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Brian Eno and David Byrne: My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts

Read "Brian Eno and David Byrne: My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts" reviewed by Nenad Georgievski


Brian Eno and David Byrne My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts Nonesuch 2006 (1981) A lot of people get called geniuses, and not all of them deserve it. But if a genius is someone with that rare gift of transforming the intangible into the tangible, of turning ...

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Brad Mehldau: House On Hill

Read "House On Hill" reviewed by Troy Collins


Recorded between 2002 and 2005, House On Hill is the final studio album by pianist Brad Mehldau's long-running original trio. Jorge Rossy, who was recently replaced by Jeff Ballard, occupied the drum chair in the group from 1994-2004. Revitalized by new blood, Mehldau's recent album with the revised lineup, Day Is Done (Nonesuch, 2005), was widely ...

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SF Jazz Collective: SF Jazz Collective 2

Read "SF Jazz Collective 2" reviewed by Paul Ryan


The SF Jazz Collective's second Nonesuch release focuses on the compositions of John Coltrane, with a few originals thrown into the mix. Despite the fact that this ensemble has so many “stars, its cohesiveness as a unit is palpable. No one seems to steal the spotlight, although certain musicians are featured on specific tunes. ...

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SFJAZZ Collective: SFJAZZ Collective 2

Read "SFJAZZ Collective 2" reviewed by John Kelman


The SF Jazz Collective's 2004 inaugural season resulted in an eponymous live recording of reworked Ornette Coleman tunes and originals, SF Jazz Collective (Nonesuch, 2005). The second disc in the series, also part of an independently released multidisc set, offers further evidence of the new mainstream's potential for modernity and innovation through a special focus on ...

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Brian Eno / David Byrne: My Life in the Bush of Ghosts

Read "My Life in the Bush of Ghosts" reviewed by John Kelman


My Life in the Bush of Ghosts was rightfully heralded as groundbreaking when it was first released in 1981. Ambient forefather Brian Eno and Talking Heads singer/songwriter David Byrne created an innovative blend that set precedents for numerous trends, including electronica, sampling and world music. The cerebral concept was also remarkably physical--dance music for thinking people, ...

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SF Jazz Collective: SF Jazz Collective 2

Read "SF Jazz Collective 2" reviewed by R. Emmet Sweeney


The SF Jazz Collective is a younger, more stylistically adventurous version of the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, a repertory-minded super-group with a defined home base that tours at upscale theaters instead of clubs, aiming at middle-class pocketbooks. Both intend to educate as much as entertain, but SF Jazz, with Joshua Redman at the helm, manages to ...

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Label: Nonesuch Records
Released: 2005
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Brad Mehldau: Day Is Done

Read "Day Is Done" reviewed by Michael McCaw


Seldom do musicians rise beyond their peers into a more rarefied air, transversing the ground between player and interpreter to influence standards and the direction where the next steps will go. Rarely, if ever, is this transition actually recorded. Nonetheless, one thing is easily identifiable with Day Is Done: Brad Mehldau has begun the transformation from ...

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Wilco: Kicking Television: Live in Chicago

Read "Kicking Television: Live in Chicago" reviewed by Doug Collette


This ain't your mother's sensitive singer songwriter!. No, during the entire time he has led Wilco, from the dissolution of Uncle Tupelo through the turbulence of the most recently acclaimed studio work, Jeff Tweedy has redefined what it means to be introspective. This double live CD only reaffirms his vision. More importantly, it documents the work ...

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SFJazz Collective

Label: Nonesuch Records
Released: 2005
Track listing: Lingala; Peace; Of This Day's Journey; When Will the Blues Leave; Rise and Fall; Una Muy Bonita; March Madness


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