| | Andy Summers The X Tracks CD Andy Summers Discography of CDs
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Gh Collection Feat.Sting, Deborah Harry,Q-Tip
Personnel: Andy Summers (guitar); Q-Tip (rap vocals); Randy Brecker (trumpet); Herbie Hancock (keyboards); Peter Erskine (drums).
X Tracks: Best of Andy Summers covers the years 1997-2002, essentially his stint at RCA. If you haven't followed his post-Police career, you might be somewhat surprised at his jazz leanings. Texturally, he flirts with smooth jazz at times, but his penchant for dissonance keeps him out of that camp. There are a handful of original compositions alongside pieces by Monk, Mingus, and Wayne Shorter. Q-Tip's reading from Mingus' Beneath the Underdog on "Goodbye Porkpie Hat" does little to add to the tune, beyond differentiating it from Jeff Beck's version, but the way Summers handles Mingus' "Boogie Stop Shuffle" with an added horn section is great. Similarly, Sting's turn on vocals on the overdone "'Round Midnight" is serviceable, but the way Summers digs into Monk's bag of dissonance and crazy intervals on "Think of One" shows a deep understanding and feel for Monk's music. The Wayne Shorter tunes are beautifully done, and the album opens and closes with Summers in jazz power-trio mode, rocking things up just a bit (even quoting "White Room" in "Big Thing"). X Tracks: Best of Andy Summers is a good summary of his post-Private Music/Windham Hill years, and would make a fine starting place for someone interested in what Summers has been up to since the Police. ~ Sean Westergaard
JazzTimes (p.105) - "'Ruby My Dear,' on solo acoustic guitar, proves Summers has a deep appreciation of this music." Andy Summers The X Tracks Songs | 1. | Big Thing - (featuring Herbie Hancock) |
| 2. | Diva Station, The |
| 3. | Three Marias, The |
| 4. | Pork Pie Hat / Where Can A Man Find Peace - (featuring Q-Tip) |
| 5. | Boogie Stop Shuffle |
| 6. | Circus |
| 7. | 'Round Midnight / Above The World - (featuring Sting) |
| 8. | Think of One |
| 9. | Footprints |
| 10. | Ruby My Dear |
| 11. | Weird Nightmares - (featuring Debbie Harry) |
| 12. | Earth & Sky |
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The X Tracks Music Review Purchase The X Tracks CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Bon Jovi Circle CDs (2009) With DVD
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| | Shadow Gallery Digital Ghosts CD (2009)
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| | Pelican What We All Come To Need CD (2009)
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| | Weezer Radtitude CDs (2009) Deluxe Edition
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Deluxe Edition
Personnel: Rivers .
Audio Mixer: Rich Costey.
Words such as "goofy" and "geeky" have long been used to describe Weezer's music, but these qualities are only one aspect of the band's sound; beneath all the humorous pop culture references and snarky attitude, Rivers Cuomo touched upon a myriad of serious topics including existential angst, aging, and sexual mores. While at first listen RADITUDE seems to be one of the Weezer's silliest albums ...
| | Flaming Lips Embryonic CD (2009)
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Personnel: Karen O (vocals); Thorsten Wörmann (spoken vocals); Dave Fridmann (programming).
Audio Mixers: Dave Fridmann; Flaming Lips.
Recording information: Dull Roar Studios, Oklahoma City, OK (02/2009-07/2009); Tarbox Road Studios, Cassadaga, NY (02/2009-07/2009).
CHRISTMAS ON MARS might be the Flaming Lips' bona fide ...
| | Brandi Carlile Give Up The Ghost CD (2009)
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Audio Mixer: Jason Lader.
If there was any flaw with Brandi Carlile's second album, THE STORY, it's that it was perhaps a touch too austere, painted in amber tones by producer T Bone Burnett. Its 2009 sequel, GIVE UP THE GHOST, opens up and breathes, perhaps partially due to swapping T Bone for Rick Rubin, who retains the spooky, serious vibe but makes things a little less chilly. This isn't sealed off; there is room for guests here, including such L.A. linchpins as Benmont Tench and ...
| | Wc Ghetto Heisman CD (2002)
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Personnel includes: Snoop Dogg, Scarface, Ice Cube, Nate Dogg, MC Ren, Case.
Producers include: Buck Wild, Brian Wilson, Scott Storch, Rick Rock, Battlecat.
Personnel includes: WC, Snoop Dogg, Scarface, Ice Cube, Nate Dogg, Xzibit, Mack 10, MC Ren, Butch Cassidy, Deville, Dr. Stank, Gangsta, Case, Lovher, Kokane, Lina.
Producers includes: Brian Wilson, Scott Storch, Buck Wild, Rick Rock, Battle Cat.
Recorded at Paramount Studios, Amerycan Studios, Larrabee Sound, Los Angeles, California, The Hit Factory, Miami, Florida.
Def Jam's forays into the world of West Coast gangstas haven't always gone well (remember the bitter parting with San Diego thug Jayo Felony), but the label nevertheless signed up Jayo's fellow Crip-walker W.C., late of Maad Circle and Westside Connection, giving the underrated Cailfornia rhymer the break many felt he'd long deserved. Yet he doesn't take full advantage of it on Ghetto Heisman, despite an impressive parade of guests that includes Snoop Dogg and even old pal Ice Cube, lured back to the rap game from his silver screen duties. The rich, Clinton-sampling G-funk sounds just as good here as it did it in its early-'90s heyday, but W.C.'s verses too often lapse into gangsta boilerplate; when he gives it a fleet-tongued twist on "Bellin," the results ...
| | Get Carter (1971) CD (1971)
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Original score composed by Roy Budd.
Includes liner notes by Mike Hodges, Paul Fishman, and Charlie Galloway.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
Personnel: Roy Budd (piano); Judd Proctor, Brian Daly (guitar); Jeff Cline (double bass, bass guitar); Chris Karan ...
| | Golden Legends: 50S Legends CD (2006) (Import)
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| | Charo Cuchi-Cuchi! CD (2006)
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| | Dennis Geyer Souvenirs Of Time CD (2000)
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| | Clouseau Essential CD (2008) (Import) Import
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