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--=[ Metropolitan Jazz Affair ]=-- 2008-06-09 09:37:16 Metropolitan Jazz Affair
-Bird of Spring [2007]Bird of Spring Link 2Light and subtle, MJA gives birth to a springtime jazz. Crystallized with the insets of Hard Bop, stirred with US soul, flirting with hip-hop, this project brings jazz back to the hip-shaking dance floor (Escapism). Like in the 60's, when Cannonball "Buckshot LeFonque" Adderley liked to see jazz get down, get up and sweat. The "Aff Read more:Metropolitan
--=[ Puff Johnson ]=-- 2008-06-09 09:14:19 Puff Johnson
- Miracle [1996]Puff Johnson's voice is amazing!!! She has a crystal clear quality to her voice and that coupled with the beautifully heartfelt songs that she co-wrote makes this a spectacular debut album."Forever More" has got to be one of the best love ballads I've heard in years. It's well sung by Johnson, and it doesn't have an ounce of the forced emotion you'd find from other sin
--=[ Pamela Luss ]=-- 2008-06-08 22:40:34 Pamela Luss - Your Eyes (2007)Pamela Luss's "Your Eyes" seems to feature two distinctive singers in one. On the midtempo material, Luss shows that she is a superior jazz singer, whether being sensual on "Baby, Don't You Quit Now," finding surprising life in a faster than usual "Over the Rainbow," or swinging on "Our Day Will Come." However, on ballads, her renditions are mostly very straight, clos Read more:Pamela
--=[ Babyface ]=-- 2008-06-08 22:38:49 Babyface - A Love Story (2004)Link 2This album is a masterpiece. Playable from start to finish. It indeed does go through the trials and tribulations about love. It is truly a love story. Unfortunately, this album was not released and was scrapped due to record label problems. A few songs did survive the storm and were released with some others on the album you all know as "Grown & Sexy. Read more:Babyface
--=[ Lonnie Liston Smith ]=-- 2008-06-08 19:31:09 Lonnie Liston Smith
- Loveland [1978]Loveland Link 2Lonnie Liston Smith moved from RCA to Columbia with Loveland, an LP that is sleek and commercial but not without heart or creativity. While Loveland fared well among fans of fusion, crossover and R&B, the keyboardist had long since lost the attention of acoustic jazz's hardcore, which asserted that he had turned his back on his roots and was
--=[ Big Mama ]=-- 2008-06-08 15:30:33 Take a real good look at this picture. This group goes by the name "Big Mama
," which is their tongue-in-cheek response to those people whom have reduced them to mere background singers because they're "not pretty enough" to stand on stage to sing lead. Do YOU think they're pretty? I sure as hell do. And they can sing their heads off!Big Mama - Blossom (2007)Big Mama - For The People (2006)Big
--=[ Kelli Sae 2 ]=-- 2008-06-08 00:58:32 Kelli Sae - Kelli Sae (1998)Link 2This album is Kelli Sae's solo debut. Her sound is infectious and intoxicating. It is the type of music that you can put your headphones on in your favorite recliner and let her music take hold of you. In fact, her music takes hold of you and makes you wanna go to your local urban radio station and bitch slap every disc jockey there for not giving it any spins.
--=[ DJ Kawasaki ]=-- 2008-06-08 00:42:33 DJ Kawasaki
- You Can Do It (2008)Link 2This album may be short, but it also has a short fuse. Once you set it off in your CD tray it will explode and you will truly FEEL the HEAT this brotha brings to the table this time around! Favorite tracks include: THE WHOLE DAMN ALBUM! Don't sleep! Now does anyone know how I can contact that girl on the album cover...?DJ KAWASAKI ~ YOU CAN MAKE IT feat.
--=[ N.E.R.D. ]=-- 2008-06-07 19:59:25 N.E.R.D. - Seeing Sounds (2008)Link 2Pharrell, Chad and Shay are back with their latest album, Seeing Sounds. I'm not so sure if I actually SAW the sounds they produced for this album, but I will say that they put together a pretty stellar album that is a slight step up from their last album, "Fly Or Die."All track info is in the comment section...
