The Transfer’s style adapts well to this colorful recording, produced in 1987. Drawing upon the South American continent for thematic inspiration, as well as the characteristic rhythms and orchestration, the result is a satisfying world and jazz fusion of warmth and cool. “Notes From The Underground” captures a groove that is indelible, complimenting the distinctive melody. “Soul Food …
With an acclaimed series of box sets JSP has covered the entire Django Reinhardt discography of both studio and live recordings. This ultimate re-issue project is completed by this set. The 5 Cds cover a period which has hitherto been neglected by re-issue projects. Here Django is experimenting with electric guitar sometimes, finding it much to his liking …
Nonesuch releases the Brad Mehldau Trio’s Where Do You Start, a companion disc to the critically acclaimed Ode. Whereas Ode featured 11 songs composed by Mehldau, Where Do You Start comprises the Trio’s interpretations of 10 tunes by other composers, along with one Mehldau original. Ode was widely praised, with London’s Daily Telegraph, in a five-star review, saying …
Recorded between 1994 & 2001. Includes liner notes by Jonathan Widran. Though his simplistic arrangements and often-repeated themes mark him as an artist more likely to be heard in an elevator than a jukebox, Marc Antoine is among the best of the mood music merchants active during the ’90s and 2000s. A soft-toned player of the Spanish guitar, …
We ve all heard of An American in Paris. On his new CD, Birdwatcher, the world-renowned multi-instrumentalist Michel Portal is our Frenchman in Minneapolis! Since 2000, Portal one of the most ubiquitous musicians on the planet for over four decades, at home in classical and jazz idioms has made Minnesota s largest city his …
A stellar assembly of famous guests contribute to this 1994 recording of classic pop standards. “Groovin'” is a duet between tenor singer Alan Paul and Felix Cavaliere, the song’s composer. The late Laura Nyro, writer of “La-La Means I Love You,” duets with soprano Cheryl Bentyne; Janis Siegel, alto, gets her turn with Bette Midler, on “It’s Gonna …
2012 album from the acclaimed guitarist. Guitar Destiny has a strong connection to Marc Antoine and his 11th release. He recalls always stopping to watch the trains go in and out of the station, when crossing an old bridge that was close to his home when he was a kid. Little did he know those train tracks would …
Richard Bona’s 2009 album Ten Shades Of Blues appears ten years since his first project, Scenes From My Life (released in 1999). In the case of the Cameroonian bassist and singer, it’s not so easy to condense a decade into just a few short lines because the man is such a multiple character, with many lives impelled by …
Ready For Love is his third release for Shanachie, Phil scores a slam dunk. Produced by the master of the Urban ballad, Chris ‘Big Doy’ Davis (Will Downing, Maysa, Najee) and joined by special guest, smooth jazz superstar Kim Waters, Ready For Love is drenched in sensuous grooves and passionate melodies. Phil Perry needs no introduction: he …
When talents as formidable as Michel Camilo & Tomatito get together to make music it is an event. These two distinct voices from different musical worlds reunite on Spain Again, a scintillating musical conversation between two masters. Camilo, a brilliant pianist and prolific composer, is renowned for combing rich jazz harmonies with the Caribbean flavors and rhythms of …