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October 16, 2008 · 0 comments

Weekend Track Review Roundup

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When you hear that sound, you know it’s time again for the jazz.com weekend track review roundup.

We rely on a crack team of 45 wrangling and bronco-busting reviewers, who aim to roundup the whole art of jazz from the first wax cylinder to last week’s hot new MP3 file. So far this group of jazzy buckaroos has reviewed more than 3,300 tracks—and they show no signs of slowing down in the saddle.

Regular visitors to this address know that we focus on individual tracks not entire CDs. This approach allows our critics to be more specific in their assessments, and also is valuable to fans who are looking to purchase individual songs from Amazon.com, iTunes or other purveyors of virtual jazz. To assist in this, jazz.com provides a link for fast, easy (and legal) downloading with each review. Please, no rustlin’! We encourage you to respect the brand on the rump of each track in the roundup.

Check ‘em out below, and feel free to climb up on your own personal soapbox and add comments at the bottom of each review.

Adderley, Cannonball: Hummin’
Reveiwed by Marcus Singletary

Arriale, Lynne: Tones for Joan’s Bones
Reviewed by Scott Albin

Breau, Lenny: Georgia on My Mind
Reviewed by Ted Gioia

Bruford, Bill: Joe Fraizer
Reviewed by Walter Kolosky

Buckethead: Machete
Reviewed by Ted Gioia

Capilongo, Jim (with Norah Jones): Stella
Reviewed by Eric Novod

Carter, Ron: Cubano Chant
Reviewed by Frank Murphy

Cobham, Billy: La Guernica
Reviewed by Walter Kolosky

Coleman, Ornette: Airborne
Reviewed by Chris Kelsey

Coryell, Larry: Love is Here to Stay
Reveiwed by Marcus Singletary

Deodato, Eumir: Super Strut
Reveiwed by Marcus Singletary

Di Meola, Al: The Wizard
Reviewed by Walter Kolosky

Fitzgerald, Ella (with Duke Ellington): Take the ‘A’ Train
Reviewed by Ted Gioia

Glasper, Robert: Beatrice
Reviewed by Greg Marchand

Holdsworth, Allan: Tokyo Dream
Reviewed by Walter Kolosky

Jones, Quincy: Dead End
Reveiwed by Marcus Singletary

King Crimson: The Sheltering Sky
Reviewed by Walter Kolosky

Konitz, Lee: Billie’s Bounce
Reviewed by Chris Kelsey

McLaughlin, John: Guardian Angels
Reviewed by Walter Kolosky

McLean, Jackie: A Fickle Sonance
Reviewed by Kenny Berger

Mingus, Charles: So Long Eric
Reviewed by Frank Murphy

Mulligan, Gerry: Lady Chatterley’s Mother
Reviewed by Kenny Berger

Otis, Shuggie: The Time Machine
Reviewed by Ted Gioia

Pass, Joe: Darn That Dream
Reviewed by Ted Gioia

Rava, Enrico: Bella
Reviewed by Mark Saleski

Rosnes, Renee: Black Holes
Reviewed by Scott Albin

Soulive: Shaheed
Reveiwed by Marcus Singletary

Walden, Narada Michael: The Sun is Dancing
Reviewed by Walter Kolosky

Weather Report: Teen Town
Reviewed by Walter Kolosky

Williams, Mary Lou: Play It Momma
Reviewed by Frank Murphy

Woods, Phil: Adiós Nonino
Reviewed by Scott Albin

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