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CMJ (4/17/00, p.18) - "...Hearkens back to the days when tango was played in brothels and bars, which is exactly what Piazzolla intended."19.00387
$15.76
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Entertainment Weekly (8/7/98, p.79) - "...this 61-year-old Italian jazz-pop singer captures the atmosphere of smoky, lonely bars, tapping the sort of bleary-eyed romanticism well known to fans of Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen, and Jacques Brel..." - Rating: A-7.615716
$17.25
Rolling Stone (12/24/70, p.54) - "...USA UNION is a very pleasant album....Mayall in 1970 is pure Librium - safe, soothing, non-toxic, non-habituating and very specific."6.506599
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BOOK REVIEWS COMING SOON!!!!6.484135
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BOOK REVIEWS COMING SOON!!!!6.484135
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BOOK REVIEWS COMING SOON!!!!6.484135
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Mojo (Publisher) (6/02, p.67) - Included in Mojo's "100 Coolest Movie Soundtracks" - "...Glass's minimalist gamelan drama..."5.676363
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Entertainment Weekly (8/15/97, p.75) - "...the...Gipsy Kings seized acclaim in the past few years with a Gypsy/flamenco hybrid that goes down easy but buzzes with passion and unplugged rusticity. The story continues on this album of simple, romantic tunes....Listen to it attentively or as sonic decor: It works either way." - Rating: B-5.676363
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Down Beat (2/94, p.51) - 3 Stars - Good - "...Gershwin's playing here is a full, two-handed style calculated to dazzle his listeners and sell a tune...but he was not an improviser. Nor was he a blues player...the sensibility is pure theater, not barrelhouse...."Stereo Review (3/94, p.103) - "...totally convincing, authentic 'live' performances in up-to-date sound. 'S wonderful!..."5.676363
$18.50
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Rolling Stone (4/4/91) - Regarding the track `Ashokan Farewell' "...a quintessentially American lament...has all the bittersweet tragedy and uplift contained in the Civil War...it speaks directly to the heart."Entertainment Weekly (1/21/91) - A "`Ashokan Farewell' is tender, haunting, and filled with delicate melodic twists...a tune of such runaway gorgeousness."Time Magazine (2/4/91) - "The haunting tune `Ashokan Farewell'...was inspired by 19th century Scottish laments...there is a fair chance that this composition may become somethig of a classic."5.676363
$15.34
Down Beat (1/97, p.54) - 4 Stars - (out of 5) - "...On BUG MUSIC, he faithfully replicates the music of Duke Ellington, late-'30s combo leader John Kirby and loony tunesmith Raymond Scott....In Byron's hands, [Kirby's] tunes...bubble with broad wit, offering a delectably off-kilter alternative to sober-sided traditionalism..."Option (1-2/97, p.79) - "...God bless Don Byron....BUG MUSIC blows the dust off the charts of several underappreciated composers and their groups--the Raymond Scott Quintette, John Kirby & his Orchestra and the Duke Ellington Orchestra..."5.676363
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The Wire (3/98, p.55) - "...There is plenty of warmth to these curiously reticent trio performances....There's a lot of soft-slipper shuffling going on..."Down Beat (4/98, p.48) - 4 1/2 stars (out of 5) - "...Frisell creates, and entices the listener into, a distinctive musical world, at once strange and familiar...Option (3-4/98, p.88) - "...This is Frisell at his inventive, unbridled best, mixing styles and textures like a mad scientist and sounding like one of the best damn guitar players on the planet."5.676363
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Rolling Stone (4/17/03, p.106) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Cuban music at its most mellow and tunefully accessible..."Uncut (3/03, p.106) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...A beautiful record that expands the horizons of Cuban music....An aural delight that proves BUENA VISTA was far more than some quaint fluke..."The Wire (6/03, p.78) - "...BUENOS HERMANOS takes formal liberties with vintage Cuban music, and the results are nearly always an improvement..."Mojo (Publisher) (4/03, pp.90-1) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Even at 75, his pipes are in excellent fettle....You get to hear some real singing, emotion to tear at your heart, the sort that won't leave a dry eye in the house....A classic from top to tail..."5.676363
$12.96
The Wire (3/00, p.63) - "...This is Veloso's ultra-mellow love letter to film director Federico Fellini and Giuletta Masina. Veloso's velvety vocal chords are caressed by a quartet of strings and drums..."CMJ (10/1/01, p.22) - "...A glorious labor of love..."JazzTimes (12/01, p.118) - "...Both a departure from his musical flow and a validation of his fundamental artistry..."5.676363
