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Miles Davis: Tutu (Rating: 85/100) posted in Music January 24, 09

Cut late in Miles Davis's career, "Tutu"'s shuffle lick is recognizable to most jazz fans, as it stands out amidst hi...

Miles Davis: Full Nelson (Rating: 83/100) posted in Music February 16, 09

The funky "Full Nelson" gets added oomph from the slap bass of producer Marcus Miller, which flies in the context of ...

Mimi Jones: Watch Your Step (Rating: 81/100) posted in Music August 13, 09

Recorded by Mimi Jones, "Watch Your Step" may remind you of tracks cut by the Derek Trucks Band after Trucks signed w...

Mimi Jones: For Granted (Rating: 81/100) posted in Music August 13, 09

Mimi Jones' "For Granted" manages to entertain even though its final results are average. The first aspect of the mu...

Weekend Track Review Roundup posted in The Jazz.com Blog October 16, 08

Yippie-yi-yo-ki-yay When you hear that sound, you know it’s time again for the jazz.com weekend track review round...

Tracks 'r Us: A Sampler of 25 Recent Reviews posted in The Jazz.com Blog February 19, 09

What a crazy idea! But somehow we got started on this project of reviewing all the great (and many not-so-great) t...

Track Review Roundup posted in The Jazz.com Blog February 05, 09

Jazz.com published its 6,000th article yesterday—a total which includes more than 4,000 track reviews contributed by...

Fifteen Tracks You Might Have Missed posted in The Jazz.com Blog May 07, 09

We have crammed so many track reviews into jazz.com's Intel® Quad-core XEON® Processor 7300 Series unit (conveniently...

New Reviews of Old Music posted in The Jazz.com Blog May 23, 09

Below is a baker’s dozen of tracks reviewed during the last two weeks. Each of these performances was rated 90 or ab...

Steely Dan in Los Angeles posted in The Jazz.com Blog August 30, 09

Steely Dan was once the ultimate studio band. But now they are a seasoned road troupe in the midst of their Rent Pa...

Larry Coryell: Wrong Is Right (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music October 07, 08

Nothing here backs the song title, but, consistent with the disc's intended concept, each soloist is given the space ...

Cannonball Adderley: Hummin' (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music October 07, 08

Consider this track a reflection of tumultuous times. Performed with ashes still smoldering from the inhumanity and v...

Charlie Hunter: Natty Dread (Rating: 80/100) posted in Music October 07, 08

Charlie Hunter plays chords and basslines simultaneously on 8-string guitar. Therefore, the spotlight is clearly on h...

Larry Coryell: Love Is Here To Stay (Rating: 84/100) posted in Music October 07, 08

Larry Coryell's chops seem more indebted to residencies in posh jazz clubs than to either Tin Pan Alley or Shube...

Steve Howe: No Pedestrians (Rating: 85/100) posted in Music October 07, 08

Great varieties of guitars and tones were employed during this recording, and, while both Steve Howe and Martin Taylo...

Quincy Jones: Dead End (Rating: 78/100) posted in Music October 07, 08

"Dead End" is taken from a Grammy-winning album, and, as expected, the personnel is illustrious. The track features s...

Quincy Jones: Hikky Burr (Rating: 78/100) posted in Music October 07, 08

Carol Kaye's funky Fender bass provides much of the excitement on this track, which served as the theme to The Bill C...

Eumir Deodato: Super Strut (Rating: 75/100) posted in Music October 07, 08

Featuring interesting yet dated orchestrations, this is little more than an improvisational one-chord jam built on a ...

Soulive: Shaheed (Rating: 84/100) posted in Music October 07, 08

As per their reputation, Soulive is best experienced live. Watching Neal Evans's hands work in unison while handling ...

Soulive: One In Seven (Rating: 72/100) posted in Music October 08, 08

Performed at a slower pace than the studio version, this live rendition is also less tight. The group is not playing ...

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