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Various Artists: Gospel for JFP III: Tribute to Jaco Pastorius

Read "Gospel for JFP III: Tribute to Jaco Pastorius" reviewed by Mark F. Turner


Paying homage to one of jazz music's greatest electric bass players seems an effortless and genuine mission on this new release dedicated to the late John Francis (Jaco) Pastorius III, who left an unforgettable mark on the hearts of musicians and fans across the globe. His brief but profound career spanned recordings with guitarist Pat Metheny ...

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Various Artists: Gospel for JFP III: Tribute to Jaco Pastorius

Read "Gospel for JFP III: Tribute to Jaco Pastorius" reviewed by Alain Londes


This tribute to the late Jaco Pastorius is like a musical kaleidoscope that makes the inquisitive listener wonder what color will come next. The large number of musicians featured includes some who had the chance to play with Pastorius, as well as others who were influenced by him. Most tunes were written by the great bassist, ...

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Various Artists: Gospel for JFP III: Tribute to Jaco Pastorius

Read "Gospel for JFP III: Tribute to Jaco Pastorius" reviewed by John Kelman


In his relatively short life, John Francis “Jaco Pastorius III not only revolutionized the role of the electric bass, he contributed a small but resonant body of composed work that remains influential to this day. Pastorius is best known for his work with Weather Report and his own Word of Mouth band. The tragedy of mental ...

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Various Artists: Gospel for JFP III: Tribute to Jaco Pastorius

Read "Gospel for JFP III: Tribute to Jaco Pastorius" reviewed by David Miller


As a neophyte to Jaco Pastorius' music, I did not know what to expect from Gospel for JFP III. I didn't know if I would feel right reviewing the disc having nothing to compare it to. However, after giving the album a spin, I realized this would be easy. First of all, this is great jazz, ...

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Storybook

Label: MoonJune Records
Released: 2001
Track listing: In Limine; Orizzonte Degli Eventi; Hispanica; Altaloma; Macinaaqua, Macinaluna; Asia; Phaedra; Canto Antico

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Work In Progress Live

Label: MoonJune Records
Released: 2001
Track listing: Escher; Caleidoscopio; Trip On Metro; La Via; Pantera; Ragno.

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Finisterre: Storybook

Read "Storybook" reviewed by Todd S. Jenkins


The red-hot Italian prog-fusion band, caught live in top form. Storybook was recorded at the 1997 Progday Festival in Chapel Hill, NC, and one can guess that Finisterre’s show was a major highlight of the festival. Because Sergio Grazia’s flute is on the front line, comparisons to Jethro Tull can hardly be avoided. But Finisterre (French ...

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DFA: Work In Progress Live

Read "Work In Progress Live" reviewed by Todd S. Jenkins


This is the third release by DFA, one of Italy’s premier fusion outfits, and it provides perhaps the clearest insight yet into what makes them so special to the genre. Recorded at the NEARFest 2000 in Pennsylvania, their first live show in the U.S., Work In Progress Live captures a good deal of the coalescing energy ...

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Finisterre: Storybook

Read "Storybook" reviewed by Glenn Astarita


Italian prog-rockers, “Finisterre” hearken back to the days of Britain’s beloved “Canterbury” progressive rock scene amid the stylizations witnessed by their predecessors and fellow compatriots, “PFM,” “Area,” Banco and a few others of note. With this live presentation recorded during the infamous, “ProgDay Fest” in Chapel Hill, NC this quintet renders a series of lengthy and ...

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Tripod

Label: MoonJune Records
Released: 2000


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