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Various Artists: Celestial Blues: Cosmic, Political and Spiritual Jazz 1970 to 1974
by Jakob Baekgaard
When saxophonist and composer, Kamasi Washington, released his tripple album, The Epic in 2015, it was celebrated widely, not only in the spheres of jazz, but also in rock magazines. Washington was clearly on to something, forging a new spiritual sound that married world music, orchestral funk and free jazz. However, new sounds ...
Various Artists: Tanbou Toujou Lou: Merengue, Kompa Kreyou, Vodou Jazz & Electric Folklore from Haiti (1960-1981)
by Chris M. Slawecki
For most listeners, Tanbou Toujou Lou: Merengue, Kompa Kreyou, Vodou Jazz & Electric Folklore from Haiti (1960-1981) will capture snapshots from a distant place--"the pearl of the Caribbean," Haiti. But for ALL listeners, it will capture snapshots from a distant, sometimes socially and politically turbulent, era. Tanbou Toujou Lou illustrates the different colors ...
Artistry in Rhythm: Afro-Cuban Epiphany to Haitian Voodoo
by Chris M. Slawecki
Brian Andres & the Afro-Cuban Jazz Cartel This Could Be That Self-Produced 2016 This Could Be That celebrates the first decade of Brian Andres & his Afro-Cuban Jazz Cartel, which came together in 2007 in and around the San Francisco Bay Area's Latin jazz hothouse. Music is ...
Various Artists: Oscar, with Love
by Jack Bowers
To mark the ninetieth anniversary of the legendary jazz pianist Oscar Peterson's birth (August 15, 2015), Peterson's widow, Kelly Peterson, produced a tribute album for the ages: Oscar, with Love, a marvelous three-disc set comprising ten never-before-recorded Peterson compositions, nineteen of his better-known works and seven compositions written especially for him, performed by sixteen contemporary piano ...
Various Artists: Hungarian Noir
by James Nadal
When Billie Holiday released “Gloomy Sunday," in 1941, accompanied by the Teddy Wilson Orchestra, no one could possibly imagine the back story and consequent repercussions associated with this song. Originally composed by Hungarian Reszo Seress in 1933 as “Szomorú Vasárnap," it was quickly rewritten with lyrics by poet Laslo Javor, and recorded by Pál Kalmár in ...
Various Artists: The Boston Creative Jazz Scene 1970-1983
by Dave Wayne
Though New York City remains first and foremost in everyone's mind as the “Jazz Capital of the World," aficionados know that many other cities in the US and abroad support significant and artistically important jazz communities. Boston looms large among the most important jazz cities, worldwide. The birthplace of Harry Carney, Roy Haynes, George Russell, Sonny ...
Nenad Georgievski's Best of 2015
by Nenad Georgievski
2015 was not an easy year. I became a dad for the third time while I was working on a Film festival for music documentaries. The festival itself was an uphill battle, but I managed to get it organized with astounding success. In the meantime I was writing constantly or was listening to music, as if ...
The New Basement Tapes: Lost on the River
Label: Harvest Records
Released: 2015
Track listing: Down On The Bottom; Married To My Hack; Kansas City; Spanish Mary; Liberty Street; Nothing To It; Golden Tom – Silver Judas; When I Get My Hands On You; Duncan and Jimmy; Florida Key; Hidee Hidee Ho #11; Lost On The River #12; Stranger; Card Shark; Quick Like A Flash; Hidee Hidee Ho #16; Diamond Ring; The Whistle Is Blowing; Six Months In Kansas City (Liberty Street); Lost on The River #20.
Highlife on the Move: Selected Nigerian & Ghanaian Recordings from London & Lagos 1954-66
Label: Soundway Records
Released: 2015
Track listing: Highlife No. 5; Son of Africa ; Abeni; Drink a Tea ; Fela’s Special ; Oju Rere ; Afro Mood ; Africana ; Obaa Amponsah Pandogo ; Ghana Special ; Money Money ; Donaldo’s Samba ; Marabi Dance ; Kitch ; Okokoko ; Fancy Baby ; Biko Rapum Paulina ; Maggie ; Ghana, Forward Forever ; A Night in Port Harcourt ; Aigana ; Tortoise Mambo ; Niger Mambo ; Highlife comes to Europe ; Maria ; Egbe Mi ; Iwa D’Arekere ; Omo Africa ; Brown Skin Gal ; Brown Skin Gal ; Georgina ; Eyo Mano Mi ; Ojikolobo ; Wa Sise ; Nigerian Independence ; Abrokyri Awo Yi ; Ekuona Rhythm ; Anyin Ga Na.
Verve The Sound of America: The Singles Collection
Label: Verve Music Group
Released: 2015
Track listing: 100 Tracks - Too Many to List
