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Katie Melua – Pictures – Album Review
Product Information, Audio Previews, Reviews and More On: “It’s indicative of the rarified level of intelligence Katie Melua’s music reaches that her worst contretemps with the U.K. press took place in 2005, when a cosmologist wrote an op-ed piece accusing her of an inaccurate estimate of [...] Melody Gardot – My One and Only Thrill – Album Review
Product Information, Audio Previews, Reviews and More On: “The distinctive talent that Melody Gardot displays on her remarkable sophomore jazz/pop outing, “My One and Only Thrill,” is a rarity. Her hushed, velvet-smooth vocals evoke a noir yearning and [...] Tony Bennett and Bill Evans – The Complete Tony Bennett / Billy Evans Recordings – Album Review
Product Information, Audio Previews, Reviews and More On: “The phrase “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts” has never been more appropriate than [...] Bernie Williams – Moving Forward – Album Review
Product Information, Audio Previews, Reviews and More On: “First things first: “Moving Forward,” the second album by former New York Yankees centerfielder Bernie Williams, is the product of a musician with real chops, not a celebrity dilettante. Once again, he serves up a pleasing [...] Allen Toussaint – The Bright Mississippi – Album Review
Product Information, Audio Previews, Reviews and More On: “Allen Toussaint’s rare amalgam of prodigious piano playing, deft songwriting, arranging and production acumen has kept him at the forefront of modern music for nearly half a century. On “The Bright Mississippi,” [...] Chris Botti – Chris Botti in Boston – Album Review
Product Information, Audio Previews, Reviews and More On: “When guests join an artist onstage, the expectation is to engage in poignant interplay. Trumpeter Chris Botti instead handed the spotlight over to other stars during the recording of “Chris Botti in [...] Medeski Martin & Wood – Radiolarians II – Album Review
Product Information, Audio Previews, Reviews and More On: “In their 18 years as a band, Medeski Martin & Wood have explored the far reaches of improvisational music. While these twists, turns and detours have sometimes felt long-winded, MMW’s [...] John Scofield – Piety Street
Product Information, Audio Previews, Reviews and More On: “Guitarist John Scofield has always been eclectic when it comes to collaboration and repertoire, and “Piety Street” fits his modus operandi on both counts. The music here is a tantalizing blend of blues, gospel and jazz. Scofield’s sidemen are [...] Wynton Marsalis – He and She
Product Information, Audio Previews, Reviews and More On: “Jazz veteran Wynton Marsalis has delved into a multitude of genres, from mainstream swing to ballet scores to epic narratives to last year’s Willie Nelson duo. For his fifth Blue Note album, Marsalis turns to poetry, reciting [...] Return To Forever – Returns
Product Information, Audio Previews, Reviews and More On: “The pioneering jazz-rock group Return to Forever’s lineup constantly evolved during its existence, but founder Chick Corea, bassist Stanley Clarke, drummer Lenny White and guitarist Al Di Meola have long been regarded as the central members. Their 2008 reunion [...] |
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