Search results for "Harvey Mason"

Grover Washington, Jr.: Mister Magic (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music October 23, 07

This is the title track from a classic album by one of contemporary jazz’s most beloved artists. A grooving, R&B-flav...

(Devadip) Carlos Santana: Song for My Brother (Rating: 87/100) posted in Music December 03, 08

Some Santana detractors claim he has been playing the same guitar solo over and over for 30 years. I can underst...

Herbie Hancock: 4 a.m. (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music June 18, 09

The 1980s proved to be a very interesting time for Jaco Pastorius. Although it proved to be the last decade of his sh...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: JACO PASTORIUS

Jaco Pastorius (1951-1987) was one of the most electrifying performers in the history of jazz music. Although his...

The Headhunters: If You Got It, You'll Get It (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music August 14, 09

When you talk a band bringing the funk, you've got to talk about the Headhunters. Fresh off of several albums with He...

Eddie Henderson: The Kumquat Kids (Rating: 82/100) posted in Music November 16, 07

Eddie Henderson established himself in Herbie Hancock’s futuristic fusion outfit Mwandishi from 1969 to 1972. On this...

Jermaine Landsberger: Babik (Rating: 99/100) posted in Music April 16, 09

In his debut album on Resonance, Jermaine Landsberger breaks the sound barrier and a number of musical misconceptions...

Herbie Hancock: Chameleon (Rating: 85/100) posted in Music November 02, 07

Get down tonight! Set your K-tel Time-Travel Device to the 1970s and prepare to boogie! Naturally you'll need platfor...

George Benson: Breezin' (Rating: 89/100) posted in Music October 23, 07

This Bobby Womack-penned tune is the title track from Benson’s 1976 breakthrough album Breezin’. Cheery, catchy, and,...

Herbie Hancock: Watermelon Man (from Head Hunters, 1973) (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music November 28, 07

Always dangerous to try to remake a classic. You can't just turn Citizen Kane into an story about an Internet media ...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE ESSENTIAL HERBIE HANCOCK PERFORMANCES

When Miles Davis hired Herbie Hancock (along with Ron Carter and Tony Williams) in 1963, few fans believed that this ...

George Benson: Affirmation (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music October 20, 08

A backbeat has never disqualified melody or harmony to my ears, so when I listen to this cut I hear George Benson, ja...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: BOBBY BROOM SELECTS 12 ESSENTIAL GEORGE BENSON TRACKS

Editor's Note: Around 1975, Bobby Broom, a 14-year-old guitar aspirant from Harlem who was playing R&B, funk, and so...

George Benson: We All Remember Wes (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music October 20, 08

True jazz lovers and jazz guitar geeks should rejoice when they hear this one! It’s a song written in tribute to the ...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: BOBBY BROOM SELECTS 12 ESSENTIAL GEORGE BENSON TRACKS

Editor's Note: Around 1975, Bobby Broom, a 14-year-old guitar aspirant from Harlem who was playing R&B, funk, and so...

The Headhunters: God Made Me Funky (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music August 13, 09

Okay, let's do this. Even without Herbie Hancock on this track, the Headhunters lay down the sickest funk groove. Wit...

Herbie Hancock: Sun Touch (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music August 18, 09

Herbie Hancock has always been one that pushed the stylistic envelope, regardless if he is playing straight ahead jaz...

Herbie Hancock: Bubbles (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music August 18, 09

I always like how musicians are able to come up with fitting titles for their songs. Herbie Hancock's "Bubbles" is a ...

Bob James: Westchester Lady (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music August 20, 09

Since being "discovered" by Quincy Jones some forty years ago and composing music for television and film, Bob James ...

Herb Alpert & Jeff Lorber: Winter Wonderland (Rating: 89/100) posted in Music May 29, 08

This is one groove-laden version of "Winter Wonderland." It is the opening cut from the Christmas all-star compilatio...

Ron Carter: Cubano Chant (Rating: 85/100) posted in Music October 14, 08

This jazz standard from the Fifties gets the Ron Carter treatment, and it couldn't be in better hands. It's great to ...

Ron Carter: A Selected Discography posted in Miscellaneous Pages December 03, 07

Ron Carter is the consummate sideman, and one of the most active accompanists in the history of jazz. But Carter has...

James, Bob (Robert) posted in Encyclopedia June 20, 08

Pianist Bob James has been at the forefront of jazz-fusion since its beginnings. A versatile musician, he is well kno...

Kelly, Bev (Beverly Wolfe Kelly) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Kelly, Bev (Beverly Wolfe Kelly), vocalist, composer, vocal coach; b. Rittman, Ohio, 18 June 1934. She grew up in Tro...

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