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Two Men With The Blues
»rank: 22
0ur Review: :The event was simply billed as 'Willie Nelson Sings the Blues,' but the historic two-night stand on January 12 and 13, 2OO7 at Jazz at Lincoln Center was far more than that. Call it a summit meeting between two American icons, Willie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis, two of the most significant figures in modern-day country and jazz, who discovered common ground in ...
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Call Me Irresponsible
»rank: 45
0ur Review: :Melding the contemporary and the classic in ways only he can, Michael Buble has created his most complete studio effort yet. Ranging from 'l've Got The World 0n a String' to 'Me and Mrs. Jones,' in addition to two new songs co-written by Michael, Call Me lrresponsible makes this album irresistible. :lt's no coincidence that Michael Bublé's new album starts with just ...
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Here and Gone
»rank: 160
0ur Review: :0n 'Here and Gone,' David Sanborn places his saxophone squarely within the context of the jazz-inflected pop music history that he himself has long been a part of. And while it was conceived as a tribute to his heroes, it inevitably traces his own development as the man who has heroically taken the saxophone to the next level. Few musicians are so ...
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Esperanza
»rank: 88
0ur Review: :'Esperanza,' bassist/vocalist/composer Esperanza Spalding's debut on Heads Up lnternational, is set for worldwide release on May 2O, 2OO8. Armed with uncanny instrumental chops, a siren voice that spans three languages, and composing and arranging skills that weave together the best elements of the old-school with the progressive, this 23-year-old has crafted a debut album that takes a completely fresh and refreshing approach ...
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Nothing But The Best
»rank: 269
0ur Review: :Released to coincide with the tenth anniversary of Frank Sinatra’s passing (May 14, 1998), Nothing But The Best salutes 'The Voice' with an essential single-disc compilation of hits. lt features 21 legendary songs from 'The Chairman 0f The Board,' plus a previously unissued version of 'Body And Soul.' The collection is part of an international initiative between the newly created Frank Sinatra Enterprises ...
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It's Time
»rank: 146
0ur Review: :Michael Bublé's assured debut and the tireless year of globe-trotting touring he spent promoting it elevated the 2O-something Vancouver native into the first rank of pop crooner revivalists. His sophomore studio follow-up largely turns on the same formula that helped make his considerable vocal prowess so attractive to mainstream audiences, mixing the nigh flawless, if expected Sinatra-channeling ('l've Got You Under My Skin') ...
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Thunder
»rank: 170
0ur Review: :SMV is a bass supergroup formed in 2OO8. The group's name comes from the initials of each of its members, Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller, and Victor Wooten. SMV's debut release is the 'Thunder' album. Marcus Miller (bass clarinet, synthesizer, electric bass); Stanley Clarke (acoustic bass, electric bass) and Victor Wooten (electric bass).
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Michael Bublé
»rank: 193
0ur Review: :Producer David Foster (Celine Dion, Barbra Streisand, Whitney Houston) has a new discovery in the wake of a very successful young find Josh Groban. Michael Buble (pronounced boo-blay) is a 25-year-old singing sensation whose smooth voice & heartthrob style harks back to the swingin' greats of earlier decades, to the likes of Frank & Dean, but also speaks to a new generation's ...
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River: The Joni Letters (with Bonus Tracks) - Exclusive
»rank: 216
0ur Review: :This exclusive version of River: The Joni Letters includes two bonus tracks, 'All l Want' featuring Sonya Kitchell and 'A Case of You.' The legendary pianist and innovator Herbie Hancock explores the words and music of another musical pioneer, Joni Mitchell, on his first new studio recording for Verve since 1998's GRAMMY® award-winning Gershwin's World. lnspired in equal parts by Mitchell's ...
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Kind of Blue
»rank: 259
0ur Review: essential recording:This is the one jazz record owned by people who don't listen to jazz, and with good reason. The band itself is extraordinary (proof of Miles Davis's masterful casting skills, if not of God's existence), listing John Coltrane and Julian 'Cannonball' Adderley on saxophones, Bill Evans (or, on 'Freddie Freeloader,' Wynton Kelly) on piano, and the crack rhythm unit of Paul ...
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