Search results for "Lionel Loueke"

Lionel Loueke: Karibu (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music December 18, 08

Since arriving in the United States from his native Benin, in Western Africa, guitarist Lionel Loueke has blazed onto...

Lionel Loueke: Skylark (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music March 23, 08

The song may be by Hoagy Carmichael, but the attitude here is clearly in the world fusion camp. Lionel Loueke grew...

Lionel Loueke: Vivi (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music July 10, 09

Coming two years before his Blue Note debut album Karibu, this album finds Loueke in much more subdued territory than...

Lionel Loueke (featuring Herbie Hancock): La Poursuite du Lion (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music July 10, 09

Loueke is joined by piano master Herbie Hancock on this song. The duo play back and forth between each other with Han...

Lionel Loueke: Benny's Tune (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music December 18, 08

Like several of the other songs on Karibu, the groove on this one is very familiar. Both Biolcati and Loueke open wit...

Kenny Barron & Lionel Loueke: Duet (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music August 06, 08

Here is a different side to Kenny Barron, edgy and unpredictable. The music sounds completely improvised, and almost...

Lionel Loueke: Seven Teens (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music December 18, 08

What happens when the music of Western Africa meets Herbie Hancock? The result is the song "Seven Teens." This is a p...

Francisco Mela: Benes (Rating: 87/100) posted in Music December 12, 08

Composed by Lionel Loueke, "Benes" is Brazilian in mood but rhythmically located closer to the composer's native West...

Gilfema: Morning Dew (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music October 09, 08

"Morning Dew" begins not so much as a jazz tune, but as a meditation. Percussion. A single note. A single note lower ...

Gretchen Parlato: Come To Me (Rating: 85/100) posted in Music September 21, 09

Vocalist Gretchen Parlato has made quite a splash since she won first place in the Thelonious Monk Institute’s Intern...

Sveti: Don't Be Sad (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music February 20, 09

Drummer Marko Djordjevic has written a very beautiful ballad in "Don't Be Sad." The melody is a simple plea. After an...

Herbie Hancock: Edith and the Kingpin (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music March 15, 09

Herbie Hancock, arguably the most successful crossover musician in jazz history, assembled an all-star cast for his 2...

Gretchen Parlato: Butterfly (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music August 24, 09

Since taking first place in the Thelonious Monk Jazz Vocals Competition back in 2004, Gretchen Parlato has been makin...

Terence Blanchard: Innocence (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music January 16, 09

Former Jazz Messenger and Spike Lee soundtrack star Terence Blanchard really stepped into the jazz spotlight with his...

Terence Blanchard: A New World (Created Inside The Walls Of Imagination) (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music August 15, 09

As Dr. Cornel West’s social commentary from the prior, spoken voice track fades out, Scott’s second line beat and Alm...

Herbie Hancock: The Tea Leaf Prophecy (Lay Down Your Arms) (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music March 15, 09

This song originally appeared on Joni Mitchell's 1988 album Chalk Mark in a Rain Storm, during a time when she had mo...

Herbie Hancock: Amelia (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music March 15, 09

This song first appeared on Joni Mitchell's highly influential album Hejira and featured the distinctive altered guit...

In Conversation with Lionel Loueke posted in Features and Interviews February 21, 09

By Ted Panken                 ...

Loueke, Lionel (Gilles) posted in Encyclopedia March 20, 09

Guitarist Lionel Loueke combines rhythms and nuances from his native West Africa with percussive singing and extended...

In Conversation with Terence Blanchard posted in Features and Interviews November 01, 09

By Ted Panken                 ...

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