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Four80East: Nocturnal

Read "Nocturnal" reviewed by Dave Hughes


Four80East a “group name" for the duo of Rob DeBoer and Tony Grace, who composed, mixed, and produced the CD and played the majority of the instruments; an occasional trumpet, tenor sax, or flute makes a cameo appearance. So predictably, it's a highly programmed affair, but as such it's a very likable effort. There's a lot ...

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Nocturnal

Label: Higher Octave Music
Released: 2000
Track listing: Shakedown/Viaduct/Bumper To Bumper/Drive Time/Sweet Tooth/Wake And Bake/On The Strip/Wait It Out/First Time/Hazy Lazy.

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Four80East: Nocturnal

Read "Nocturnal" reviewed by AAJ Staff


Rather addictive, this. Nocturnal hits so many pleasure points that the listener feels as if mind and body have been opened up. If that sounds psychedelic, so be it: The range of ideas brought to the creative table here starts with Funk and Smooth Jazz, and extends to the trippier complexities of Dub, Minimalist Trance, and ...

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Shakin' Not Stirred

Label: Higher Octave Music
Released: 1999

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Brian Hughes: Shakin' Not Stirred

Read "Shakin' Not Stirred" reviewed by Dave Hughes


The marketing hype that accompanies the latest release from Canadian guitarist Brian Hughes,Shakin' Not Stirred, attempts to position this CD as "a fond look back at upon the cool jazz and spicy Latin music of the late 60s and early 70s" with a "jazz club atmosphere." Hughes cites Stanley Turrentine'sSalt Songalbum and Freddie Hubbard'sRed ...

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Cosmic Tree

Label: Higher Octave Music
Released: 1998

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Various Artists: Jazz a Saint Germain

Read "Jazz a Saint Germain" reviewed by Robert Spencer


Jazz A Saint-Germain is designed to evoke the Bohemian atmosphere of Paris during the German occupation. A series of vocalists (including Angelique Kidjo, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Dee Dee's daughter China, Deborah Harry, and many more) turn in a series of highly original takes on standard English and French fare; most achieve a smoky, highly-charged feel, but ...


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