27 July 2010
By Lyov
In Jazz
Bump
For some of guitarist John Scofield’s fans, his best albums date come from the 1980s: Electric Outlet and Still Warm. Recorded before his fusion ascendancy with drummer Dennis Chambers and bassist Gary Grainger, these albums are primal and funky, yet also allude to the eerie tonal palettes of Scofield’s onetime employer Miles Davis during the trumpeter’s 1970s electric period. On Bump, Sco’s world is weird again. Joined by members of esoteric underground Manhattan bands such as Sex Mob, Soul Coughing, and Deep Banana Blackout, Sco gets down and dirty, playing some terrifically raunchy guitar. ...
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Bump, fusion, guitar, Jazz, jazz fusion, jazz guitar, John Scofield
23 July 2010
By Lyov
In Jazz
14 June 2010
By Lyov
In Jazz
The Imagine Project
Herbie Hancock s Imagine Project is an unprecedented international recording and film project featuring collaborations between music legend Herbie Hancock and a dozen superstars from every region of the planet. It utilizes the universal language of music to express its central themes of peace and global responsibility. The album combines Herbie s genre defying musical vision with the local musical identities of cultures from around the world....
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Funk, fusion, Herbie Hancock, Jazz, jazz fusion, piano, The Imagine Project
07 April 2010
By Lyov
In Jazz
Gershwins World
GERSHWIN’S WORLD won the 1999 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual Or Group. “St. Louis Blues” won the 1999 Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance and Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s)....
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Funk, fusion, Gershwins World, Herbie Hancock, Jazz, jazz fusion, piano
22 March 2010
By Lyov
In Jazz
Silver Rain
Marcus Miller is foremost known as a Grammy-winning bass player, but as he proves on Silver Rain, Miller is equally formidable as an arranger. Taking songs from a disparate mix of artists that includes Stevie Wonder, Duke Ellington, Jimi Hendrix, Edgar Winter, Beethoven and Prince, Miller’s skills are in almost embarrassing abundance here. On Edgar Winter’s 70s rock jam “Frankenstein”, his band (including the likes of Kirk Whalum on tenor and Kenny Garret on alto) flat out wails, but Miller’s slapping bass keeps the groove completely locked down. In contrast, his take on Beethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata” sets the stage for Miller’s mellow-groove skills while the cover of Stevie Wonder’s “Boogie On Reggae a Woman” is Miller at his intricate, funky best....
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bass, Funk, fusion, Jazz, jazz fusion, Marcus Miller
16 March 2010
By Lyov
In Jazz
Palindrome
Billy Cobham, born May 16, 1944 in Panama, is one of the world’s most influential drummers, best known for his jazz fusion in the 1970s, with John McLaughlin’s Mahavishnu Orchestra, where he pioneered a powerful style of drumming with jazz, rock and funk influences.
He is the first drummer to unseat Buddy Rich in the Down Beat music polls....
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Billy Cobham, drums, Funk, fusion, Jazz, jazz fusion, Palindrome
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Dj Jazzy Jeff And The Fresh Prince
Brazilian Tropical Orchestra
Soulstice
Ayoe Angelica 
