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Entertainment Weekly (4/14/00, p.75) - "...Redman comes out swinging, soulfully....His fine quartet lends heat and wisdom to the material....Its freshness, honesty, and ferocity reconfirm his status as the saxist of his generation." - Rating: B+Q (8/00, p.104) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...A convincing collection of new tunes...Redman is never short of something to play and BEYOND visits some good edgy places."JazzTimes (10/00, pp.90-1) - "...Best described as populist bop. [He] creates suspense similar to R&B sensualists Al Green and Marvin Gaye. He knows how to croon a melody through the saxophone..."46.73236

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JazzTimes (pp.89-90) - "[I]t's a funk album with jazz flavors. This is the sound of Redman unleashing his inner Maceo Parker..."37.62032

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The Wire (1/99, pp.56-7) - "...Redman's versions of even the unlikeliest suspects...are surprisingly effective, working a pleasing fluidity into the structure....The band is impeccable..."0.5397846

Down Beat (p.70) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Redman has always sought the most inspiring sparring partners. Here he has another superb interface with Joe Lovano on Wayne Shorter's 'Indian Song.'"JazzTimes (p.107) - "[T]here is confidence throughout as Redman creates a multitude of tonal colors on both tenor and soprano sax to mark and match the tempos set by his various collaborators."0.4771066

Down Beat (p.73) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "TAylor Eigsti assembles the strong attributes...the intelligence, emotional depth, technical assurance adn buoyant swing -- with confidence and joy."JazzTimes (pp.97-98) - "Some of the samples are stunning. Redman smokes Pat Metheny's 'Timeline,' a passionate celebration of the life of Michael Brecker. Few pianists could stay with the intensity of Redman's outpourings, but Eigsti hangs in there."0.4771066

"...Enough cheery mockery to amuse even non-tokers..."Entertainment Weekly "...Frequently amusing....Dylan maintains a consistent level of a swaggering, semi-anarchic silliness..."Variety "...If you like stoner comedies and Cheech & Chong, HOW HIGH will feel like home....Method Man and Redman lend a certain charm to this film....The pair exudes humor..." Chicago Sun-Times0.4679249

Q (3/95, p.103) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...Redman's sound is a dark, bass-heavy, hip hop soup interspersed with mock radio snippets, overheard homie gossip and the booming tones of the fictional Dr. Trevis, who warns our [man] to empty his mind and forget his first album..."Vibe (11/94, pp.125-126) - "...Redman's abstract poetry has an edgy passion that combines ghetto humor with insightful meandering..."The Source (1/95, p.88) - 4 Mics - Slammin' - "...on DARE IZ A DARKSIDE, Redman challenges himself to shatter the limits of lyrical, mental and funkadelic illness--and he succeeds..."0.4674671

Entertainment Weekly (11/6/92, p.68) - "..engaging, hilarious, bargain-basement funk that doesn't care what you think.." - Rating: A-The Source (11/92, p.63) - 4.5 Stars - Excellent Plus - "..an LP to mush all competition dead in the grill...Redman lives up to all expectations...Make way for the new funk material.."Melody Maker (5/23/00, p.57) - 4.5 stars out of 5 - "Stone-cold genius...a landmark hip-hop album. 'Rated R' will kill you....Check this out. Do it now."Reflex (12/15/92, p.74) - "..a riotous, 50-odd minute trip through the mind of `the funkadelic devil'...If you only buy five hip-hop albums this year, see to it that this is one of them.."0.4102351

Down Beat (8/92, p.51) - 5 Stars - Excellent - "..recording from '24 to '28 with Don Redman, Fletcher Henderson, Louis Armstrong and Coleman Hawkins among her sidemen in accompaniments that only had to be serviceable, but are more often than not inspired, Gertrude Mallissa Pridgett moves us still.."0.4048384

