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Vlatko Stefanovski and Miroslav Tadic featuring Teodosii Spasov: Treta Majka

Read "Treta Majka" reviewed by Nenad Georgievski

by Nenad Georgievski
November 26, 2004

In Macedonian, “Treta Majka" ("Third Mother") is actually a quirky slang expression that means a third attempt or third take. Also, it marks the third album that is an outcome of a fruitful partnership between the Macedonian guitar virtuoso Vlatko Stefanovski and the American-Serbian guitar master Miroslav Tadic that started seven years ago with the now-classical ...

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Live Licks: The Rolling Stones On Tour 2002-2003

by Doug Collette
November 20, 2004

The Rolling Stones Live Licks: The Rolling Stones On Tour 2002-2003 Virgin Records 2004 Leave it to the Stones, the band that cannot be killed with conventional weapons. They tour the world presenting a show rife with circus-like theatrics, then release a live two-CD set culled from those ...

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Beyond Description: Grateful Dead 1973-1989

by Doug Collette
November 13, 2004

Serendipity is dead... Grateful Dead that is. A successor to the similarly massive and comparably gorgeous box set The Golden Road (1965-1972) , Beyond Description (1973-1989) depicts the latter day Grateful Dead's utter and perhaps naïve willingness to surrender to their muse for inspiration, whether it be on the stage or in the studio. ...

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Doctors, Professors, Kings and Queens: The Big Ol' Box of New Orleans

by Charlie B. Dahan
November 7, 2004

Various Artists Doctors, Professors, Kings and Queens: The Big Ol' Box of New Orleans Shout!Factory 2004 Shout Factory's four-CD box set Doctors, Professors, King and Queens: The Big Ol' Box of New Orleans represents a perfect storm when it comes to reissues. This box set is musically exciting, a complete ...

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Bobby Darin: Aces Back to Back!

by David Rickert
November 7, 2004

Bobby Darin Aces Back to Back! Hyena Records 2004 For a time Bobby Darin's reputation rested solely on two songs: “Splish Splash" and “Mack the Knife." Taken together, they represent Darin's transition from the teen market to the adult market, something that very few were able to do. ...

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Dom Minasi: Quick Response

by Jochem van Dijk
November 5, 2004

Dom Minasi Quick Response CDM Records 2004 Wow. Dom Minasi, the guitar meister famous (amongst others) for enthusiastically ripping to shreds various Duke tunes, made a straight-ahead record. With a Hammond B-3, no less. Or didn't he? Well, yes and no. Yes, on the ...

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Albert Ayler: Holy Ghost

by A. Henkin
October 31, 2004

Albert Ayler Holy Ghost Revenant 2004 Albert Ayler was a mysterious figure. His recording career was relatively brief, beginning in 1962 and ending in 1970, with several of the entries live performances released many years after his passing. His demise itself was a bizarre circumstance. Revenant Records, ...

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Judi Silvano: Let Yourself Go

by Dan McClenaghan
October 25, 2004

Judi Silvano Let Yourself Go Zoho Music 2004 Vocalist Judi Silvano's Let Yourself Go makes me long for the day when jazz was America's popular music. If that were the case today, this disc would sell a million copies and score three or four top ten radio hits. ...

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Happy Birthday Newport: 50 Swinging Years

by Ken Franckling
October 23, 2004

Various Artists Happy Birthday Newport: 50 Swinging Years Columbia Legacy 2004 Other than going one more time, what better way to help celebrate the 50th anniversary of America's oldest continuing and best known jazz festival than by listening to 27 of its finest and most unusual moments? Festival ...

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Poor Boy: Songs of Nick Drake

by Eyal Hareuveni
October 23, 2004

Various Artists Poor Boy: Songs of Nick Drake Songlines Recordings 2004 Singer/songwriter Nick Drake passed away 30 years ago, but his time-defying songs have gained their iconic stand only after his early death at only 26 years old. Though he released only three albums during his lifetime (1969's ...