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Haden, Charlie (Charles Edward) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Haden, Charlie (Charles Edward), bassist; b. Shenandoah, IA, Aug. 6, 1937 His family sang country music profession...

Pat Metheny: Facing West (Rating: 87/100) posted in Music October 22, 07

Guitarist Pat Metheny’s epic 1992 album Secret Story draws from a kaleidoscopic array of jazz and world elements to c...

The Rippingtons: Moonlighting (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music October 22, 07

In 1986, guitarist Russ Freeman enlisted some musician friends to “moonlight” as a band called the Rippingtons and re...

Pat Metheny: San Lorenzo (Rating: 89/100) posted in Music October 23, 07

A series of ringing chords opens the Pat Metheny Group’s self-titled 1978 debut album and introduces the world to an ...

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,...

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...

Yellowjackets: Les is Mo (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music October 23, 07

One of contemporary jazz’s most accomplished and enduring groups goes soul-jazzy on this live track. Penned by keyboa...

David Sanborn: Chicago Song (Rating: 86/100) posted in Music October 23, 07

Saxophonist David Sanborn won a Grammy for this infectiously catchy opening track from his 1987 album A Change Of Hea...

Zachary Breaux: Alice (Down In Parks Louisiana – August 1906 – August 1991) (Rating: 89/100) posted in Music October 23, 07

It’s pretty gutsy to release a live debut album – you establish immediately that you either have it or you don’t, and...

Karl Denson: Elephants (Rating: 85/100) posted in Music October 23, 07

Saxophonist Karl Denson and his ensemble, which includes a stellar brass section, have conjured up some irresistibly ...

Grover Washington, Jr.: Inner City Blues (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music October 24, 07

Saxophonist Grover Washington, Jr.’s instrumental take on Marvin Gaye’s “Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)" is ...

George Benson: The Ghetto (Rating: 86/100) posted in Music October 24, 07

George Benson covers Donny Hathaway on the opening track from his 2000 album Absolute Benson, which prominently featu...

Grover Washington, Jr.: Let it Flow (For "Dr. J") (Rating: 87/100) posted in Music October 24, 07

The late Grover Washington, Jr. loved basketball, particularly the Philadelphia 76ers, and his album Winelight featur...

Grover Washington, Jr.: Just the Two of Us (Rating: 84/100) posted in Music October 24, 07

You’ve undoubtedly heard this intimate boudoir ballad a trillion times on your local soft-rock station, but the singl...

Joe Sample & Lalah Hathaway: Fever (Rating: 89/100) posted in Music October 29, 07

On their collaboration album The Song Lives On, pianist Joe Sample and singer Lalah Hathaway (daughter of soul great ...

Kirk Whalum: In All the Earth (Rating: 89/100) posted in Music October 29, 07

Gospel music was as intrinsic to saxophonist Kirk Whalum’s musical development and musical identity as was jazz, and ...

Mike Metheny: The Flintstones Theme (Rating: 87/100) posted in Music October 29, 07

They’re getting jazzy in Bedrock as Mike Metheny and his Soundtrek Big Band swing through the theme of the classic ca...

Bela Fleck: Hoedown (Rating: 89/100) posted in Music October 29, 07

Banjoist Fleck and his band the Flecktones demonstrate their trademark eclecticism and versatility by delivering a de...

Al Jarreau: Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music October 29, 07

Al Jarreau makes this Harold Arlen-Johnny Mercer standard his own with his ebullient delivery and quirky phrasing. Th...

Dave Grusin & Lee Ritenour: Early A.M. Attitude (Rating: 85/100) posted in Music October 30, 07

Bright and sparkling with a catchy, immediately likable melody, “Early A.M. Attitude” is a contemporary jazz classic ...

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