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Various Artists: 50 Years of Jazz and Blues: Blues
by C. Michael Bailey
Delmark 50th Anniversary Collection, Part 2 As part of the label’s 50th Anniversary Celebration, Chicago’s own Delmark has released two double-disc sets highlighting the label’s jazz and blues lines respectively. Presently reviewed is the blues set and rollicking is the key word. The story begins with the discovery and recording of the Monroe, Louisiana cum St. ...
Various Artists: Drop the Debt
by AAJ Staff
Ostensibly aimed at improving the infrastructure and efficiency of third world economies, international moneylenders directed poor countries toward debt in the '70s. The optimism and theoretical benefit of these money transfers ended up far outweighed by their costs in terms of misdirection, disorganization, and corruption (witness the price personally extracted by Suharto in Indonesia). ...
Various Artists: Festival in the Desert
by AAJ Staff
The Sahara is not generally known as much more than a massive stretch of hot, dry sand where camels are a primary form of transportation and water is your best friend. However, this year's Festival in the Desert brought a fertile collection of musicians to Essakane, an oasis 65 kilometers northwest of Timbuktu in Mali.
Various Artists: West Side Chicago Blues
by C. Michael Bailey
Delmark’s 50th Anniversary Collection, Part 3 The earliest song in this collection is Magic Sam’s "I Need You So Bad," recorded July 12, 1967, and the most recent is Little Arthur Duncan’s "Singin’ With The Sun," recorded February 16, 1999. Aside from small sonic improvements in the past 30 years, the sound and quality of the ...
Various Artists: Straight from the 6th Ward
by Charlie B. Dahan
You don’t have to wait until Mardi Gras to have a party. Nope, don’t need to cook up some gumbo or boil some crawfish to let it rip. Don’t sweat getting some hurricane drink mix to have a party. You don’t need any of these things to throw a party New Orleans style. Just pop Straight ...
Various Artists: Justin Time Records 20th Anniversary Compilation
by Norman Weinstein
Jim West, the guiding force behind Justin Time, Canada's major jazz label, has demostrated a considerable degree of rich musical taste and commercial savvy over the past two decades. This two disc compilation gives a stimulating overview of his eclectism. While offering a few samples of electric blues and black gospel, none particularly innovative, the real ...
Various Artists: Deacon John's Jump Blues: Celebrating New Orleans Music
by Tod Smith
From the opening salvos of Ray Charles’ “Jumpin’ In the Morning" to the closing notes of Jimmie Cox’ “Nobody Knows You," it is easy to hear that Deacon John’s Jump Blues is an unadulterated celebration of New Orleans’ own brand of rhythm and blues. This blend of gospel, blues, soul and of course jazz, is music ...
Various Artists: Smooth Africa II: Exploring the Soul
by C. Michael Bailey
Exploring the Soul is the follow up to Smooth Africa (Heads Up, 2000) which touted the genre displayed as a journey: "The perception of dark Africa can only be overcome by visiting the wonderful continent. There is a smoothness that can only be experienced by a visit." Smooth Africa (in both incarnations) is the aural attempt ...
Various Artists: Traveler '03: The Year's Best in Global Grooves
by Chris M. Slawecki
“The Six Degrees Travel Series is dedicated to bringing you the best in traditional and contemporary musical excursions from around the world,” read the notes to the label’s third annual overview of world electronic music. “We are particularly interested in genre-bending hybrids that include a variety of musical styles as well as a mix of the ...
Various Artists: First Steps
by Jim Santella
Recorded between 1944 and 1953, First Steps traces the bebop roots of a number of jazz giants. Each of them went on from those early years to launch impressive recording careers. Savoy’s reproduction preserves the original energy while tweaking spots here and there for sonic purity. The source materials used are original acetate and tape masters. ...
