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For the jazz guitarist and vocalist George Benson, not just sing the song but like stringing the story, it is the essence of his new album Songs and Stories.

A number of renowned songwriters like James Taylor, Smokey Robinson, Lamont Dozier, Bill Withers, Donny Hathaway, and several others. Some songs were created specifically while the other in selected by George Benson for their ability to provide a simple truth about humanity.

Songs and Stories is produced by the exec VP of A & R John Burk Concord and bassist / composer Marcus Miller famous. Together with Benson, keyboardist Greg Phillinganes, Jubu guitarist and drummer John Robinson, who became the main team of the project. Read the rest of this entry »

Inherited gene fusion heard Joe Zawinul firmly on synthetic keyboard sounds and try his love to latest technology. Either that or set of samples Vocoder, the real spirit of music is rhythm Scott Kinsey (again refer Zawinul). Only in the hands of the coolness, creating rhythm groove concoction. Jam band fanatic followers could cry-blood flow mysterious listen in “This Is That”. Another elaboration of world music influences of wealth, who immediately introduced the opening track “Kinesthetics”. Percussion ensemble setting solemn hidden in this offbeat numbers like reggae rhythms, while the strong at the surface is vertical tenor solo Steve Tavaglione.

Besides Tavaglione whose name appears almost in the entire song, this album also involve alumni of Tribal Tech. Group name until the mid 80′s this 90-part flown by Kinsey (after his graduate from Berklee – 1991) and should not be forgotten in the genealogy genealogy-jazz-rock fusion. There was a drummer Kirk Covington, bassist Gary Willis and guitarist Scott Henderson of course. Another star performer is Kinesthetics Walt trumpetis Fowler & Tim Hagans, Alex Acuna perkusionis, drummer Vinnie Colaiuta, guitarist Michael Landau, and bassist Abraham Laboriel & Robert Hurst. Read the rest of this entry »

Monster Cable and Concord Music Group have worked together to release the Super Disc HDS on the new album titled George Benson songs and stories on 15 December.

The National Endowment of the art of jazz master and Grammy-winning ten times. The only thing is the legendary George Benson has released songs and stories on the new album. the second is for Concord Records. A very special album is contains songs written by some of the most productive songwriters of the last half century. Even some of the songs have been written for this new record. Bill Withers have been retired and wrote “A Telephone Call Away” for George Benson, Rod Temperton’s, “Family Reunion” and Lamont Doziers Living in High Definition. Goerge Benson has also selected some classics from the album include James Taylor’s “Do not Let Me Be Lonely Tonight, Donny Hataway’s with his work” someday we’ll all be fre “, and Tony Joe Whites with his work entitled” Rainy Night in Georgia “. Read the rest of this entry »

While many equate with Madeleine Peyroux Billie Holiday, but Madeleine still has a unique vocal character and unique combination of jazz vocals, blues and folk, and this character is also carried in every arasemen the songs he brought.

After the success of the third albumnnya, 2009 This year Madeleine Peyroux released his fourth album titled “Bare Bones”, this probably is the most special albums for Madeleine because the 11 songs contained therein are all original songs he wrote included collaboration with songwriter and producer known as Larry Klein, Walter Becker (Steely Dan), Julian Coryell, Joe Henry, David Batteau and Sean Wayland.
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This 4 saxophonist was deliberately given a new concept, something fresh to the sound of This unique quartet of re arranges the songs hits from the legendary band, Soft Machine. A challenge for them and the result is a composition of 14 songs found in this album. More than just a nostalgic repertoire but rather to a form of representation of ‘what will happen ‘when the 2 British bands are met.

Begins with ‘Dedicated’, a perfect free improvisation composition taken from Hugh Hopper who played with a touch of elegance of world music which rarely produced the maximum through the saxophone. Followed by ‘Facelift’ property of the Soft Machine Third album. Plays minimalist with a unique concept. Harmonization in the elegy played ‘Everything is You’ with a classical composition of Bach with an emotional touch that played slowly and washed away. Track the most interesting to be listened to. Read the rest of this entry »

Pianist and Vocalis from Brazil in the year 2008 re-release of strong bernuansakan bossa nova style, the album titled “Bosssa Nova Stories” is appropriate titelnya seems dedicated to the history of bossa nova music, which had so global, so the album works by the great composer brazil bossa music filling in most of this album, as well as standard jazz songs beberepa arranged in the style of bossa.

Some songs on the album was given a touch of orchestra that became more interesting as the work of Jobim “Girl From Ipanema” and “Desafinado” or his “I’m Not Alone (Who Loves You)” Ivan Lins is on this album, sung with the composer.

The contribution of the legendary jazz harmonica player Toots Thielemans in the song “Estate” and Stevie Wonder’s “Superwoman” a touch of sweet on this album. The works of jazz standards like “The More I See You” or “Day By Day” at the hands of Eliane Elias to be so beautiful and natural with bossa nova arrangements. Read the rest of this entry »