Editorial Product Review: essential recording:Originally released in March 1964, this collaboration between saxophonist Stan Getz and guitarist João Gilberto came at seemingly the end of the bossa nova craze Getz himself had sparked in 1962 with Jazz Samba, his release with American guitarist Charlie Byrd. Jazz Samba remains the only jazz album to reach number one in the pop charts. In fact, the story goes that Getz had to push for the release of Getz/Gilberto since the company did not want to compete with its own ...
Editorial Product Review: essential recording:Ry Cooder's name has helped bring attention to this session, but it's the veteran Cuban son musicians who make this album really special. Reminiscent of Ellington in its scope and sense of hushed romanticism, Buena Vista Social Club is that rare meld of quietude and intensity; while the players sound laid-back, they're putting forth very alive music, a reminder that aging doesn't mean taking to bed. Barbarito Torres's laoud solo on 'El Cuarto de Tula' is both more blinding and more tasteful ...
Editorial Product Review:Album Description:Steve Tyrell, whose appearances in the two 'Father Of The Bride' movies, and whose albums 'A New Standard' and 'Standard Time' established him as a premier contemporary interpreter of the Great American Songbook, now turns his attention to one of the legendary composers in all of pop music: Burt Bacharach. Steve has a personal stake in these classic songs. As a young man breaking into the record business in the 1960s, he became head of A&R and Promotion at Scepter Records, the history-making ...
Editorial Product Review:Album Description:Pass It On features newly-realized arrangements of some potent Holland compositions from past recordings, including 'Lazy Snake' and 'Equality' (from 1995's Dream of the Elders), the uptempo burner 'Double Vision' (from 1984's Seeds of Time), the dynamic, mood-shifting suite 'Rivers Run' (written for Dave's former duets partner from the mid-'70s, saxophonist Sam Rivers, and originally appearing on 1988's Triplicate), 'Processional' (from 1989's Extensions) and 'Modern Times' (from the 1995 Gateway recording, Homecoming). 'Some of the compositions that I've written in the past evolve ...
Editorial Product Review:Album Description:Named by Billboard Magazine as one of the Top 10 Faces to Watch in 2007, the acclaimed Bay Area-based vocalist and songwriter makes her major label debut on Verve Forecast with a show-stopping blend of soul, funk, gospel, jazz and R&B on Lost and Found. :Ledisi, whose name does not rhyme with 'release me' (it's LED-duh-see), nevertheless sounds like she's hit upon freedom and sweet salvation on Lost And Found, her third CD and the first on a major label (Verve). And it's ...
Editorial Product Review: :American heartland singer-songwriter and pianist Jon McLaughlin - whose show-stopping live performance of 'So Close,' the Oscar-nominated song from the Disney movie Enchanted, was seen world¬wide during the 80th annual Academy Awards ceremonies - has returned with OK NOW, his second album for Island Records, due October 7th. Fans are getting a sample with the release of a new single, 'Beating My Heart,' which impacted at the Hot AC radio format on June 9th. 'Beating My Heart' was written by Jon McLaughlin and produced ...
Editorial Product Review: : Franks Sinatra Photos More from Ole Blue Eyes Romance: Songs From the Heart No One Cares Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely The Capitol Years A Swingin' Affair Come Dance with Me! Amazon.com:Few would dispute that Frank Sinatra was one of the greatest popular singers of the 20th century. His voice had distinct power and majesty, whether he was belting out a swinging dance number or softly crooning a tender ballad. When he was at his ...
Editorial Product Review: : Franks Sinatra Photos More from Ole Blue Eyes Romance: Songs From the Heart No One Cares Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely The Capitol Years A Swingin' Affair Come Dance with Me! Amazon.com:Few would dispute that Frank Sinatra was one of the greatest popular singers of the 20th century. His voice had distinct power and majesty, whether he was belting out a swinging dance number or softly crooning a tender ballad. When he was at his ...
Editorial Product Review: :Legendary groups Chicago and Earth, Wind & Fire perform together at the Greek Theatre.Genre: Music Video - Pop/RockRating: NRRelease Date: 28-JUN-2005Media Type: DVD :The '70s and '80s rule as two of the most popular bands from that era join forces on Chicago/Earth Wind & Fire - Live at the Greek Theatre, a two-disc, nearly three-hour concert recorded in Los Angeles in 2004. These groups scored dozens of hits in their heydays, and if neither has come up with much of anything that's new ...
Editorial Product Review: :The first collection of her greatest recordings plus 3 tracks previously unavailable on any Diana Krall CD! Featuring tracks such as: I've Got You Under My Skin, Peel Me a Grape, The Heart of Saturday Night, The Look of Love and more! Diana Krall Photos More from Diana Krall From This Moment On The Very Best of Diana Krall - Limited Edition Live in Paris The Look of Love When I Look Into Your Eyes The Girl In The Other ...
Steering clear of many of the pitfalls that sapped past video-on-demand broadband solutions, Vudu delivers the closest thing to "Netflix in a box" that we've seen to date.
It's June 29th and Apple is finally ready to let the public play with the iPhone. The past six months have shaped up to be the highest profile mobile phone launch ever, Apple has conjured up an...
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