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Great Jazz Piano & Great Jazz Organ
by Jim Santella
These two albums from Tower Records' “Exclusive CDs from Blue Note compilation series feature several of the greatest jazz pianists and organists at work with small ensemble sessions that include straight-ahead music from the past. Various Artists Great Jazz Piano Blue Note 2006 As Art Tatum ...
Various Artists: Ziriguiboom: The Now Sound of Brazil 2
by Chris M. Slawecki
The music on this compilation is as mysterious, romantic, and fashionable as the continent from which it comes, a roadmap through Ziriguiboom's exotic Brazilian jungle overgrown with cross-pollinated classic and contemporary music; as the packaging says, “from electronic to bossa to samba soul. Brazil 2 traverses three more or less equal, colorful territories: ...
Various Artists: Disney Bossa Nova
by Brad Glanden
The marriage of bossa nova--as joyous and life-affirming as music gets--to the catchy, unabashedly cheerful songs of Disney films would seem a logical pairing. Disney Bossa Nova, a compilation featuring an assemblage of Brazil's best known musical exports, still manages to exceed expectations with its tasteful arrangements and refreshingly understated production. Do not allow the Disney ...
Legends of Jazz with Ramsey Lewis: Showcase: Various Artists
by Jim Santella
Providing highlights from Legends of Jazz, this Showcase serves as a great introduction to the 2006 PBS television series. This CD/DVD package captures quite a few of the musical performances from the thirteen half-hour episodes, apparently selecting the best parts. The CD features Al Jarreau and Kurt Elling improvising on “Take Five in a ...
Jazz Super Hits & Soul Party
by Jim Santella
These two albums from Tower Records' “Exclusive CDs from Blue Note compilation series feature classic jazz in a celebration of good music and how it makes us feel. It's uplifting. Each of these selected gems connects as the feeling goes right through us. Various Artists Jazz Super Hits Blue Note ...
Various Artists: Hugh Masekela Presents the Chisa Years 1965-76
by AAJ Staff
Following his departure from Johannesburg in 1961--around the same time that many other South African musicians put apartheid behind them--Hugh Masekela ensconced himself in New York and settled in to make a heap of recordings over the ensuing decades. Masekela, who first drew attention for his straight-ahead jazz playing, would eventually build an enormous American and ...
Various Artists: Freedom of the City 2005
by John Eyles
An eagerly anticipated annual release, the Freedom of the City CD is an essential complement to the live festival, providing the opportunity to check recalled perceptions against objective evidence and to fill in unavoidable gaps, but mostly--whether or not one was there--to catch some great music. Largely for financial reasons, the 2005 London festival was a ...
Various Artists: Impulsive! Revolutionary Jazz Reworked
by Troy Collins
As a musical form that skirts the line between popular entertainment and highbrow art, jazz has always found itself embroiled in aesthetic controversy. As such, it has inevitably had its share of run-ins with those who would see fit to keep it “pure." But jazz is not a pure art form, it's one of the most ...
Various Artists: Higher Ground: Hurricane Relief Benefit Concert
by Ernest Barteldes
On September 17, 2005, Jazz at Lincoln Center brought together an ensemble of musicians responding to Wynton Marsalis' call to stage a benefit for victims of the Hurricane Katrina disaster. The document of that event is this CD, in which well-known mainstream stars share the stage with more obscure names, performing modern and traditional jazz, folk, ...
Various Artists: Impulsive! Revolutionary Jazz Reworked
by David A. Cobb
The problem with remixes--and electronic music in general--is repetition. More often than not, a particular song may have so much going on, especially if it's jazz, that artists who attempt remixes stick with a minimalist approach that ends up rehashing the same beats, the same phrases, and the same samples to the end. Impulsive!, for the ...
