Results for "Matador"

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Matador

Label: Native Language
Released: 2005
Track listing: Lickety-Split; Spain; Gospel Brunch; Turn Down the Night; Quisiera Ser; Matador; Despues De Manuana; Rhapsody for Priapus; Suburban Safari; Soldier's Lullaby; Here Today, Gone Tomorrow.

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Turning Point: Matador

Read "Matador" reviewed by Woodrow Wilkins

by Woodrow Wilkins
November 3, 2005

Turning Point is a small group with a big sound. By throwing in a little funk, a little salsa, and lots of sizzle on Matador, this quartet, assisted by two guest musicians, blends a variety of cultures in creating its own brand of rock-jazz. One of the nice things about a group like this is that ...

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Turning Point: Matador

by John Kelman
August 12, 2005

While smooth jazz has evolved into a kind of horrifying “S word for a lot of jazz fans, it grew out of a kind of contemporary post-fusion sensibility that, at least in its earliest days, still valued strong playing and enough diversity to keep things interesting. Matador--Phoenix-based Turning Point's sixth release and first for the Native ...

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Making Bones

By Red Snapper

Label: Matador
Released: 1999
Track listing: The Sleepless; Crease; Image of You; Bogeyman; The Tunnel; Like a Moving Truck; Spitalfields; Seeing Red; Suckerpunch; 4 Dead Monks; Quicktemper.

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Red Snapper: Making Bones

Read "Making Bones" reviewed by Derrick A. Smith

by Derrick A. Smith
July 1, 1999

When a band decides to transfer the backbeats and looped riffs of drum 'n' bass or hip-hop to live instrumentation, it faces a crucial problem. No matter how precisely the live drummer lays down the backbeat, regardless of the bassist's tone, the band will be judged in relation to other live bands; the group will not ...

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