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Lucky Thompson - Lucky Strikes [Prestige OJCCD 194-2]

Posted By : Flatron | Date : 12 Jul 2007 19:06 | Comments : 2

This CD reissue serves as a perfect introduction to the talents of the underrated saxophonist Lucky Thompson.

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Teddy Charles & Shorty Rogers - Collaboration: West [Prestige OJCCD 122-2]

Posted By : Flatron | Date : 12 Jul 2007 18:52 | Comments : 2

Vibraphonist Teddy Charles heads three West Coast-style sessions on this CD reissue that look a bit toward Third Stream and the avant-garde experiments of the early '60s.

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VA - Preachin' the Blues: The Music of Mississippi Fred McDowell [Telarc CD-83536]

Posted By : Flatron | Date : 12 Jul 2007 18:39 | Comments : 2

Instead of getting all of the artists into the studio with a full band for their tribute album Preachin' the Blues: The Music of Mississippi Fred McDowell, Telarc had most of the featured artists (all but two of 12, actually) perform with just a guitar and voice (or, in the case of David Maxwell, a piano).

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Myra Taylor - My Night To Dream [Analogue Productions APO 217]

Posted By : Flatron | Date : 12 Jul 2007 18:36 | Comments : 3

At an age, 85, where she is virtually without musical peer, who could imagine a jazz singer sounding as vibrant, aggressive and progressive as she did in her hit-filled 20s? That's Myra Taylor. Prepare to be amazed.

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Salena Jones - My Love [JVC VICJ-61034] [XRCD24]

Posted By : Flatron | Date : 12 Jul 2007 18:31 | Comments : 3

Salena Jones - My Love [JVC VICJ-61034] [XRCD24]
March 17, 2003 | Original Release Date: May 27, 2003 | JVC | ASIN: B00007KL1G
WV+CUE+LOG+PAR2+COVERS | RAR | 263.89 MB

Salena Jones was born in the same town as Ella Fitzgerald, and has gone on to sing with jazz greats such as Sarah Vaughan.

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John Coltrane - The Very Best of John Coltrane [Rhino R2 79778]

Posted By : Flatron | Date : 12 Jul 2007 17:49 | Comments : 6

Released in 2000, The Very Best of John Coltrane is hardly the first best-of collection by the seminal saxophonist, and you can bet certain that it won't be the last.

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Robert Plant - Nine Lives (Box Set 9-9) Mighty Rearranger (Remaster) 2006

Posted By : HellikXs | Date : 12 Jul 2007 15:34 | Comments : 12

Robert Plant - Nine Lives (Box Set 9-9) Mighty Rearranger (Remaster) 2005 (2006)
EAC Image (CUE+WAV) | MA compression (High) - 445 MB | Lame 3.97 (VBR q=1, min 64 - max 320, stereo) - 137 Mb | Covers - 1,17 MB + 11,4 MB
Hard rock / A.O.R.

This is disc 9 of 9 present in the box containing whole Robert Plant's output until this release. Who is the Robert Plant might you ask? Simple answer would be the voice of Led Zeppelin. But he is not just that. He didn't reject the former band, but his work is more of a exploring, more adventurous and experimental. Or maybe it just represents his uncertainty, some might say. Well, Robert Plant maybe didn't become the No. 1 star, but for sure you can meet his songs and records in airplay, the name is well known and not just for Stairway to heaven.

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Spock's Beard - The Kindness of Strangers (1997)

Posted By : BlackwatchPlaid | Date : 12 Jul 2007 06:01 | Comments : 1

Spock's Beard - The Kindness of Strangers (1997)
EAC IMAGE (APE+CUE+LOG) | 360 MB | Covers
Genre: Progressive Rock

If you would take two ounces of Yes, one ounce of old Genesis, would add a pinch of jazz fusion, a spoon of blues, cook it and serve it with a lot of Hammond, Mellotron and prepare a cello for dessert, what would you get (besides a very messy kitchen ?) ..... the Spock's Beard album The Kindness of Stangers .

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Ann Hampton Callaway - After Ours [Denon DEN 18042]

Posted By : Flatron | Date : 11 Jul 2007 07:56 | Comments : 3

Ann Hampton Callaway is one of the top cabaret singers of the past decade. She has always been influenced a bit by jazz, and this 1997 release was her first full jazz recording.

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Ann Hampton Callaway - After Ours [Denon DEN 18042]

Posted By : Flatron | Date : 11 Jul 2007 07:56 | Comments : 3

Ann Hampton Callaway is one of the top cabaret singers of the past decade. She has always been influenced a bit by jazz, and this 1997 release was her first full jazz recording.

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Ann Hampton Callaway - After Ours [Denon DEN 18042]

Posted By : Flatron | Date : 11 Jul 2007 07:56 | Comments : 3

Ann Hampton Callaway is one of the top cabaret singers of the past decade. She has always been influenced a bit by jazz, and this 1997 release was her first full jazz recording.

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Ann Hampton Callaway - After Ours [Denon DEN 18042]

Posted By : Flatron | Date : 11 Jul 2007 07:56 | Comments : 3

Ann Hampton Callaway is one of the top cabaret singers of the past decade. She has always been influenced a bit by jazz, and this 1997 release was her first full jazz recording.

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Various Artists - The Best 2005 [Tacet 991]

Posted By : Flatron | Date : 11 Jul 2007 07:53 | Comments : 9

Tacet produces music of the very highest standard. But that certainly does not mean music for a small minority of classical music fans. On the contrary, the number of Tacet fans is growing all the time. Because they are rediscovering music itself - with all its fire and all its sensuous charm - and in its natural development.

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Larry Willis Sextet - A Tribute to Someone [Audioquest AQ-CD1022]

Posted By : Flatron | Date : 11 Jul 2007 02:05 | Comments : 3

Larry Willis has never achieved the acclaim that he deserves, but these rewarding 1993 studio sessions for Audioquest, which serve as a tribute to his old friend Herbie Hancock, represent some of his best work as a leader.

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Michael Hill & the Blues Mob - New York State of the Blues [Alligator Records ALCD-4858]

Posted By : Flatron | Date : 10 Jul 2007 05:33 | Comments : 3

Michael Hill's third album for Alligator keeps the focus of his music squarely in urban territory.

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