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Genius + Soul = Jazz

Label: Impulse! Records
Released: 2010
Track listing: CD 1 Genius + Soul = Jazz: 01. From the Heart - 3:33; 02. I've Got News for You - 4:30; 03. Moanin' - 3:16; 04. Let's Go - 2:40; 05. One Mint Julep - 3:04; 06. I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town - 3:40; 07. Stompin' Room Only - 3:44; 08. Mister C - 4:25; 09. Strike Up the Band - 2:35; 10. Birth of the Blues - 5:09. My Kind of Jazz: 11. Golden Boy - 3:31; 12. Booty-Butt - 4:09; 13. This Here - 4:39; 14. I Remember Clifford - 3:37; 15. Sidewinder - 3:29; 16. Bluesette - 3:17; 17. Pas-Se-O-Ne Blues - 4:40; 18. Zig Zag - 4:28; 19. Angel City - 4:21; 20. Señor Blues - 5:22. CD 2 Jazz Number II: 01 Our Suite - 8:05; 02. A Pair of Threes - 5:26; 03. Morning of Carnival - 3:31; 04. Going Home - 4:18, 05. Kids Are Pretty People - 4:57; 06. Togetherness - 4:00; 07. Brazilian Skies. My Kind of Jazz Part 3: 08. I'm Gonna Go Fishin' - 5:29; 09. For Her - 6:16; 10. Sister Sadie - 4:04; 11. 3/4 of the Time - 2:47; 12. Ray Minor Ray - 3:44; 13 Samba de Elencia - 4:36; 14. Metamorphosis - 4:09; 15. Nothing Wrong - 3:30; 16. Project "S" - 3:15. Bonus Track: 17. Misty - 5:20.

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Article: Live Review

Paris Jazz Diary 2010

Read "Paris Jazz Diary 2010" reviewed by Patricia Myers


Travelers who stay in Paris for more than three days without hearing live jazz will miss a vital element of Parisian life. Jazz is as easily available as French wine and crusty baguettes, with performances seven nights a week throughout the City of Light. It's been this way since jazz first entered Paris in the 1920s, ...

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Article: Interview

George Duke: Facing the Music

Read "George Duke: Facing the Music" reviewed by Jeff Winbush


In jazz, there are two seminal figures called “Duke." For Edward Kennedy Ellington, “Duke" was a nickname. For George Duke, it is his surname, but the similarities with Duke Ellington don't end there. As a pianist, arranger, songwriter, bandleader and composer, George Duke has solidified his reputation as one of jazz's most important figures. Also a ...

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Article: Old, New, Borrowed and Blue

Soul And The Abstract Proof: Searching For Soul And Its Meaning In Jazz

Read "Soul And The Abstract Proof: Searching For Soul And Its Meaning In Jazz" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky


What, exactly, is “soul?" This word is used so often in discussions and writings about music, but I wonder if anybody can actually define its very essence and place in the musical universe? The Merriam-Webster Dictionary lists no less than eight different definitions for soul and, while some of them have a decent grasp on what ...

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Article: Live Review

David Sanborn en el Festival de Jazz de Barcelona

Read "David Sanborn en el Festival de Jazz de Barcelona" reviewed by Enrique Turpin


David Sanborn Trio42 Voll-Damm Festival Internacional de Jazz de BarcelonaPalau de la Música23 de noviembre, 2010Para qué negar que David Sanborn ha sido una de las bandas sonoras más persistentes en nuestras vidas juveniles. Cuando más de uno desechaba los discos de Billie Holiday porque apreciaba en ellos el peso insufrible ...

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Article: Album Review

Ray Charles: Genius: The Ultimate Collection

Read "Genius: The Ultimate Collection" reviewed by Chris May


If you want a Ray Charles best-of album you've got plenty to pick from, and the run-up to the holiday season often adds another one. But this year's contender, the 21-track, 71-minute Genius: The Ultimate Collection, stands out from the crowd. For three reasons... First, the choice of tracks has a tight, coherent focus. ...

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Article: Interview

Brian Rasic: The Life of Brian

Read "Brian Rasic: The Life of Brian" reviewed by Nenad Georgievski


Good photography can say more than a thousand words--it captures the moment and immortalizes it. Known for his brilliant photography, Serbian-born, London-based photographer Brian Branislav Rasić is known for producing some of rock's most memorable images. For more than three decades, Rasić has photographed the greatest artists in the music world and beyond. Rasić took his ...

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Article: Interview

Randy Weston: African Stories, African Rhythms

Read "Randy Weston: African Stories, African Rhythms" reviewed by Ian Patterson


In over 60 years as a leader, pianist Randy Weston has achieved an incredible amount. He has recorded nearly 50 albums and has been hailed in the process as the natural heir to Duke Ellington and Thelonious Monk. Three times he has been voted Downbeat's composer of the year, and his compositions have been recorded by ...

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News: Recording

Concord Music & U.S Postal Service Holiday Album 'Let it Snow'

Concord Music & U.S Postal Service Holiday Album 'Let it Snow'

Following up on the success of Letters to Santa during the 2009 holiday season, Concord Music Group is once again partnering with the US Postal Service (USPS) and released their second holiday-themed collection, Let It Snow, on November 1. The compilation will be displayed—alongside a DVD of the perennial holiday TV classic, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer—at ...


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