| JAMES BROWN: A FAMILY AFFAIR (Brownstone) |
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To be honest, I’ve never been a huge James Brown fan – did see him in concert in London though when Martha High was one of his support singers – but, hey, totally respect he’s one of the most influential figures of the 20th Century, and of course, hi... |
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| BOBBY BROOKS WILSON: IT'S ABOUT TIME (Plateau Music) |
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When Motown’s first publicist, Al Abrams sent me this CD I put it on my player with a certain amount of caution. A cash in? A singalong? Well, was I so wrong! From the introduction of the opening song all fears were banished. This is good. In fac... |
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| Marcus Miller RENAISSANCE (Concord Jazz) |
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Esteemed bassist, composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist, Marcus Miller, returns to the Billboard Contemporary Jazz charts at #1 and to rave reviews with the highly-anticipated project of the year, RENAISSANCE – a reflective and spiritual offe... |
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| Dee Dee Warwick: Foolish Fool Expanded Edition CD Review |
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The late Dee Dee Warwick, Dionne’s younger sister, had two
recording spells with Mercury, the first with its Blue Rock
subsidiary in 1965 and the second on the main imprint
between 1966 and 1969 when she hit initially with ‘I Want
To Be With ... |
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| Pointer Sisters: Serious Slammin' - Expanded Edition (Big Break) |
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Over the past year, London-based Big Break Records has reissued the majority of the Pointer Sisters' Planet and RCA catalog. From 1978 to 1988, the remarkably diverse Oakland-born siblings explored many shades of rock, dance, and R&B with producer Ri... |
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| Esperanza Spalding - RADIO MUSIC SOCIETY (Heads Up) |
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Esperanza Spalding continues to take the world by storm! She is releasing her third CD, RADIO MUSIC SOCIETY on Heads Up Records. This is the first release since she shocked the music world into reality when she won the GRAMMY® Award for Best New Arti... |
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| Roberta Flack: LET IT BE ROBERTA (429/Ras Records) |
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By way of disclosure, let me say I’ve known Roberta Flack as an interview subject since 1978; I first heard her music in 1969; and over the years, we’ve developed a personal association that has included many great conversations about music. Thus, o... |
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| Bridgette Bryant: SOULMATE COLLECTION |
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Bridgette Bryant is one phenomenal vocalist. She has spent quite some time providing back-up support for the cream of the crop - Stevie Wonder, Quincy Jones, Barbara Streisand, Phil Collins, and so many more. She has finally released her first full-l... |
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| Seal: Soul 2 (Reprise) |
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Twenty-two years ago, Seal was a hot property on Britain’s house music/rave scene. He hooked up with legendary producer Trevor Horn, and scored two hits, 1990’s “Killer” (with techno artist Adamski), and a year later, a US top ten smash with “Crazy,”... |
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| Betty Wright & The Roots: The Movie (S-Curve/ Ms. B Records) |
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Betty Wright, in the tradition of all great singers, is a true soul survivor. Even if you know nothing of her past, you can hear it in her delivery, see it in her lyrics, and feel in her vocal tone that she’s lived life to the full – both good and ba... |
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| George Benson: Guitar Man (Concord Jazz) |
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I find there’s something quite magical about listening, for the first time, to a new album by the esteemed jazz artist and multi-Grammy Award winning legend, George Benson. In a career spanning five decades and featuring more than 50 albums, Benson c... |
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| Tasha Taylor: Taylormade (Sing) |
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Tasha Taylor is luminously expanding the legacy of her father, soul music legend, Johnnie Taylor. With her debut release, TAYLORMADE, she showcases a refreshing and assertive style that is all her own. It’s a solid collection of songs that tells fami... |
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| Sade: The Ultimate Collection (Epic) |
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Helen Folasade Adu, Stuart Matthewman, Andrew Hale and Paul Denman are a very rare entity in music. Not many artists can stay away for almost a decade and virtually pick up from where they left off creatively and commercially. Best known as Sade, the... |
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| John Morales: The M+M Mixes (Volume 2) CD Review |
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John Morales: The M+M Mixes (Volume 2) (BBE)
In a 10-year period stretching from the late ‘70s onwards, the M+M stamp became synonymous with almost every major dance release of the era, with the duo of John Morales and Sergio Munzibai remixing u... |
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| Walter Christopher: It’s All About Love, Vol. 2 |
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Singer/songwriter Walter Christopher is releasing his third CD entitled It’s All About Love, Vol. 2. On this collection of songs, “Walt Chris” collaborates with his producers Rhemario “Rio Beats” Webber (who also worked with Lyfe Jennings) and Hubert... |
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