--=[ Prince 4 ]=-- 2008-06-07 19:59:21 Prince - Xpectation [RARE] (2003)Link 2For those of you who grew up in the 80's you may think of Prince as a rock/pop singer as per his Purple Rain album. However, for those of you who listened to Prince album "The Rainbow Children" already KNOW what time it is! This album is super rare. 9 tracks. All HEAT. Did you ever think Prince was capable of taking it to THIS level? I didn't think so, Read more:Prince
--=[ Makoto Kuriya ]=-- 2008-06-07 19:59:16 Makoto Kuriya - My Music Is Your Friend (2008)Link 2Makoto Kuriya - Always Your Friend (1991)Link 2Makoto Kuriya started his career as a jazz pianist when he was still a student at the University in USA. Kuriya moved to the United States immediately after high school graduation and later graduated from West Virginia University with linguistics major. Kuriya mainly performed on the East coast with
--=[ The Sheer All-Stars ]=-- 2008-06-07 19:59:11 The Sheer
All-Stars - Live At The Blues Room (2002)Link 2The Blak International Airlines is now boarding for South Africa, where we find The Sheer All-Stars! These guys are some of the best musicians on the Sheer Sound record label, a label focused entirely on music from Southern Africa. The Sheer All Stars is a concept originated by Sheer Sound MD Damon Forbes, aiming to incorporate some of the
--=[ Esperanza Spalding ]=-- 2008-06-07 19:59:08 Esperanza Spalding - Esperanza (2008)Link 2"Esperanza" is bassist/vocalist/composer Esperanza Spalding's sophomore album. 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 an album that takes a completely fresh and refreshing a Read more:Esperanza
--=[ Graham Central Station 2 ]=-- 2008-06-07 17:21:33 The Jam:The Larry Graham
& Graham CentralStation
Anthology [2001][CD 1]The Jam:The Larry Graham & Graham Central Station Anthology [2001][CD 2]Graham Central Station, with Larry Graham on bass and Lady Chocolate doing some monster vocals was always one of the greats for pure funk music.Larry Graham, whose percussive and funky bass style(thumpin'-slappin'-pluckin') was one of the main ingr
--=[ Wayman Tisdale ]=-- 2008-06-07 13:16:27 Wayman Tisdale
- Rebound [2008]In the typically lengthy thank-you section included on his eighth CD, Rebound, Wayman Tisdale acknowledges his doctors, as well as the special devotion of associates, friends, and family during a troubled time, as his way of alluding to the bone cancer he suffered in the interim since his last album. "When life tries to get you down," he says at the outset of the tit
--=[ The Jazzmasters ]=-- 2008-06-07 09:33:17 Paul Hardcastle - The Jazzmasters [1991]Jazzmasters Link 2After years of exploring dance and electronic music, Paul Hardcastle moved to contemporary jazz fusion with his 1993 album, Jazzmasters I. Recorded in late 1990 and early 1991, the album features Hardcastle on the majority of the instruments -- everything except the sax and flute, which are handled by Gary Barnacle, and the vocals, which ar
--=[ Volta Masters ]=-- 2008-06-06 12:52:34 Volta Masters
- At Work [2008] At work Link 2Volta Masters Remix Album.. DJ Ichikawa 2005, mainly consists of the Volta Masters formed a project team. Mixes by Theory Hazit, 1773, Precise Hero and moreVolta Masters - Change [2008]Change Link 2Japanese translation:That "Ryuichi Sakamoto / Last ChristmasMr.Lawrence"hippopotamus-install the jazzy "Mr.Lawrence" Beginning with the Studio familiar with,
--=[ Christopher Lewis ]=-- 2008-06-06 11:19:08 Christopher Lewis
- Crisis, A Change Is Required [2Cd][2008]What can someone expect from an album titled Crisis? For most people, the word has a negative connotation.For singer/songwriter/musician/producer Christopher Lewis, however, crisis takes on a completely different meaning. To him, it simply refers to the crossroads that everyone eventually faces in this journey called life and the destiny- Read more:Christopher
--=[ Brandon Fields ]=-- 2008-06-05 15:09:57 Brandon Fields
-Brandon Fields [1994]Brandon Fields Link 2He has such a unique, beautiful yet mysterious and soulful sound and all the songs (the ballads and more uptempo ones) were so accessible yet creatively interesting that I had to have more.If you like smooth jazz, but want to break out of the formulaic mold that most smooth jazz albums have today, this is a great place to start.Brandon Field Read more:Brandon
--=[ Paris Match ]=-- 2008-06-05 12:55:18 Paris Match
- Flight 7 [2008]Paris Match Link 2Paris Match's music is a fusion of diverse musical genres including bossa nova, jazz, acid-jazz, soul, blue-eyed soul, AOR, and house.Paris Match is a Japanese musical group formed in 1998 by composer/arranger Yosuke Sugiyama and lyricist Tai Furusawa with vocalist Mari Mizuno. They debuted in 2000 with the album volume one. The group's name is a hom Read more:Paris
