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Various Artists: One More: The Summary: Music Of Thad Jones, Vol. 2

Read "One More: The Summary: Music Of Thad Jones, Vol. 2" reviewed by Jim Santella

by Jim Santella

This 2005 all-star session features contemporaries of trumpeter/bandleader/composer Thad Jones (1923-86) in a program that includes many of his significant compositions. Music of Thad Jones, Vol. 2 honors his memory through straight-ahead interpretations that swing enthusiastically. The Jones brothers--pianist Hank, trumpeter Thad and drummer Elvin--have all brought greatness to the jazz world through their ...

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Various Artists: One More: The Summary: Music Of Thad Jones, Vol. 2

Read "One More: The Summary: Music Of Thad Jones, Vol. 2" reviewed by Michael P. Gladstone

by Michael P. Gladstone

How do you follow up One More: Music of Thad Jones, a well-received album from 2004? The obvious answer is to round up as many of the musicians as possible from that session for a sequel. The result is a most pleasant trip for fans of big band jazz, and afficionados of trumpeter/composer/arranger/bandleader Thad Jones.

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Various Artists: Jazz and Blues on Edison, Volume 1

Read "Jazz and Blues on Edison, Volume 1" reviewed by Robert R. Calder

by Robert R. Calder

In some part a sampling of 1920s American popular music--sublime, quaint, occasionally ridiculous, livelier than mass market roaring Twenties pastiches--this set of unissued recordings from a quality label abandoned seventy years back includes one big footnote to jazz scholarship. That footnote's not in the stock 1920 (Vincent) Lopez performance of ragtime with military band echoes, or ...

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Various Artists: Endless Highway: The Music of The Band

Read "Endless Highway: The Music of The Band" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman

At a time when Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and The Doors ruled, The Band was an anomaly. First emerging as the backing band for rockabilly singer Ronnie Hawkins before moving on to greater visibility behind Bob Dylan, The Band eschewed the hippy attire and attitude of the time, carrying the distinct look of an earlier time ...

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Various Artists: Winds of Brazil

Read "Winds of Brazil" reviewed by Jim Santella

by Jim Santella

With strings and orchestral timbres accompanying them, a dozen Brazilian soloists took the stage in São Paulo during two nights in November, 2004 to interpret modern impressions of their country's folk tradition--each soaring high from deep within. This live performance comes with the lyrical beauty of traditional songs as well as heartfelt understanding. Flutist ...

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Higher Ground: Hurricane Relief Benefit Concert

By Various Artists

Label: Blue Note Records
Released: 2006
Track listing: his Joy; Over There; Go to the Mardi Gras; Basin Street Blues; Never Die Young; The House I Live In; New Orleans Blues; I Think it's Going to Rain Today; Dippermouth Blues; I'm Gonna Love You Anyway; Is That All There Is?; Just a Closer Walk With Thee; Here's to Life; Blackwell's Message; Come Sunday.

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Rembetika: Songs Of The Greek Underground 1925-1947

By Various Artists

Label: Klang-Records
Released: 2006
Track listing: CD1: O Ponos Tu Prezakia (The Pain Of The Junkie); Ime Prezakis (I Am A Junkie); Efumernam Ena Vradi (While We Were Smoking Dope One Evening); Htes To Vradi Sto Teke Mas (Last Night In Our Tekes); Paraponiunde I Manges Mas (Our Manges Are Complaining); O Tekedsis (Owner Of A Hashish Den); Argile Mu Jiati Svinis (My Argiles, Why Do You Keep Going Out?); Nei Hassiklides (Young Dope Smokers); Htes To Vradi Stu Karipi (Last Night At Karipis' Place); O Masturas (The Dope Head); Manolis O Hassikilis (Manolis The Dope Smoker); Mes Ton Teke Tis Marigos (In Marigo's Hashish Den); Mes Tu Zambikou Ton Teke (In Zambiko's Hashish Den); O Buffedsis (The Waiter); O Argiles (The Waterpipe); Panda Me Gliko Hassissi (Always With Sweet Hashish); Mes Tu Manthou Ton Teke (At Manthos' Teke); Sua Ke Mastura (Drunken And Intoxicated); O Seretis (The Grumbler); O Prezakias (The Junkie). CD2: San Egriza Apo Tin Pito (When I Came Back From Pilos); Oli I Rembetes Tu Dunia (All The Rembetes In This World); To Haremi Sto Hamam (The Harem In The Hamman); I Filaki Ine Scholio (Prison Is A School); To Sakkaki (The Jacket); I Foni Tu Argile (The Voice Of The Waterpipe); San Ise Mangas Ke Dais (If You Were A Real Mangas And Dais); I Filakes Tu Oropu (The Prison Of Oropos); Sti Filaki (In Prison); Nichtose Horis Fengari (A Moonless Night); I Lachanades (The Pickpockets); Nikos O Treliakias (Nikos The Madman); Kuvenda Me Ton Haro (Conversation With Death); Mana Mu Ime Fthisikos (Mother I'm Consumptive); Ton Haro Ton Rotisane (They Asked Charon); Pende Ellines Ston Adi (Five Greeks In Hell); O Fthisikos (The Consumptive).

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Impulsive! Revolutionary Jazz Reworked

By Various Artists

Label: Impulse! Records
Released: 2006
Track listing: George Russell: Helluva Town (SA-RA "GO" Remix); Charles Mingus: II B.S. (RZA's Mingus Bounce Mix); Chico Hamilton: El Toro (Mark de Clive-Lowe Remix); Gabor Szabo: Mizrab (Prefuse 73 Remix); Dizzy Gillespie: Wing Low, Sweet Cadillac (Gerardo Frisina Remix); Clark Terry & Chico O'Farrill: Spanish Rice (DJ Dolores Remix); Archie Shepp: Attica Blues (The Chief Xcel of Blackalicious Remix); Pharoah Sanders: Astral Traveling (Boozoo Bajou Remix); Yusef Lateef: Bamboo Flute Blues (Kid Koala Remix); Oliver Nelson: Stolen Moments (Telefon Tel-Aviv Remix); John Coltrane: At Night (A Poem Featuring Ravi Coltrane w/Julie Patton).

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Freedom of the City 2005

By Various Artists

Label: Emanem
Released: 2006
Track listing: Petrah; Felthor; Voicings; Does Rain Know?; Interstate 2; Conduction No. 20; Hearing Reproduction 7; The Dynamix; Don

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Hugh Masekela Presents the Chisa Years 1965-76

By Various Artists

Label: BBE Records
Released: 2006
Track listing: Afro Beat Blues; Mahlalela; Amo Sakesa; Joala; U Se Mcani; Tepo; Za Labalaba; Witch Doctor; Melodi (Sounds Of Home); Ahvuomo; Aredze; A Cheeka Laka Laka; Awe Mfana; Macongo.


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