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Neil Young - Prairie Wind (2005)
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By Mark Saleski No harm meant by this remark: I'd rather listen to John Mayer than Elliott Smith. So there, I've said it. Not to illustrate that I've got no indie cred. That I apparently have no taste in music. Not even to piss off the legions of Smith fans. No, that is not the point. The point ... is that this stuff is completely and utterly subjective. Further, there are really no objective measures for the 'goodness' of the ...
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Charlie Apicella and Iron City - The Business (2011)
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There's an irresistible swagger to old-fashioned, grease-popping soul jazz records, something so far removed in this hidebound era of button-down classicists. Everything about it—the left-hand blasts of organ, the scrappy guitar riffs, the flame-kissed sax retorts—just says: Party. Charlie Apicella and Iron City's The Business, newly issued by CArlo Records, is no different. From the initial title-track romp, with guitarist Apicella and organist Dave Mattock doing their best Dynamic Duo-era Wes Montgomery and Jimmy Smith, to the friendly rhythmic joys ...
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"You'll See," Solo Debut from vocalist Holli Ross, To Be Released on Miles High Records on October 18
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GoMedia PR
Acclaimed Vocalist, Best Known for her Work with String of Pearls, Joined by A-List of Players: Rufus Reid, Ted Rosenthal, Matt Wilson, Claudio Roditi, and Dennis Wilson After two decades of ensemble performance, which has won her exceptional critical acclaim, vocalist Holli Ross has taken a step outside of the ensemble format to release her first solo CD. You'll See, a collection of thirteen tracks on which she's joined by such lauded musicians as Claudio Roditi, Dennis Wilson, Matt Wilson, ...
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Nappy Riddem: "One World Sovereignty" Out October 4 on Fort Knox Recordings
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Press Junkie PR
Drawing on a wealth of experiences and numerous global influences, Rex Riddem and Mustafa Akbar—the duo known as Nappy Riddem—have conjured up a blend of Hip Hop, Reggae, Funk and Soul that traverses the sonic boom of the African Diaspora. Having both performed and toured with Thunderball and Fort Knox Five, these guys know how to light up a crowd and keep a solid message running through their music: “Givin' you what you don't got. The replacement to Post-Pop. Straight ...
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Kali Z. Fasteau with William Parker and Cindy Blackman (Flying Note 2011)
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Music and More by Tim Niland
You can tell from the beautiful prog-rockish cover that this is going to be a unique and exploratory record. Multi-instrumentalist Kali Z. Fasteau teams up with the extraordinary bassist William Parker and drummer Cindy Blackman to create a soundscape that is as unusual as it is fascinating. Playing cello, soprano saxophone and electric piano, Fasteau creates a fascinating, buzzing, swirling sound world, when combined with Parker's plucked and bowed bass and Blackman's ever-shifting drum rhythms and patterns, make for an ...
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Vito Rezza and 5after4 - Rome in a Day (2011)
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You might read the artist name and album title and think this is a record of Italian music but, no, not exactly. 5AFTER4 is a rock-jazz outfit out of Toronto led by its drummer, Vito Rezza, and though Rezza was born in Italy, he's been in Canada for so long that a recent whirlwind trip to the country's historic capital was full of marvel to this transplanted North American musician. But like all serious musicians who are also composers, he ...
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Pianist Ben Stolorow Releases New Trio Album, "Almost There"
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Ben Stolorow
Susan Muscarella (Founder/Director of the Jazzschool in Berkeley, CA) has called Ben Stolorow's first album, I'll Be Over Here (2008), a “beautiful, introspective body of work reminiscent of some of the greatest piano trios." Ben's latest album, Almost There (2011), brings the sensitivity and lyricism of the first album as well a new fire and emotional intensity, reflecting his search to find freedom, release, and renewal through music. Joining Ben on this album are two beautiful Bay Area musicians, Dan ...
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Bill Wyman's Post-Rollings Stones Work Collected on Five-CD Set, out October 25
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LONDON, U.K.—Back in the 1990s, Bill Wyman did the unthinkable and left the Rolling Stones—the consensus greatest rock 'n' roll band of all time—and went on to form a group of his own that equaled his previous band in terms of chops, while actually surpassing the Stones in sheer versatility. What's more, Wyman has managed to keep Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings going strong for a decade and a half and counting, with an ever- shifting lineup of fellow all-star players ...
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