--=[ Jaguar Wright ]=-- 2008-06-05 12:02:57 Jaguar Wright
-Divorcing Neo 2 Marry Soul [2005]Jaguar Wright Link 2Jaguar Wright has a wonderful, unique voice. She is an alto, but I thing that her real grit is achieved when she shows off her upper register and "rises" above the arrangements/production. This whole album makes you feel like you are listening to pure soul music like it was in the late 60s and early 70s. The production is ambitious Read more:Jaguar
--=[ Milkdipper ]=-- 2008-06-04 13:34:49 V.A.Milkdipper Presents - Space Travelers [2008]Space travelers Link 2Jazz, Soul & Funk, Electronica, Breakbeats. Space Travelers features 17 new remixes off of Milkdipper label catalog and it also features new exclusive single Black Magic from DJ Tonk. Heavy hitters on the beats includes DJ Tonk, Ohmega Watts,Think Twice (Specifics),Headnodic (Crown City Rockers), Himuki, Stro the 89th Key (t
--=[ Double ]=-- 2008-06-04 11:45:51 Double-The Best Collaborations [2008]Double Link 2Here is the brand new Best Album from RnB singer Double. I thought overall this is a good album however this should have been amazing because I felt that there were a few collaborations that should have made this list but it didn't....Artists include HIRO from F.O.H, ZEEBRA, Mummy-D from RHYMESTER and Kohei from MELLOW YELLOW.DJ KAORI & DOUBLE
--=[ Wei-Chi ]=-- 2008-06-04 07:32:47 Wei-Chi-One I, Two Eyes [2008]Wei-Chi Link 2The majority of tracks on “One I, Two Eyes” have been in co-production with Ben Mono, also laying his hands on programming, providing keyboards and the sound design. His album “Dual” (on Compost CPT 135) has hit the streets with much praise. Another contributing artist is Moonstarr from Canada who is responsible for the future-minded ”New Parad
--=[ Kissey Asplund ]=-- 2008-06-04 07:19:08 Kissey Asplund - Plethora [2008]Kissey Link 2Plethora, the debut album from Swedish soul sensation Kissey Asplund is a genre defying journey through jazz, hip-hop, dance music, and soul, all with a fresh futuristic twist. Kissey takes us through a range of day-to-day stories of love lost and found, friendships betrayed, relationships on the rocks and even astral traveling. The album is entirely pr
--=[ Jon B ]=-- 2008-06-10 12:16:56 Jon B.- Pleasures U Like [2001]Smooth and silky, with a hint of danger--no, it's not the latest Calvin Klein offering, it's Jon B.'s third album PLEASURES U LIKE. The rapper/singer croons his way through a slew of sexy selections, from the bedroom grooves of "Finer Things" to the, er, further bedroom grooves of "Do it All Again."While it's obvious Jon B. has something of a one-track mind, he's als
--=[ Charles Earland ]=-- 2008-06-10 11:19:36 Charles Earland - Odyssey [1976]Odyssey Link 2After his run of funky organ records for Prestige in the early 70s, Charles took a similar route to Herbie and others, and picked up a host of electric keyboards for his spacey fusion records on Mercury. The core of Earland's groove here is the Arp, which he plays masterfully -- running from tight funky melodies to wilder outer spacier sounds. The grou Read more:Charles
--=[ Presto ]=-- 2008-06-10 11:15:43 Presto - State Of The Art [2008]Presto Link 2Organic, soulful and refreshingly contemporary, Presto has spent the last decade perfecting a production style that infuses hard-hitting hip hop beats with an ethereal touch of jazz. As the pioneer behind the critically-acclaimed independent label Concrete Grooves, Presto has put forth several selections reflecting his eclectic range of influences, incl Read more:Presto
--=[ Ambersunshower ]=-- 2008-06-10 10:52:02 Ambersunshower - Walter T. Smith [1996]Ambersunshower Link 2Ambersunshower's {cq} Walter T. Smith contains only one song produced by P.M. Dawn, but the alternative-rap, trip-hop spirit of P.M. Dawn, De La Soul, Neneh Cherry and the Fugees permeates this impressive debut solo album. That song, the current single "Running Song," sets the tone for the project with its lyrics about a young woman's eme
--=[Inner Life & Jocelyn Brown]=-- 2008-06-10 10:46:50 Inner Life & Jocelyn Brown
- The Anthology [2CD][2005][Disc 1]Inner Life & Jocelyn Brown - The Anthology [2CD][2005][Disc 2]If early-80s kind of dance music is your taste, you must love this Anthology. Just looking at the lineup of musicians involved in the project Inner Life --- Greg Carmichael, Patrick Adams, Leroy Burgess, to name a few --- would make you want to have this in your colle
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