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News: For Sale

HDtracks is Proud to Present the Concord Music Group

April 8, 2010

For the first time ever the Stax, Prestige, Fantasy, Heads Up, & Hear Music catalogs in HDtracks' amazing 96/24 sound. Here at HDtracks, it just keeps getting better and better. Now we have some of the greatest classic jazz, soul, blues, rock, and world music recordings ever done, sounding better than you could have ever imagined ...

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Article: Album Review

David Sanborn: Only Everything

Read "Only Everything" reviewed by Joel Roberts

by Joel Roberts
February 5, 2010

Only Everything is alto saxophonist David Sanborn's second straight release paying homage to one of his greatest and earliest influences, Ray Charles. While some jazz purists may dismiss Sanborn as a slick TV personality and practitioner of smooth or pop jazz, he's always had firm roots in bluesy, R&B-based jazz, dating to his early days playing ...

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Article: Live Review

Duology + 2 at the London Jazz Festival

by John Sharpe
December 27, 2009

Duology + 2 Cafe OtoLondonNovember, 13, 2009 The opening night of the London Jazz Festival provided a rare opportunity to hear clarinetist Michael Marcus and trumpeter Ted Daniel--two seasoned, but unsung denizens of the New York scene--in the intimate surroundings of Dalston's Cafe Oto. Marcus made his debut with ...

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Article: Album Review

Greg Nagy: Walk that Fine Thin Line

Read "Walk that Fine Thin Line" reviewed by Clifford Allen

by Clifford Allen
July 11, 2009

It's not necessarily obvious to think of Michigan's “thumb" as being a hotbed of blues music. Sure, Detroit has produced a large share of jazz, R&B and Doo-Wop groups, and the state was home to the frantic blues-fueled rock of the Stooges and the MC5, but despite its proximity to Chicago, Michigan's lower third doesn't exude ...

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News: Recording

Albert King & Stevie Ray Vaughan's "In Session" Album Reissued on Stax

June 15, 2009

In Session Album, which reached #1 on the blues chart, has been digitally remastered for this reissue. LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Albert King never got the mass recognition he deserved. He always seemed to be in the shadow of B.B. But among blues guitarists and fans of the craft, he was the master. Austin, Texas’ Stevie ...

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Article: Film Review

It Ain't Over! Delmark Celebrates 55 Years of Blues at Buddy Guy's Legends in Chicago

by John Barron
June 5, 2009

Various Artists It Ain't Over! Delmark Celebrates 55 Years of Blues at Buddy Guy's Legends in Chicago Delmark Records 2009 Recorded live in Chicago at guitarist/vocalist Buddy Guy's Legends on March 7, 2008, It Ain't Over! is a celebration of Delmark Records' 55th year in the record business. ...

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Article: Interview

Steve Turre: Shell 'n' 'Bone Man

by Ian Patterson
February 23, 2009

Few can match Steve Turré's skill as a trombonist. His technical mastery, which has seen him win five Down Beat polls, goes hand-in-hand with a deep respect for the music that has gone before him, and over the course of forty years he has honed his skills with some of the best. Since his formative experience ...

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Article: Album Review

Scott Henderson: Live!

by John Kelman
February 9, 2005

While guitarist Scott Henderson has been mining post-Weather Report fusion territory for years with Tribal Tech, he has also been exploring a more blues-based direction with recordings including Dog Party, Tore Down House and, most notably, '02's stripped-down Well to the Bone, one of the most potent examples of the power trio to be released in ...

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Talkin' Blues

By Albert King

Label: Thirsty Ear Recordings
Released: 2003
Track listing: Born Under A Bad Sign; Interview (Understanding the Blues); The Very Thought of You; Rub My Back; Interview (Make Sure to Add the Blues); I'll Play the Blues for You; Blues at Sunrise; Interview (I don't want to be rich); (I Feel Like) Breaking Up Somebody's Home; Please Come Back To Me; Full-Length Interview.

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Albert King: Talkin' Blues

Read "Talkin' Blues" reviewed by Todd S. Jenkins

by Todd S. Jenkins
October 25, 2003

Electric blues giant Albert King recorded this excellent live set in Chicago in February 1978. It’s unfortunate that no one documented the musicians with whom he was playing that night, but in the end King’s overpowering presence almost renders any other sounds moot. The sheer power of his guitar sound and commanding vocals dominated most every ...