Rolling Stone (2/6/97, p.49) - "...ranks as one of the most consistent MCs in rap....Erick Sermon's beats are stripped down but tight--designed both to make you move and to give Redman plenty of room to let loose his nasty tongue....choppy, offbeat verses and memorable call-and-response choruses..."Q (4/97, p.128) - 3 Stars (out of 5) - "...Packed with blunted melodies, spattered with skits, MUDDY WATERS is impressively self-possessed....Redman remains unshakable, hardcore to the bone."Muzik (2/97, p.111) - 8 out of 10 - "...raggedy, head-top rhyming. The Screamin' Jay Hawkins of hip hop."Vibe (2/97, p.106) - "...MUDDY WATERS slides in and finds Redman crashing back to Earth--equally intense, funny....The best moments on MUDDY WATERS come on the songs Redman produced himself....boundless energy and raging fire."The Source (2/97, p.79) - 4 Mics - Slammin' - "Def Squad lion Redman has no problem blazing up the path between mainstream and the underground....The sonic approach creates a dance-floor friendly vibe which seems perfectly appropriate for the Funk Dr. Spock's return to dry land..."Rap Pages (2/97, p.59) - "...expect to excavate the usual Funkadelic relic remains, namely hard hittin' funk tracks frequently anchored by hooks utilizing snippets of other Hip-Hop tunes....MUDDY WATERS greatest strength is in its flow..."0.3771859

Entertainment Weekly (p.99) - "Redman employs two rhythm sections here, sometimes simultaneously in a chimeric 'double trio' format. His tone carries the weight and grandeur of fine marble..." -- Grade: B+Down Beat (p.68) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "'Hutchhiker's Guide' is a scintillating and swinging minuet between Redman and drummer Gregory Hutchinson's brushes..."JazzTimes (p.75) - "[COMPASS] rewards closer listening....The opening and closing tracks,' 'Uncharted' and 'Through the Valley,' are quartets with both bassists and, equitably enough, different drummers."JazzTimes (p.36) - Ranked #23 in JazzTimes' "Top 50 CDs of 2009."Billboard (p.39) - "[T]he virtuoso is purposefully extending himself in all manner of directions on this sprawling, 13-track behemoth..."Mojo (Publisher) (p.110) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Josh's melodic intelligence and structural wit keep things neat."Record Collector (magazine) (p.92) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[A]n absorbing collection of barrier-breaking post-bop that confirms Redman as one of contemporary jazz's biggest and most imaginative talents."0.3506004

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Down Beat (8/96, p.57) - 4 1/2 Stars - Very Good/Excellent - "...marks him as one of the strongest piano voices of the new generation, and a bandleader who kicks....Steve Nelson is the most important vibra-harpist to emerge since the Jackson-Burton-Hutcherson era....Joshua Redman could not pour more of himself into this session if it were his own..."0.3373653

Down Beat (p.47) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Redman remains commanding and fastidious....[The material] surges and ebbs according to an unpredictable but formal rigor, relying on tempo shifts, swooping double-time flights and similar devices."Record Collector (magazine) (p.101) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[A] rich sonic tapestry packed with fascinating textures and absorbing group interplay."0.3373653

Entertainment Weekly (10/11/96, p.93) - "The continued maturation of saxist Joshua Redman--he's developing an ever-more beguiling basic sound, a library of catchy originals, and an increasingly distinct identity--should be gratifying to any jazz fan..." - Rating: B+Down Beat (12/96, p.67) - 4.5 Stars - (out of 5) - "...an exciting display of development in every direction....FREEDOM IN THE GROOVE finds Redman dipping into gospel, funk, blues, bop and free-jazz, mixing things up so thoroughly and creatively that you don't think about the origins nearly as much as the personal, integrated results..."Option (1-2/97, p.102) - "...His group here moves through funks, soul, blues and gospel easily, with feeling and style....He has loads of ability, as proven by the occasional slow slide up into screaming intensity..."0.3339747

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Down Beat (p.66) - 3 1/2 stars out of 5 - "He explores his romantic side....What hasn't changed from his earlier recordings is the dark, reverbed tone of his guitar and his ability to play with a joyful confidence that is open and inviting."JazzTimes (pp.128-129) - "Mehldau's poise and focused power on difficult, unfamiliar musical forms is stunning. Redman is a clarion, passionate, fully integrated force. Rosenwinkel's guitars is both the most prominent, penetrating presence and the provocative, densely detailed background..."0.2698923

Q (1/96, p.118) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...an array of boppers young and old join him to pay eloquent and elegant tribute..."Down Beat (12/95, pp.55-56) - 4 Stars - Very Good - "...The idea behind the album is having him perform with seniors he's known for ages and with unfamiliar faces in the flower of youth....It's a successful venture, though somewhat maddening because none of his new or old friends, save Gerry Mulligan, gets to grace more than a single number..."0.2611191

