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Trio West: Trio West Plays Holiday Songs
by Woodrow Wilkins
Every year, music listeners are inundated with “new releases of Christmas music. Invariably, these celebrations include a collection of songs everyone has heard scores of times. So what sets one version of “Silent Night apart from another? The arrangement. Enter Tobias Gebb, drummer, arranger, producer and composer. Gebb, a native of the west ...
Linda Ciofalo: Sun Set
by Woodrow Wilkins
"Sunny, in addition to being a description of the weather, can be used in reference to a positive disposition. Linda Ciofalo creates a sunny atmosphere with Sun Set. Complemented by a small ensemble of sidemen, she delivers an album worthy of Janis Siegel or Tierney Sutton. Inspired by a televised appearance of the legendary ...
Tain & the Ebonix: Folk's Songs
by Woodrow Wilkins
There are tribute albums, and then there's Folk's Songs, Jeff “Tain Watts' debut release on Dark Key Music under the group name Tain & the Ebonix. Rather than the typical collection of remakes, Watts delivers seven original compositions among the ten songs that honor people who have influenced and inspired him. Tain & ...
Michael Buble: Call Me Irresponsible
by Woodrow Wilkins
Once in a while, you come across an artist who seemingly can do no wrong. Michael Bublé is such an artist. Charismatic, talented and just plain good, the Canadian singer has a way of making every song seem golden. With a recording career that began in 2003, Bublé has sold more than eleven million ...
Lisa Hilton: New York Sessions
by Woodrow Wilkins
There was “The Dream Team, a collection of NBA players who filled most of the slots on the USA basketball team for the 1992 Olympics. Then there was “the dream team, high-priced lawyers who helped O.J. Simpson get acquitted of murder charges. For Lisa Hilton, the dream team is made up of four jazz musicians who ...
Norman Brown: Stay With Me
by Woodrow Wilkins
Often when Norman Brown, Kirk Whalum and Rick Braun appear on one anothers' albums, the collaboration makes for the best track on the release. That's mainly because three lead instruments are generally better than one. However, that isn't necessarily the case with Brown's Stay With Me. Brown, a guitarist and vocalist who sings ...
Mark Weinstein: Con Alma
by Woodrow Wilkins
There's a common word of advice often given to beginning authors: “Write what you know. It's a suggestion that the aspiring novelist would do best by writing about things that are familiar, such as personal experiences. If such advice were followed by musicians, life would be quite boring. If Mark Weinstein had stuck to what he ...
Erich Kunzel and the Cincinatti Pops Orchestra: Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker - Favorite Selections
by Woodrow Wilkins
In time for the holiday seasons, Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra are revisiting a classic with Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker - Favorite Selections. The CD provides nearly an hour and fifteen minutes of music from the popular ballet. Kunzel's accomplishments are many. The conductor's achievements include the 2006 National Medal of Arts, presented ...
Oliver Mtukudzi: Tsimba Itsoka
by Woodrow Wilkins
For better or worse, everyone leaves a mark on the world. That's the underlying theme of Oliver Mtukudzi's Tsimba Itsoka, which means “No foot, no footprint. Though only his second release since joining the Heads Up family in 2005, it's far from being a new thing for the Zimbabwe native. Nicknamed “Tuku by ...
Various Artists: Viva Carlos!
by Woodrow Wilkins
If Carlos Santana isn't the best electric guitarist of all time, he's easily one of the most revered. From classic rock songs like “Black Magic Woman and “Europa to more recent collaborations with pop singers like Rob Thomas ("Smooth ) and Michelle Branch ("The Game of Love ), Santana is perhaps the most recognized name in ...
