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Jazz Around The Funk Part 1

Label: Follow Me Records
Released: 2001
Track listing: Snip Snap; Road Island Red; Fat Mama; For The Love Of Money; Hop Scotch; Pick Up The Pieces; Shorty Rides Again; Tabu; Rebop; Moonlight Serenade;

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Music Of The Millennium II

Label: Virgin
Released: 2001
Track listing: Bohemian Rhapsody; Undercover Of The Night; Purple Haze; Pride (In The Name Of Love); Alive And Kicking; Call Me; Fly Away; Run To You; China Girl; Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2); Englishman In New York; Rocket Man; Breakfast In America; Invisible Touch; I Shot The Sheriff; Jamming; I Got U Babe; Road To Nowhere; Cigarettes And Alcohol; Song 2; Woman; Every Breath You Take; Nothing Compares To You; That's The Way Love Goes; Fastlove; Angels; What's Love Got To Do With It; You Wear It Well; 1999; Hot Stuff; Mamma Mia; Chain Reaction; Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine; What's Going On; Stand By Me; (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay; Uptight (Everything's Alright); Mrs. Robinson; Mull Of Kintyre; American Pie;

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Various: The Very Best of This Is Acid Jazz: A 10 Year Celebration

Read "The Very Best of This Is Acid Jazz: A 10 Year Celebration" reviewed by AAJ Staff


This double CD collection charts the growth and mutation of a genre that has little acid-ic about it, and whose links to jazz are usually by way of funk. The first disc, covering the years 1991-1996 has a distinctly more upbeat tone and features funky jam sessions that channel the energy of the peak of the ...

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Various: Soul Addiction

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Blending '60s and '70s funk influences with a '00s downtempo sensibility, Cookin’ have come up with a musical decompressant for your hectic life. After-hours or just on your downtime, the chilled out, funked up sounds of Soul Addiction act as a musical balm for any scenario. Whether it’s the last thing you hear leaving the club, ...

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Various: Future Sounds of Jazz Vol. 8

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Eight volumes deep, the Future Sounds of Jazz series continues to bring forth the best that nu-jazz and downtempo has to offer. Volume 8 happens to be one of the strongest installments of the series, presenting a variety of styles, from bossa rhythms to gentle house and spoken word. As the intro of Soulpatrol’s “Theme" states: ...

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Various: Transitions

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Transitions works shades of breakbeat, 2-step, house and nu-jazz into an invigorating mesh of soulful flavors. With tracks selected by Ism label founders DJ Swingsett and J. Warrin, the compilation’s theme is based on mood and vibe rather than genre. London’s Mr.Magic takes 2-step to a more relaxed level with “A Deep Thang" and “O’Bleek Intelligence", ...

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Various: Room Service

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Room Service, is an apt title as this double CD will keep you behind closed doors for a while. There’s a lot to digest here, but it’s worth the effort and the aftertaste is more than palatable. Disc 1 is the more up-tempo of the two, featuring a selection of deliciously mellow house tracks. The grooves ...

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Various: Jazz to the Max

Read "Jazz to the Max" reviewed by Dave Nathan


P>With this sampler, Maximum Jazz label brings to the public's attention works of young, new Canadian jazz artists. This compilation not only introduces the players, but reflects the tasty smorgasbord of jazz available on the label. Mike Allen's tenor rendering of “Love Walked In" from his album Change Is definitely achieves the purpose of encouraging listeners ...

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Various: Leonardo - The Absolute Man (Original Cast Recording)

Read "Leonardo - The Absolute Man (Original Cast Recording)" reviewed by Glenn Astarita


Leonardo – The Absolute Man is the brainchild of “Magna Carta” chief Peter Morticelli, who enlisted one of the label’s roster artists, keyboardist Trent Gardner to bring the project to fruition. Perhaps Renaissance man, Leonardo Da Vinci would be delighted, knowing that a bunch of seasoned rock veterans decided to construct an album based upon his ...

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Various: Hot Summer Music

Read "Hot Summer Music" reviewed by Dave Nathan


P>Listening to Hot Summer Music is akin to going to bed at night and waking up in harmonica heaven. On a couple of summer evenings in Minneapolis a conclave of nine harmonica players, dubbed the Global Harmonica Summit, gathered together with a group of good jazz players for a rip-roaring session of hot jazz music peppered ...


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