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Rolling Stone (11/11/99, p.132) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...a tight-as-drum album in an era of half-assed efforts..."Rolling Stone (11/11/99, p.132) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...a tight-as-drum album in an era of half-assed efforts..."Entertainment Weekly (10/8/99, p.73) - "...when hip-hop's most playfully creative rhyme stylers throw down like two superballs in a rubber room, they're unstoppable - and make rap's most joyous ride." - Rating: A-Entertainment Weekly (10/8/99, p.73) - "...when hip-hop's most playfully creative rhyme stylers throw down like two superballs in a rubber room, they're unstoppable - and make rap's most joyous ride." - Rating: A-The Wire (1/00, p.100) - "...skulk-funk...Redman moans a melody of dank basement isolation, while on 'Cereal Killer' he sabotages over vamping guitar....Meth executes some taut syncopation...on which his syllables alternate cadences with producer Eric Sermon's thumpingest track of the LP..."The Wire (1/00, p.100) - "...skulk-funk...Redman moans a melody of dank basement isolation, while on 'Cereal Killer' he sabotages over vamping guitar....Meth executes some taut syncopation...on which his syllables alternate cadences with producer Eric Sermon's thumpingest track of the LP..."The Source (2/00, p.95) - Included in The Source's "Top 10 Albums of the Year [1999]."The Source (2/00, p.95) - Included in The Source's "Top 10 Albums of the Year [1999]."0.2385533

Entertainment Weekly (9/30/94, p.60) - "...Redman finds ingenious ways of creating a mode of acoustic jazz that is both entertaining and enlightening....MOODSWING plays like an artistic journey..." - Rating: A-Q (12/94, p.142) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...Its eclectic collection of 11 originals represents an extended palette after the previous, much-hyped WISH....Will do his enviable reputation no harm at all..."JazzTimes (12/94, p.116) - "...variety within a unifying compositional style and a balance of harmonic interest and harmonic openness that neither chains soloists...nor leaves them wallowing....Meticulous musicianship..."Vibe (9/94, p.121) - "...This collection of original compositions is not perfect, but it's strong, and surely a sign that he can become all that the hype contends..."0.2361557

