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JazzTimes (p.48) - "[T]here are plenty of fretboard pyrotechnics here for guitar aficionados to savor."54.71244
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Q (4/02, p.130) - 3 out of 5 stars - "...Benson nods to former employer MIles Davis with a cover of Davis's epochal 'So What' and explores subtle rhythms on 'Somewhere In The East'..."Down Beat (12/97, p.94) - 4 1/2 stars (out of 5) - "Guitarists should be pleased about the re-release of this classic by George Benson..."Mojo (Publisher) (6/02, p.125) - "...Finds the guitarist in swaggering form..."47.87339
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JazzTimes (p.54) - "[T]ypically compelling. Lamont Dozier wrote the sublime `Living in High Definition,' another effortless Benson gem with wonderful scatting."Record Collector (magazine) (p.110) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[I]t features some strong vocal cuts and also a couple of lovely guitar-led instrumentals."47.87339
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Uncut (9/01, p.87) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Scorching playing..."34.19528
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Q (8/95, p.148) - 3 Stars - Good - "...a very funky jazz set with leader Lonnie Smith's organ, Ronnie Cuber's baritone saxophone and George Benson's guitar cooking in a very low-down gospel-inspired groove..."Jazziz (6/95, p.92) - "...a previously unissued fast-paced, bluesy outing starring George Benson, whose playing is sometimes wild and always just right. With funk-styled basslines, inventive organ solos, and JB Horns-type riffs, the outing is very catchy..."0.4544167
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Down Beat (p.81) - 4.5 stars out of 5 - "[W]hat really juices this joint is the contributions from the relative unknowns who brought the six-string guitar away from its origins as poor relation to the banjo and the Hawaiian steel guitar and into its contemporary role..."JazzTimes (p.93) - "For some, the stunning revelation here will be the masterful clarity of Barney Kessely. For others, it will be the sensuous ear candy of George Van Eps..."5.490059
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JazzTimes (p.67) - "One thing's for certain: 6 STRING THEORY is music for guitar lovers."Mojo (Publisher) (p.90) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "John Scofield is fast and funky, Slash delivers noisy Slashism and George Benson reminds us that before becoming Mr. Love Trousers he was a hot jazz guitarist..."0.5416048
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Dirty Linen (p.65) - "Wariner's tunes express plenty....A George Benson-esque original, 'Tuned In,' reflects Atkins' love of contemporary jazz."0.4708022
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Rolling Stone (p.84) - "His spring-action fingerpicking and buoyant melodies reflect his boyhood immersion in Fela Kuti and King Sunny Ade."Down Beat (p.58) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "KARIBU is a thoughtful mix of hybrid grooves, straightahead guitar soloing, free-improv and even a couple of standards....A solid showcase of a new Afro-jazz star who clearly will be with us for a long time."JazzTimes (p.83) - "Loueke's lines are smartly formed and deftly executed. His ear-friendly melodicism draws both from traditional African sources and a lifetime of closely studying the likes of Jim Hall and George Benson..."Vibe (p.75) - "A typically resourceful Loueke groove, like the standout title track, meshes a lilting melody and rich harmonic progression over a quietly propulsive Afro-Brazilian rhythmic bed."Global Rhythm (Publication) (p.51) - "[T]he complex but beautiful 'Benny's Tune' stands out, constantly changing time signatures to stress its elegant melodic message."Paste (magazine) (p.79) - "West African guitarist Lionel Loueke's Blue Note debut is a challenging and occasionally wondrous fusion of Afropop and knotty, dissonant jazz."0.2083693
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Down Beat (p.69) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]his was a period where older highlife styles co-existed with newly emerging Afro-rock sounds....The tendency of the musicians to mix and match styles and approaches here seems like a defining characteristic."Dirty Linen (p.57) - "You can hear psychedelic organ on the Nigerian Police Force Band's 'Asiko Ni Ni' and early Soweto influences drifting into the vibrant guitar of Easy Kabaka Brown..."Global Rhythm (Publication) (p.42) - "NIGERIA SPECIAL is, quite simply, the most unusual and consistently jaw-dropping collection of lost diamonds you'll probably ever encounter, this year or any year."Mojo (Publisher) (p.121) - 5 stars out of 5 -- "Of particular note are a number of elegiac, bluesy beauties that slow the pace to a languid crawl....NIGERIA SPECIAL is an aural and design classic."Pitchfork (Website) - "Taken as a whole, the comp itself is as revelatory as it is incessantly enjoyable. Pop history has rarely gone down so painlessly."The Beat (Magazine) (p.43) - "Force 7 for one on 'Asiko Mi Ni' stake their claim to international music justice....[With] clave and congas, heavy bottom traps, [and] a military snare roll..."0.1202376
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Uncut (9/01, p.87) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Scorching playing..."17.376
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JazzTimes (p.94) - "'This Masquerade' is a model of pure, economical soul singing..."17.27708
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JazzTimes (p.84) - "[With] many of his crossover classics....Great music. Great musicians."17.27708
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Entertainment Weekly (3/15/02, p.76) - "...A hook-heavy display of pliable pop-smarts....A must-have for anyone in need of a good sing-along." - Rating: A-Q (12/02, pp.96-7) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...A second album that bristles with uncomplicated, heart-warming guitar pop....A virtual masterclass in perfectly formed power pop..."Uncut (1/03, p.97) - Ranked #55 in Uncut's "100 Best Albums of the Year"Uncut (10/02, p.107) - 3.5 stars out of 5 - "...breezy and rueful power-pop...in the dark he could just about pass as Elliott Smith."Mojo (Publisher) (1/03, p.73) - Ranked #8 in Mojo's "Best Albums of 2002" - "...Benson is ragged but right. A bedroom masterpiece..."14.73557
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