| | Mike Stern Upside Downside CD Mike Stern Discography of CDs
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Mike Stern's debut as a leader mostly features the high-powered guitarist heading a sextet also including tenor saxophonist Bob Berg, keyboardist Mitch Forman, bassist Mark Egan, drummer Dave Weckl and percussionist Dr. Gibbs. Altoist David Sanborn makes a guest appearance on "Goodbye Again," while "Mood Swings" features the quartet of Stern, Berg, electric bassist Jaco Pastorius (with whom Stern had worked in the Word of Mouth Orchestra) and drummer Steve Jordan. The guitarist wrote or co-wrote all six selections, which generally have viable chord changes. The playing mostly fits into the genre of funky fusion, with Stern's passionate guitar heard throughout in fine form. ~ Scott Yanow Mike Stern Upside Downside Songs Upside Downside Music Review Purchase Upside Downside CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Mike Stern Jigsaw CD (1989)
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| | Mike Stern Between The Lines CD (1996)
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BETWEEN THE LINES was nominated for a 1997 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Performance.
Mike Stern does what he does very, very well. He has carved out a unique niche for himself among modern fusion guitarists, a vision that combines funk and R&B bass/drum grooves with skittish melodies often involving extended chord fragments. Stern's lead voice is one of the most distinctive in the genre as well, as his chorused and sometimes distorted tone is always prominently displayed. Stern is joined on this 1996 offering by frequent collaborator Bob Malach, a tenor player with a particular talent for laying screaming lines on top of smoking drum grooves as well as ably doubling and bringing to life Stern's often bookish and theoretical melodies. Completing the band are twin rhythm sections, consisting either of Dave Weckl and Jeff Andrews or Lincoln Goines and Dennis Chambers. Like many of Stern's recordings, the problems lie generally in the sameness of the arrangements and the relatively forgettable nature of some of these songs. Although they are all thoughtfully composed, they sometimes tend to run together a bit in the mind of the listener. Jim Beard's keyboard ...
| | Rush Different Stages CDs (1998)
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DIFFERENT STAGES contains two discs of live tracks recorded in 1994 & 1997 and a third disc of live tracks recorded in 1978.
Disc one of DIFFERENT STAGES is an Enhanced CD containing a full audio program as well as multimedia computer files.
One may wonder--do we really need a fourth live album from Rush? After one listen to this set, the answer is an emphatic YES! Modern production techniques make the band's classics sound clearer and more vibrant than ever. In addition, new musical twists and turns make the songs sound refreshingly new; an extra drum fill here, an extended bass hook there. The band seems to improve with age; 20-year-old tunes sound tighter than ever, with the live versions exceeding the studio ones.
The package consists of three ...
| | Robben Ford Talk To Your Daughter CD (1988)
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On his 1988 solo effort Talk to Your Daughter, singer/guitarist Robben Ford proves himself a master of sophisticated blues-rock guitar playing. The material is quite strong, and all the musicians perform at the highest level, but it's Ford's stellar soloing that makes this release. Fans of flailing '80s rock virtuosos would do well to check out Ford's exceptional work on Talk to Your Daughter. The musician's colorful yet controlled improvising and harmonic mastery is a rare and beautiful sonic treat. The title track is dripping with soulful, well-placed guitar ...
| | U2 Best Of 1980-1990/The B-Sides CDs (1998)
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U2 burst onto the scene at the onset of the '80s with a majestic, uplifting, earnest approach and a unique textural sound that endeared them to fans and critics alike. They spent the rest of the decade growing up in public, solidifying their status as post-punk icons, marrying the good intentions of old-school alternative rock with the epic sonic scale of classic '70s rockers, never sounding less than totally original and never pausing for a hits compilation--until 1998. BEST OF offers a good representation of the complex body of work that made the band a legend.
Fittingly, the album begins with the debut's "I Will Follow," a statement of commitment to pursuing truth and spirituality despite continual and inevitable misgivings. "Desire" mates Bono's lyrical fervor with a modified Bo Diddley beat to fine effect. New world meets old on the bluesy B.B. King collaboration "When Love Comes to Town." Closing things out, "All I Want is You" shows the moody, reflective side of the band, giving Bono a chance to croon and the rest of ...
| | Ben Folds Five CD (1995) Bonus Track; Japan
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All songs written by Ben Folds except "Where's Summer B.?" (Ben Folds/Darren Jessee), "Alice Childress" and "The Last Polka" (Ben Folds/Anna Goodman).
In the mid-1990s, while legions of angst-ridden, guitar-brandishing alternative-rock groups were riding the post-Nirvana wave of success, North Carolina's Ben Folds Five quietly released its self-titled debut, which featured very little angst and no guitars. Cheeky even in name (the ensemble is actually a trio), the band presents a highly melodic fully formed sound, with Ben Folds's emotive vocals, witty lyrics, and energetic ...
| | Ivo Perelman Brazilian Watercolor CD (1999)
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By now, Perelman has established himself as a wickedly majestic ...
| | Jazz For A Lonely Heart CD (2001)
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| | Battlelore Sword's Song CD (2003)
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| | Lalo Schifrin Jazz Meets The Symphony 6 CD (2005)
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| | Dee Carstensen Patch Of Blue CD (2005)
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| | Roots Of Mambo 1930-1950 CD (2006)
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Before the mambo craze hit the U.S. in the 1950s, there were hints, both subtle and obvious, of its development. The music on Roots of Mambo 1930-1950, along with its liner notes, written in both French and English (though the French ones seem to be a bit more comprehensive), trace the chronology of this development, from "Saint Louis Blues" to "The Peanut Vendor" to "Cubana Be, Cubana Bop" to "Manteca," and explain how different cultural styles (Afro-Caribbean rhythms, African-American jazz) ended up creating Latin jazz (which the notes incorrectly equate with mambo and salsa -- they're related, not identical). But history aside, what's best about Roots of Mambo 1930-1950 is the music itself. As the tracks are listed -- for the most part -- chronologically, the progression from the bluesier sounding "Doin' the Rhumba" by Cab Calloway to the full-out meandering, dark polyrhythms of Dizzy Gillespie and his orchestra in "Afro-Cuban Suite" (the trumpeter, as a bandleader, is included 11 times on the two-disc set, which is fitting, as he was one of the main contributors and innovators of Latin jazz) is heard clearly, like pieces being put into a puzzle. There are a lot of great horn riffs and solos, pulsating beats, and impassioned singing (Calloway even affects a hyper-trilled "R" in "The Congo Congo" as he talks about the extreme popularity of the new music) that make the album move nicely (and it's long ...
| | Bigben Crescendo CD (2006)
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BigBen combines just the right blend of melody, rhythm, passion and landscapes to transport the listener to another place. The album Crescendo was designed to pick up and carry the listener along from the opening mantra-like melody of "When I'm With You Tonight" to the upbeat final track of "Circus of Love". If you've had a bad day at work, Crescendo will bring you back down to earth and elevate your spirit back to where it belongs! This is New Age the way it's meant ...
| | Stemm Songs For The Incurable Heart CD (2006) (Import) United Kingdom
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| | Selena Classic Series 5 CD (2007)
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| | Masterpiece Vol. 2-Masterpiece CD (2007) (Import)
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