$14.21
JazzTimes (p.83) - "Mehldau continues to emphasize his personal take on the modern songbook, with new interpretations of his reigning favorites....It's got a timeless jazz feel..."Mojo (Publisher) (p.64) - Ranked #9 in Mojo's "2005 Jazz Albums Of The Year."Mojo (Publisher) (p.98) - 4 stars out of 5 - "Meldau still burns brightly....[He] tackles a couple of Fabs numbers, including 'Martha My Dear', artfully reconfigured as a contrapuntal baroque fugue for solo piano. Exhilarating."5.676363
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Down Beat (p.89) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "They're out of the gate at full speed on 'Moment's Notice,' with tight execution while leaving room for burning solos by trombonist Isaac Smith and trumpeter Nicholas Payton."5.676363
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Rolling Stone (2/19/04, p.70) - 3 stars out of 5 - "[An] utterly bizarre, beautiful mess of a debut."5.676363
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Uncut (p.84) - 4 stars out of 5 - "Badalamenti's work is subtle and beautiful throughout."5.676363
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Down Beat (8/86) - 5 Stars - Excellent - "...a remarkable union of the true and the new, a fusion of the bedrock human sound of Ornette's alto with the sometimes jarring, mostly bracing electronic capabilities of Pat's guitar-synth..."JazzTimes (p.91) - "Metheny's rich, complex guitar sonorities provide new textures and dimensions to a Coleman ensemble.""...[A] landmark record..." - Grade: A minusMojo (Publisher) (p.122) - 4 stars out of 5 - "[A] rollicking fusion of Ornette's waywardly elegant melodies, Metheny's polite clarity and a cultured collective anarchy."5.676363
$18.03
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Uncut (4/04, p.106) - 3 stars out of 5 - "[I]t's all about mood and at times resembles a soundtrack to an up-market travel documentary through the American South."Mojo (Publisher) (p.97) - 3 stars out of 5 - "[W[hile there are plenty of noisier records out there, few can charm you quite like this one. A low-key delight."5.676363
$18.04
Entertainment Weekly (No. 809, p.73) - "The Senegalese star forgoes his bubbly Afro-pop for this set of sacred songs..." - Grade: A-Q (p.121) - 3 stars out of 5 - "[With] a softly textured, melodic infusion of Oriental strings and mysticism, reminiscent of the spiritual concept albums of disenchanted '70s rockers."Uncut (p.108) - 3 stars out of 5 - "N'Dour's soulful voice takes on the wailing sound of a muezzin calling the faithful to prayer..."Down Beat (p.86) - 4 stars out of 5 - "[O]ne of his best recordings....His different groups working together on EGYPT create different fascinating contrasts..."Dirty Linen (p.55) - "This is a masterwork from N'Dour, with his passionate and at times soothing vocals backed by semi-classical arrangements fused with African and Egyptian colorings."Mojo (Publisher) (p.115) - 4 stars out of 5 - "[H]ugely rewarding..."5.676363
$9.66
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CMJ (10/00, p.53) - "...Emotive English lyrics and lavish production values....[He] has one of the greatest voices in Africa....a short, strong set in which [his] roots-pop charm survives his swim in the mainstream..."5.676363
$16.12
Uncut (p.114) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[The album's centrepiece] is a showcase for his range of tweaks, metal groans and rhythmic thunder."The Wire (p.59) - "CLAPPING MUSIC VARIATIONS introduces a technique that's central to MOBILE's rationale -- rests are transformed into notes, while rhythmic patterns have pitches assigned to them to create melodies."Down Beat (p.85) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "It's big brainy stuff, with lots of chops, too....The skill is something to admire. The ambition, as well."Global Rhythm (Publication) (p.46) - "[I]t displays his interests in Indonesian and African rhythms, jazz, and even the minimalist classical compositions of Steve Reich....It's brilliant."Mojo (Publisher) (p.112) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[P]iano, thumb piano and electronics take on rotating forms evocative of the album's title....Ambitious, accessible and beautifully played."5.676363
$18.32
Rolling Stone (3/6/03, p.69) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Cooder and Galban play dueling guitars, but their skills are even more impressive when they play in unison..."Uncut (2/03, p.78) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Agile, sexy, witty and lyrical, it's an exquisite album..."The Wire (4/03, p.70) - "...[A] labour of love....A series of mambo transformations, evoking fusions that arose in Cuba's clubs during the 1950s..."Mojo (Publisher) (1/03, p.96) - "...When Uncle Ry packs his bags and books that flight, he never comes back without something cool, weird and distinctive..."5.676363
$10.81
