Features
Monday, July 7 2003
Love Unlimited: In Memory of Barry White
From Barry White's heyday in the mid-1970s to his recent reincarnation, courtesy of Ally MacBeal, the deep-voiced one has been the most instantly recognisable and most loved representative of unapologetic aural seduction in the music's history.
Tuesday, August 27 2002
Hip-Hop and the New Jazz Funk
For some reason (possibly the urban secularism of both forms) jazz and hip-hop have generally made sympathetic partners.
Monday, August 5 2002
The Singers and the Songs
It's a pretty good time to be a jazz vocalist -- particularly a female one. If your name is Diana Krall, it is of course even better.
Wednesday, July 10 2002
A Soul Spectrum Supplement
Any one comp will give you a fair picture of the possibilities each scene has to offer. One or two will find their way into your lives, as perfect headphone or car driving accompaniment to your summer groove.
Smooth Jazz Not Jazz Shock! [13.Mar.02]
Mainstream Variations [18.Feb.02]
Best of 2001: Maurice Bottomley [17.Dec.01]
Reviews
Yellowjackets: Time Squared [6.Oct.03]
Ashanti: Chapter 2 [19.Sep.03]
Stanley Clarke: 1, 2 to the Bass [11.Sep.03]
Rima: This World [4.Sep.03]
Raymond Myles: Taste of Heaven [27.Aug.03]
Agent K: Feed the Cat [26.Aug.03]
Rithma: Music Fiction [25.Aug.03]
The Rippingtons: Let It Ripp [14.Aug.03]
Brian McKnight: U Turn [10.Jul.03]
Underwolves: Under Your Sky Remixes [9.Jul.03]
Erik Truffaz: Mantis [22.Jan.03]
Al Jarreau: All I Got [10.Jan.03]
Maritime Jazz Orchestra: Now and Now Again [6.Jan.03]
Various Artists: The Rough Guide to Gospel [14.Dec.02]
Sylvain Luc: Trio Sud [12.Dec.02]
David Friesen and Jeff Gardner: Grace [8.Nov.02]
Al Di Meola: Flesh on Flesh [23.Oct.02]
Ron Carter: Stardust [17.Oct.02]
Trio Mundo: Carnaval [8.Oct.02]
Natalie Cole: Ask a Woman Who Knows [4.Oct.02]
Various Artists: Secret Ellington [27.Sep.02]
David Weiss: Breathing Room [24.Sep.02]
Various Artists: Klubb Jazz 4 [20.Sep.02]
Brad Mehldau: Largo [18.Sep.02]
Omar Sosa: Sentir [17.Sep.02]
Llorca: Newcomer [12.Sep.02]
Various Artists: Om 100 [11.Sep.02]
Various Artists: California Dreamin' [6.Sep.02]
Various Artists: Porno Chic 2 [23.Aug.02]
Danny Frankel: Vibration of Sound [13.Aug.02]
Various Artists: The Best of Lounge Music [8.Aug.02]
Topaz: The Zone [6.Aug.02]
Jazzanova: In Between [2.Aug.02]
NuSpirit Helsinki: self-titled [1.Aug.02]
Kenny Garrett: Happy People [31.Jul.02]
Juba Collective: self-titled [30.Jul.02]
Christos Rafalides: Manhattan Vibes [25.Jul.02]
Jeff Golub: Do It Again [23.Jul.02]
Mark Douthit: Groove [17.Jul.02]
Cinematic Orchestra: Every Day [12.Jul.02]
Bluiett and the Baritone Nation: BlueBlack [9.Jul.02]
Mark Farina: Connect [26.Jun.02]
Various Artists: Paris Lounge 2 [20.Jun.02]
Claudia Acuña: Rhythm of Life [18.Jun.02]
Marques Wyatt: For Those Who Like to Get Down [13.Jun.02]
Joeski and Onionz: Nu-York Nite: Life [7.Jun.02]
Various Artists: Champs Elysees Cafe [5.Jun.02]
Avant: Ecstasy [31.May.02]
Various Artists: Songs Without Words 2 [25.Apr.02]
Pamela Williams: Evolution [19.Apr.02]
JP Torres and his Cuban All-Stars: Cuba Swings [18.Apr.02]
Patti Labelle: Greatest Love Songs [11.Apr.02]
Larry Carlton: Deep Into It [10.Apr.02]
Henri Salvador: Room with a View [29.Mar.02]
David Benoit: Fuzzy Logic [4.Feb.02]
Vikter Duplaix: DJ Kicks [28.Jan.02]
Pam and Dodi: self-titled [7.Jan.02]
Charles Mingus: Tijuana Moods [3.Dec.01]
Various Artists: Do You Know House? [27.Oct.01]
Various Artists: Hallelujah [21.Oct.01]
Various Artists: Blunted 3 [8.Oct.01]
Bubba Sparxxx: Dark Days, Bright Nights [8.Oct.01]
Wayne Escoffery: Times Change [26.Sep.01]
The O'Jays: For the Love [24.Sep.01]
Charlie Hunter: Songs from the Analog Playground [24.Sep.01]
Will.i.am: Lost Change [24.Sep.01]
