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Allen Toussaint – The Bright Mississippi – Album Review
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Allen Toussaint – The Bright Mississippi
“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,” [...]
Glenn Tilbrook and The Fluffers – Pandemonium Ensues – Album Review
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Glenn Tilbrook and The Fluffers – Pandemonium Ensues
“Last year’s latest in a series of Squeeze reunions has yet to bear any recorded fruit, but one can sense Glenn Tilbrook’s revitalized-band jones on his latest project. The Fluffers [...]
Branford Marsalis Quartet – Metamorphosen
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“Saxophonist Branford Marsalis’ first CD in two years with his decade-old working quartet, “Metamorphosen,” is buoyed by intimate conversations characterized by vivace, whimsy, mystery and lyricism. There aren’t any subpar tunes and no flagging moments as Marsalis, [...]
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Various Artists – Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Allegro
“This first complete recording of what was one of the few entries in the iconic oeuvre of Rodgers & Hammerstein to be less than wildly successful is a delightfully entertaining and academically intriguing work. The musical debuted in late 1947, and [...]
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The Idan Raichel Project – Within My Walls
“Idan Raichel, the Israeli singer/ songwriter who broke ground by collaborating with Ethiopian artists and seamlessly fused Western pop with Middle Eastern sounds, travels to new places with his latest international release. “Within My Walls” functions as a sort of [...]
Product Information, Audio Previews, Reviews and More On: Bluetree – God Of This City
“This Belfast, Northern Ireland-based worship band is starting to generate strong buzz on this side of the Atlantic as the title track from this impressive collection gains steam at Christian radio. The song has already become a church anthem thanks [...]
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Shemekia Copeland – Never Going Back
“Shemekia Copeland is, at this point in her career, a blues artist of the first magnitude. But rather than debut with her new label by methodically working the groove that got her here, she has cut a dozen tunes that suggest she’s [...]
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Joy Lippard – Joy Lippard
“This talented 18-year-old—the 2006 winner of the Gospel Music Assn.’s Music in the Rockies songwriting competition—fulfills that early promise with a debut disc that showcases her expressive vocals and insightful songwriting. There’s a sweet, vulnerable quality in her voice that lends extra emotional [...]
Product Information, Audio Previews, Reviews and More On: Jim Suhler and Monkey Beat – Tijuana Bible
“Texan Jim Suler has been George Thorogood’s lead guitarist for the past decade. But he’s also led his own band, Monkey Beat, for quite a while, and with it, Suler conjures up a serious Texas roadhouse blues-rock [...]
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Claudio Roditi – Brazilliance x4
“Trumpeter Claudio Roditi made this stellar jazz project with a trio of notable Brazilian players: pianist Helio Alves, drummer Duduka da Fonseca and bassist Leonardo Cioglia. The album title refers not only to the latter three, but also to the ruling vibe of [...]
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