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September 25, 2008 · 0 comments
Weekend Track Review Roundup
Our intrepid reviewers sometimes even surprise this seasoned editor. Their latest batch of track reviews covers everything from the musical musings of the First Lady of France to something strange called A Hamster Speaks by the band Brinsk, whose MySpace page stylishly mixes up pictures of farm animals and band members. Needless to say, you won't see this CD (cover pictured right) on the counter at Starbucks.
Hey, if it comes down to a Desert Island decision, I am opting for Carla Bruni. Sorry, hamsters!
Below are links to a few of the reviews published during the last several weeks. But we are not just peddling farm animals and first ladies. This latest batch of critical musings also looks back at pioneering projects, such as On the Corner and Song X, and—going back even further—revisits classic recordings by Adrian Rollini, J.J. Johnson, and others among the dearly departed.
As always, we focus on individual tracks, not entire CDs. All reviews are accompanied by a ranking based on our proprietary 100 point scale, and, whenever possible, links are included for fast (and legal) downloading. By the way, site visitors can add their own two centavos at the bottom of each review.
Adams, Pepper: The Long Two/Four
Reviewed by Eric Novod
Alexander, Monty: My Mother’s Eyes
Reviewed by Scott Albin
Beck, Jeff: Sophie
Reviewed by Walter Kolosky
Brinsk: A Hamster Speaks
Reviewed by Walter Kolosky
Bruni, Carla: You Belong to Me
Reviewed by Mark Saleski
Byard, Jaki: Twelve
Reviewed by Chris Kelsey
Coleman, Ornette: The Garden of Souls
Reviewed by Chris Kelsey
Davis, Miles: Black Satin
Reviewed by S. Victor Aaron
Davis, Miles: Milestones
Reviewed by Jared Pauley
Dreams: New York
Reviewed by Walter Kolosky
Eick, Matthias: The Door
Reviewed by Mark Saleski
Farrell, Joe: Collage for Polly
Reviewed by Walter Kolosky
Getz, Stan (with Chick Corea): Windows
Reviewed by Scott Albin
Graves, Milford: Nothing
Reviewed by Mark Saleski
Grimes, Henry: Walk On
Reviewed by Mark Saleski
Handy, John & Ali Akbar Khan: Ganesha’s Jubilee Dance
Reviewed by Scott Albin
Hemphill, Julius: Bordertown
Reviewed by Eric Novod
Henderson, Joe: Milestones
Reviewed by Scott Albin
Holland, Dave: Shadow Dance
Reviewed by Jared Pauley
Hubbard, Freddie: Lonely Town
Reviewed by Scott Albin
Jobim, Antonio Carlos: Brazil
Reviewed by Jared Pauley
Johnson, J.J.: El Camino Real
Reviewed by Kenny Berger
Klein, Randy: The Calm
Reviewed by Walter Kolosky
Lateef, Yusef: Number7
Reviewed by Eric Novod
Logan, Guissepi: Tabla Suite
Reviewed by Mark Saleski
McLaughlin, John: Blues for L.W.
Reviewed by Walter Kolosky
McLean, Jackie: Old Gospel
Reviewed by Chris Kelsey
Metheny, Pat & Ornette Coleman: Endangered Species
Reviewed by S. Victor Aaron
Pastorius, Jaco: Donna Lee
Reviewed by Walter Kolosky
Rollini, Adrian: Beatin' the Dog
Reviewed by Kenny Berger
Rosenwinkel, Kurt: Conception I
Reviewed by Eric Novod
Shorter, Wayne: Infant Eyes
Reviewed by Jared Pauley
Tyner, McCoy: Peresina
Reviewed by S. Victor Aaron
Tyner, McCoy & Bill Frisell: Boubacar
Reviewed by Ted Gioia
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