Jim Hall: Jim Hall and Basses [24.Sep.01]
Soulstance: Truth, Simplicity and Love [24.Sep.01]
Robert Pete Williams: self-titled [10.Sep.01]
Joyce Cooling: Third Wish [10.Sep.01]
Albert King: I Get Evil [10.Sep.01]
Duane Eubanks Quintet/Sextet: Second Take [3.Sep.01]
U-Roy: Now [27.Aug.01]
Phil Upchurch: Tell the Truth [27.Aug.01]
J.J. Johnson: The Eminent, Volume One [26.Aug.01]
City High: self-titled [26.Aug.01]
Rodney Jones: Soul Manifesto [26.Aug.01]
Surface: The First Time / The Best of Surface [20.Aug.01]
Charlie Haden / Egberto Gismonti: In Montreal [20.Aug.01]
Dave Holland Quintet: Not for Nothin' [20.Aug.01]
Charles Lloyd: Hyperion with Higgins [20.Aug.01]
Lonnie Plaxico: Melange [13.Aug.01]
Ed Cherry: The Spirits Speak [26.Jul.01]
John Benítez Trio: Descarga in New York [26.Jul.01]
DJ Assault: Jefferson Avenue [23.Jul.01]
Anna Lauvergnac: self-titled [9.Jul.01]
Eliane Elias: The Best of Eliane Elias [26.Jun.01]
Q-Burns Abstract Message: Invisible Airline [25.Jun.01]
Patti Austin: On the Way to Love [25.Jun.01]
Saru: Downtempo Dojo [25.Jun.01]
Pat Martino: Live at Yoshi's [21.Jun.01]
Bobby "Blue" Bland: The Anthology [4.Jun.01]
Greyboy: Mastered the Art [26.May.01]
Erik Truffaz: Revisite [21.May.01]
Kenny Barron and Regina Carter: Freefall [14.May.01]
Freddie King: The Ultimate Collection [26.Apr.01]
Bluiett/ Jackson/ El'Zabar: The Calling [23.Apr.01]
The O'Jays: The Ultimate O'Jays [9.Apr.01]
India.Arie: Acoustic Soul [26.Mar.01]
Various Artists: Beats and Pieces Volume Two [19.Mar.01]
Silent Poets: To Come [19.Mar.01]
King Britt presents Sylk 130: Re-Members Only [12.Mar.01]
Eve: Scorpion [5.Mar.01]
Jay Dee: Welcome to Detroit [5.Mar.01]
Koffee Brown: Mars/Venus [5.Mar.01]
Solomon Burke: King of Blues and Soul [5.Mar.01]
Jaheim: Ghetto Love [12.Feb.01]
Groove Collective: It's All In Your Mind [8.Jan.01]
Ella Fitzgerald: Cocktail Hour [3.May.99]
Race, Rock, and Elvis by Michael T. Bertrand [1.Jan.95]
A Century of Films by Derek Malcolm [1.Jan.95]
Earl Hooker Bluesmaster by Sebastian Danchin [1.Jan.95]
Earl Hooker Bluesmaster by Sebastian Danchin [1.Jan.95]
Remember Me To Harlem: The Letters of Langston Hughes and Carl Van Vechten, 1925-1964 by Emily Bertr [1.Jan.95]
Various Artists: Mood 2 Chill [1.Jan.95]
Kandi: Hey Kandi [1.Jan.95]
Nobody: Soulmates [1.Jan.95]
Various Artists: Breakscape [1.Jan.95]
Various Artists: French Sessions 6 [1.Jan.95]
Greg Osby: Symbols of Light (A Solution) [1.Jan.95]
Big Youth: Natty Universal Dread [1.Jan.95]
K-Ci & Jojo: X [1.Jan.95]
Dean Brown: Here [1.Jan.95]
Russell Malone: Heartstrings [1.Jan.95]
Mary Ann McSweeney: Thoughts of You [1.Jan.95]
Ledisi: Soulsinger [1.Jan.95]
LaTanya: self-titled [1.Jan.95]
Michael Marcus: Sunwheels [1.Jan.95]
Jamie Anderson: Blue Music [1.Jan.95]
Musiq Soulchild: Aijuswanaseing [1.Jan.95]
Jeri Brown: Image in the Mirror [1.Jan.95]
Lina: Stranger on Earth [1.Jan.95]
Various Artists: Glücklich Vol. IV [1.Jan.95]
Jesse Powell: JP [1.Jan.95]
Miles Davis: Round About Midnight [1.Jan.95]
Mikael Delta: Halcyon Days [1.Jan.95]
Chucho Valdes: Solo: Live in New York [1.Jan.95]
Freddie Hubbard: New Colors [1.Jan.95]
E-Side Ghetto: Ghetto Tales [1.Jan.95]
Nigel Hayes: But Is It Art? [1.Jan.95]
Duke Ellington: Cocktail Hour [1.Jan.95]
Koko Taylor: self-titled [1.Jan.95]
Snowboy: Afro Cuban Jazz [1.Jan.95]
Scott Fields Ensemble: Mamet [1.Jan.95]
Kenny Drew Jnr. Trio: Remembrance [1.Jan.95]
Terry Callier: Alive With Terry Callier [1.Jan.95]
Regina Carter: Motor City Moments [1.Jan.95]
Various Artists: Paris Calling [1.Jan.95]
Romero: Cuban Jazz Funk [1.Jan.95]
Various Artists: Klubb Jazz 3 [1.Jan.95]
Kevin Yost: KY Funk and Stuff [1.Jan.95]
Tampa Red: The Essential Tampa Red [1.Jan.95]
Hybrid Device: self-titled [1.Jan.95]
