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Stanley Clarke: The Stanley Clarke Band

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Stanley ClarkeThe Stanley Clarke BandHeads Up International2010 Stanley Clarke is still playing the bass the way he wants to, still pulling sounds out of his assortment of electric, acoustic and Alembic basses like nobody else, and still slapping, plucking and thumbing his way through contemporary, fusion jazz, rock, ...

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Mindi Abair: In Hi-Fi Stereo

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As soul music has vanished from urban radio, driven out by the predominance of rap, hip-hop and Auto Tune, it's become harder to find real soul made with real instruments, either on record or on the airwaves. A Mindi Abair album is not the go-to place that comes to mind for a showcase of old school ...

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Gerald Albright: Pushing the Envelope

Read "Pushing the Envelope" reviewed by Woodrow Wilkins


Whether the economy, the climate or war, the world faces a multitude of crises. During times like these, music can be a valuable healing force. Saxophonist and producer Gerald Albright takes that approach with Pushing the Envelope. Albright counts saxophonist Maceo Parker and Julian “Cannonball" Adderley among his influences. His career has included work ...

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David Benoit: Earthglow

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Having emerged at a time when many smooth jazz artists seemed to be in competition to sound alike, David Benoit has always been able to distinguish himself. The pianist has earned five Grammy nominations, and has successfully moved from orchestral to jazz to pop, sometimes mixing all three with other sounds. Those other sounds ...

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Mindi Abair: In Hi-Fi Stereo

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Sometimes, trends are a good thing. A number of recording artists have dipped back into old-school sounds--not necessarily remaking hits, but making new music using older styles. Saxophonist Mindi Abair follows suit with In Hi-Fi Stereo, a set of mostly original music. Abair was surrounded by musicians as a child, with a grandmother singing ...

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Down The Wire

Label: Heads Up International
Released: 2009
Track listing: Down the Wire; Unspoken; Not for Nothin'; Island Pond; The Tippin' Point; Ice Mountain; A Flower for Annie Jeanette; La Zona Rosa; What It Is; A Distant Memory; Make It Mine.

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Between 2 Worlds

Label: Heads Up International
Released: 2009
Track listing: Let’s Go; Hiram; Mittens; Between 2 Worlds; Oh No You Didn’t; Let’s Play; So Tinha De Que Ser Com Voce; The Great Hall; Mean Old Man; 360; Early Turns to Late.

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Secrets

Label: Heads Up International
Released: 2009

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Label: Heads Up International
Released: 2009
Track listing: CD1: Introduction to Orient Express; Orient Express; Madagascar; Scarlet Woman; Zanza II; Cafe Andalusia. CD2: Fast City / Two Lines; Clario; Badia / Boogie Woogie Waltz; Happy Birthday; In a Silent Way; Hymn.


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