made some of the worst schlock R&B/fusion albums ever recorded. This set, recorded live at Manny's in New York, features Bullock, bassist Will Lee, and Clint DeGanon on drums.”
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Weather Report - Heavy Weather (1977) {20bit Remaster}

Posted By : tiburon | Date : 17 May 2013 10:42:46 | Comments : 4

Weather Report - Heavy Weather (1977) {20bit Remaster}
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Genre: Fusion

“Heavy Weather is the eighth album by Weather Report, released in 1977 through Columbia Records. The release originally sold about a half million copies which would prove to be the band's most commercially successful album. Some consider it to be Weather Report's best album artistically as well. Heavy Weather received an initial 5 star review from Down Beat magazine and went on to easily win jazz album of the year by the readers of that publication. It is the band's second album with bassist Jaco Pastorius. On Black Market, Pastorius played on two of the seven tracks, but here he is a full member of the band.”
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Patti Austin - Carry On (1991)

Posted By : tiburon | Date : 16 May 2013 14:32:15 | Comments : 2

Patti Austin - Carry On (1991)
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Genre: Vocal Jazz, Jazz Funk, Fusion

“Patti Austin, a gifted singer when she gets good material, works in murky waters on this '91 release. There are so many different things offered, from fusion and pop to more mainstream jazz and soul, that the album has no main course or personality. On the other hand, Austin does sing everything well, and GRP has enlisted enough of their session pros to ensure that the musical support is excellent. It's well-played, superbly sung filler.”
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GQ - GQ Two (1980)

Posted By : tiburon | Date : 16 May 2013 11:01:48 | Comments : 2

GQ - GQ Two (1980)
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Genre: Funk, Soul

“After the success of "Disco Nights" taken from their debut album, GQ's follow-up album, Two, led off with another upbeat number, "Standing Ovation." Not as groovin' as its predecessor, it nonetheless managed to stand in at number 12 after 15 weeks on the Billboard R&B charts. The quartet followed with a remake of a song that Billy Stewart made popular among R&B lovers, "Sitting in the Park." The patient rhythms of the track provide a humble foundation for Emmanuel Rahiem LeBlanc to display his appealing vocals. Along with these two songs, another standout track is "Don't Stop This Feeling." With a combination of R&B and smooth jazz, this composition maintains a steady rhythm seasoned with LeBlanc's placid articulation of each lyric and improvising guitar solo.”
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Gladys Knight And The Pips - All Our Love (1987)

Posted By : tiburon | Date : 16 May 2013 09:06:00 | Comments : 4

Gladys Knight And The Pips - All Our Love (1987)
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Genre: Funk, Soul

“All Our Love marked the end of an era, for this 1988 release was Gladys Knight's final album with the Pips -- in 1990, she officially became a full-time solo artist and the Pips retired from music. No one can say that they didn't have a long run; Knight was only eight when the group was formed in 1952, and she was 46 when it finally broke up after 38 years. Nor can anyone say that Gladys Knight & the Pips' final album together was commercially unsuccessful -- thanks to major hits like "Love Overboard" and "Lovin' on Next to Nothin'," All Our Love went gold.”
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GQ - Face To Face (1981)

Posted By : tiburon | Date : 15 May 2013 18:33:10 | Comments : 1

GQ - Face To Face (1981)
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Genre: Funk, Soul

“GQ are remembered for two very different things: uptempo disco-funk jams ("Disco Nights," "Standing Ovation") and covers of Billy Stewart ballads. And they excelled in both areas. But by 1981 (the year in which Face to Face first came out as a vinyl LP), the popularity that GQ had enjoyed in 1979 and 1980 was starting to fade. Face to Face, which was the Bronx outfit's third album as GQ (in 1976, they recorded an album titled Soul on Your Side as the Rhythm Makers), wasn't as commercially successful as 1979's Disco Nights or 1980's Two. Unlike those albums (both of which went platinum in the United States), Face to Face didn't contain any blockbuster hits. But Face to Face did make it to number 18 on Billboard's R&B albums chart, and it contained the number 23 R&B hit "Shake."”
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Joe Beck - Finger Painting (1995) [Proper Repost]

Posted By : tiburon | Date : 14 May 2013 13:37:30 | Comments : 1

Joe Beck - Finger Painting (1995)
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Genre: Fusion

“Having been employed as a sideman by everyone from Miles Davis, Joe Farrell, and Gene Ammons to James Brown, Esther Phillips, and Gloria Gaynor, Joe Beck has an impressive resume when it comes to supporting others. But his output as a leader has been erratic. The guitarist's own catalog is much smaller than it should be, and he hasn't lived up to his full potential as a soloist. One of the decent CDs that Beck recorded in the '90s was Finger Painting, a fusion/post-bop effort boasting Bill Evans (not the famous pianist) on tenor and soprano sax, Mark Egan on electric bass, and Danny Gottlieb on drums.”
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Craig Taborn Trio - Chants (2013) {ECM 2326}

Posted By : tiburon | Date : 14 May 2013 11:25:53 | Comments : 1

Craig Taborn Trio - Chants (2013) {ECM 2326}
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Genre: Jazz

“Recently hailed by Down Beat as “one of the visionaries of the current wave”, Craig Taborn has a unique perspective on creative music-making. Just as Avenging Angel subverted expectations of solo improvised piano, so does “Chants” find its own response to the vast tradition of the piano trio. The pieces that Taborn has been writing for the band in the eight years of its existence are set up to generate a new group music by channelling the special skills of drummer Gerald Cleaver and bassist Thomas Morgan.”
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