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Fourmost - Jimmy Smith
NOT WORTH YOUR TIME Rating: 1.5 out of 5 stars If Fourmost comes across as a little geriatric, there’s a reason: all of the players are senior citizens. Alright, I’ll admit that’s not really fair....
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Meant To Be - John Scofield
JAZZBO NOTES RECOMMENDED RECORDING Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars It’s taken a while for Meant To Be to grow on me. For a while, the sections where Scofield solos seemed too abstract, since no one is...
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Tales Of The Hudson - Michael Brecker
JAZZBO NOTES RECOMMENDED RECORDING Rating: 3 out of 5 stars If Tales Of The Hudson was your first exposure to Michael Brecker, you might be excused for being impressed. At the time of the recording,...
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Standards - Bireli Lagrene
DON’T BOTHER Rating: 2 out of 5 stars As much as I would like to, I can’t entirely dismiss Bireli Lagrene’s Standards. First of all, there is the sheer virtuosity involved. Lagrene can play guitar...
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Miles Away - Dave Liebman
NOT WORTH YOUR TIME Rating: 1.5 out of 5 stars Dave Liebman started his career playing with people like John McLaughlin, Miles Davis and Elvin Jones. His first group that I know of was Open Sky, a...
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Music On The Edge - Chroma
WORTH A LISTEN Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars Music On The Edge is a bit of a misnomer for this live release from some very talented musicians. That title implies that the music contained therein is...
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Songbook - Kenny Garrett
JAZZBO NOTES HIGHLY RECOMMENDED RECORDING Rating: 4 out of 5 stars I have a confession to make. I’ve been sleeping on Kenny Garrett. I first heard him in concert with the Five Peace Band back in...
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The Return Of The Brecker Brothers - The Brecker Brothers
JAZZBO NOTES RECOMMENDED RECORDING Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars During the Brecker Brothers’ first incarnation, the band was all about merging jazz with funk and R&B. With The Return Of The Brecker...
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Change - Chick Corea
WORTH A LISTEN Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars Chick Corea is such a nice guy that sometimes I feel like a dick for criticising his music. On the insert for Change, he writes in his dedication: “To The...
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The New Standard - Herbie Hancock
WORTH A LISTEN Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars I was pretty excited when I picked up The New Standard. I mean, talk about a dream team: Herbie Hancock, Michael Brecker, John Scofield, Dave Holland, Jack...
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