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Rolling Stone (1/4/01, p.106) - Ranked #5 in Rolling Stone's Top 10 Albums of 2000.Rolling Stone (2/3/00, pp.55-6) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...does for R&B what underground heads like Mos Def and The Roots do for hip-hop: They strip it down to just smarts, truth and beats. This is meant to be soul music that moves like smoke easing from a blunt....a superb smoke..."Rolling Stone (1/4/01, p.106) - Ranked #5 in Rolling Stone's Top 10 Albums of 2000.Rolling Stone (2/3/00, pp.55-6) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...does for R&B what underground heads like Mos Def and The Roots do for hip-hop: They strip it down to just smarts, truth and beats. This is meant to be soul music that moves like smoke easing from a blunt....a superb smoke..."Spin (1/01, p.73) - Ranked #4 in Spin's "Top 20 Albums of the Year [2000]" - "...The year's best mood album - a retro future-gaze of 'chicken grease' funk, boho politicking, hip-hop badass and sexual healing..."Spin (1/01, p.73) - Ranked #4 in Spin's "Top 20 Albums of the Year [2000]" - "...The year's best mood album - a retro future-gaze of 'chicken grease' funk, boho politicking, hip-hop badass and sexual healing..."Entertainment Weekly (1/28/00, p.104) - "...an intimate jam session, each song bleeding into another....D'Angelo creates a stoned soul picnic bar none..." - Rating: A-Entertainment Weekly (1/28/00, p.104) - "...an intimate jam session, each song bleeding into another....D'Angelo creates a stoned soul picnic bar none..." - Rating: A-Q (3/00, p.104) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...the kind of smoky grooves that could be expected of a Cheeba Sound release....In short, VOODOO has what so many modern r&b records lack: soul."Q (3/00, p.104) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...the kind of smoky grooves that could be expected of a Cheeba Sound release....In short, VOODOO has what so many modern r&b records lack: soul."The Wire (1/01, p.34) - Included in Wire's "50 Records Of The Year" [2000].The Wire (1/01, p.34) - Included in Wire's "50 Records Of The Year" [2000].Muzik (1/00, p.105) - 5 stars out of 5 - "...confirms D'angelo as the male counterpart to Erykah Badu and Lauryn Hill....VOODOO truly warms your heart....the kind of artist who's destined to encourage a new generation of pre-eminent singers..."Muzik (1/00, p.105) - 5 stars out of 5 - "...confirms D'angelo as the male counterpart to Erykah Badu and Lauryn Hill....VOODOO truly warms your heart....the kind of artist who's destined to encourage a new generation of pre-eminent singers..."CMJ (1/24/00, p.23) - "...imbued with [his] trademark slippery soul...[boasting] more detailed production and jazzier underpinnings....VOODOO remians a stripped-down affair....[as] D'Angelo remains in a class by himself."CMJ (1/24/00, p.23) - "...imbued with [his] trademark slippery soul...[boasting] more detailed production and jazzier underpinnings....VOODOO remians a stripped-down affair....[as] D'Angelo remains in a class by himself."Down Beat (8/00, pp.72-3) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Transforms his sound into something strange and new, stripping down to the bare essentials of a beat and vocals....yielding a ritualistic sound..."Down Beat (8/00, pp.72-3) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Transforms his sound into something strange and new, stripping down to the bare essentials of a beat and vocals....yielding a ritualistic sound..."Vibe (12/99, pp.247-8) - "...the most daring song-oriented album by a mainstream R&B artist of his generation....defining himself as much by what his funk refuses to do as what it does to legitimately function in the post-James Brown continuum....refreshing..."Vibe (12/99, pp.247-8) - "...the most daring song-oriented album by a mainstream R&B artist of his generation....defining himself as much by what his funk refuses to do as what it does to legitimately function in the post-James Brown continuum....refreshing..."The Source (4/00, p.216) - "...D'Angelo has grown - lyrically and sonically....VOODOO is seamless - and just as perfectly raw...as a 90-minute jam session in a funky Brooklyn loft..."The Source (4/00, p.216) - "...D'Angelo has grown - lyrically and sonically....VOODOO is seamless - and just as perfectly raw...as a 90-minute jam session in a funky Brooklyn loft..."Melody Maker (2/22/00, p.47) - 4.5 stars out of 5 - "...a f***-that, noon-day sun, molasses-heavy crawl...full of people who can actually sing and play guitars and drums...and all the songs are about sagging....a fantastically and impressively skewed mindset."Melody Maker (2/22/00, p.47) - 4.5 stars out of 5 - "...a f***-that, noon-day sun, molasses-heavy crawl...full of people who can actually sing and play guitars and drums...and all the songs are about sagging....a fantastically and impressively skewed mindset."Mojo (Publisher) (3/00, p.108) - "...THERE"S A RIOT GOIN' ON-period Sly Stone is the motivator on the opening track 'Playa Playa'....Eddie Kendricks' pipes, Prince's balladry, Stevie Wonder's drive and Gaye are all reference points on what, overall, is a darker, moodier record..."Mojo (Publisher) (3/00, p.108) - "...THERE"S A RIOT GOIN' ON-period Sly Stone is the motivator on the opening track 'Playa Playa'....Eddie Kendricks' pipes, Prince's balladry, Stevie Wonder's drive and Gaye are all reference points on what, overall, is a darker, moodier record..."NME (Magazine) (2/14/00, p.42) - 9 out of 10 - "...represents African American music at a crossroads....To simply call [it] neo-classical soul...would be [to] ignore the elements of vaudeville jazz, Memphis horns, ragtime blues, funk and bass grooves, not to mention hip-hop, that slip out of every pore of these haunted songs..."NME (Magazine) (2/14/00, p.42) - 9 out of 10 - "...represents African American music at a crossroads....To simply call [it] neo-classical soul...would be [to] ignore the elements of vaudeville jazz, Memphis horns, ragtime blues, funk and bass grooves, not to mention hip-hop, that slip out of every pore of these haunted songs..."0.2175992

Entertainment Weekly (p.166) - "E-Dub has mastered his patient, lisp-laden flow and a unique electro funk sound to match." - Grade: BMojo (Publisher) (p.100) - 3 stars out of 5 - "Not only clever, but potentially big, too."0.2175992