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Joe McBride & The Texas Rhythm Club: Keepin' It Real

Read "Keepin' It Real" reviewed by Mike Perciaccante

by Mike Perciaccante
August 1, 2002

On Keepin It Real, his sixth Head Up release Joe McBride continues to deliver smooth jazz as only he can. McBride, who hails from St. Louis, MO (his uncle is former Cardinals outfielder Bake McBride), soaked up that city's musical brew and folded in the essence and subtleties of his influences, which appear to be funk, ...

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Andy Narell: Sakesho

by Dave Nathan
July 5, 2002

If your kids have a way of taking out all the pots and pans from your cupboards and wacking away at them, encourage them. They may someday get it all together and turn out to be a steel pan artist like Andy Narell. In a few years, you could be dancing to the exciting rhythms of ...

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Joe McBride and the Texas Rhythm Club: Keepin' It Real

Read "Keepin' It Real" reviewed by Dave Nathan

by Dave Nathan
June 4, 2002

Staying with the same approach that has made his previous five albums successful, Joe McBride and his band offer a mix of groove, R & B and smooth jazz. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Most of the pieces on the play list come from McBride's compositional pen Unlike most contemporary or smooth jazz releases, ...

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Another Time, Another Space

By Citrus Sun

Label: Heads Up International
Released: 2001
Track listing: Make Me Smile/Tanya

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Another Time Another Space

By Citrus Sun

Label: Heads Up International
Released: 2001
Track listing: Make Me Smile; Tanya's Song; Budapest; Another Time, Another Space; Where the Wind Blows; So What Can I Do?; Blue Orchid; Somewhere, Nowhere; What It Is; Full Circle; Mellowed

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Love Letters

By Gerald Veasley

Label: Heads Up International
Released: 2001
Track listing: Facing West; Optimistic; Valdez in the Country; Spirit Walk; Hypnotize; Reachin' Out; Everblue; Love Letter; Be Sweet; Wish You Were Here

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Modern Times

By Spyro Gyra

Label: Heads Up International
Released: 2001
Track listing: After Hours; Feelin

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Spyro Gyra: Modern Times

by Dave Hughes
June 1, 2001

As on many of their previous releases, Spyro Gyra’s 23rd album both capitalizes on their longevity (the five members have been together nine years now, as opposed to the frequently-changing rosters of the past), and breaks new ground – both stylistically and by debuting on the talent-rich Heads Up label. The disc opens with three up-tempo ...

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Citrus Sun: Another Time Another Space

by Dave Nathan
March 1, 2001

Take one part fusion, one part acid jazz and two parts funk mix in a blender of electronically created instrumentation and out comes the smooth jazz of a group called Citrus Sun. This new musical unit was put together by Jean Paul Maunick, the father of the British Jazz/R&B/Soul Band, Incognito. Among its members are Average ...

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Citrus Sun: Another Time, Another Space

Read "Another Time, Another Space" reviewed by AAJ Staff

by AAJ Staff
February 1, 2001

All musical genres fall prey to formula. Smooth Jazz, with its high radio-visibility quotient, perhaps succumbs more often than others. It’s refreshing, then, when a group brings something different to the table. Happily, this is the case with Citrus Sun. Produced by guitarist Jean Paul Maunick, founder of the popular Acid-Jazz band Incognito, Citrus Sun is ...