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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. ...
Various Artists: It
by C. Michael Bailey
Warren Zevon, Delbert McClinton; Townes Van Zant, Guy Clark, Rodney Crowell, Lowell George, John Hiatt—these are song writers that made many, many "lesser" talents rich with their craft. John Hiatt has been plying his trade at a consistently high level for the past 30 years over 17 record albums. In that time, Hiatt’s songs have been ...
Various Artists: Flying Groove / Flying Funk
by Frank Federico
The arrival of these two compilations of 1970s jazz/funk begs one simple question: what took RCA so long? The fact that the mini-revival known as acid jazz peaked about five years ago puts these otherwise intriguing packages in the unfortunate position of sounding outdated... a second time. But if you can get past that little detail ...
Various Artists: VisionFest:VisionLive
by A. Henkin
The Vision Festival has little in common with its more visible New York City brethren. Small and independently organized, it functions as an umbrella under which progressive New York musicians can come together in front of sympathetic audiences. During the 2001 incarnation, an ambitious series of recordings was undertaken to capture some of ...
Various Artists: The Kings Of Highlife
by AAJ Staff
Around the time highlife was born in West Africa, horns were fading out and the guitar was assuming their place as the most popular lead instrument. The earliest highlife was a variation on the big band concept, with an enlarged rhythm section and brief instrumental solos spaced between well-harmonized themes and vocal passages. As ...
Various Artists: Ghana Soundz
by AAJ Staff
The subtitle of this compilation tells the story in a nutshell: Afro-Beat, Funk and Fusion in 70's Ghana. Producer Miles Cleret, who promises that this is only Volume 1, took it upon himself to comb the country known as The Gold Coast before its 1957 independence from Britain, seeking out lost treasures from the golden age ...
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