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Junior's Cookin'

Label: Original Jazz Classics
Released: 1999

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Frank Vignola: Deja Vu

Read "Deja Vu" reviewed by Jim Santella


Songs by Cream, Carole King, Bob Marley, Isaac Hayes, Elvis Costello, David Crosby, Sting, and John Lennon make up much of Frank Vignola's latest album. The guitarist treats them with respect, offering familiar melodies and standard rhythms while stepping up occasionally to improvise. Vignola's smooth guitar sound embellishes each favorite tune; he's supported by drums, electric ...

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Frank Vignola: Deja Vu

Read "Deja Vu" reviewed by Ed Kopp


Here's a talented young guitarist who probably hasn't sold as much product as his label would like. So the label conceives of a concept album aimed at boomers and fuzak lovers. And what do graying boomers and fuzak lovers want? Jazz-lite versions of classic rock and pop songs.Frank Vignola has gone smooth on us. ...

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Frank Vignola: Deja Vu

Read "Deja Vu" reviewed by Jack Bowers


As Yogi Berra once said, “It’s like deja vu all over again.” Or in this case, Deja Vu times four, as guitarist Frank Vignola includes four brief but dissimilar versions of David Crosby’s composition on his newest Concord Vista release. Like the other songs presented here, they are aimed squarely at the “smooth Jazz” market — ...

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Junior Cook Quintet: Junior's Cookin'

Read "Junior's Cookin'" reviewed by AAJ Staff


Junior Cook Quintet – JUNIOR’S COOKIN’. OJC 1002; Released 1999. It was a natural move. Riverside was making a long series of albums with Blue Mitchell, and his hornmate with Horace Silver was available. Two sessions, one on each coast, with the entire Silver group minus its leader. A batch of young songs, including two Mitchell ...


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