Five Classic Albums: The Kid and the Brute/Swing's the Thing/Illinois Jacquet Flies Again/Illinois Jacquet Collates/Groovin' With Jacquet CD

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Five Classic Albums: The Kid and the Brute/Swing's the Thing/Illinois Jacquet Flies Again/Illinois Jacquet Collates/Groovin' With Jacquet songs From this disc's cover photo, one might think saxophonist Michael Lington is an attorney instead of Holland's gift to America's smooth-jazz scene. But he is indeed the latter, having paid his dues backing Randy Crawford and Barry Manilow before racking up several hits of his own on the contemporary jazz charts in the late 1990's. Judging by HEAT, Lington hasn't lost his touch (a gift perhaps from the late Grover Washington Jr.) or his good sense in producers--HEAT is co-produced by keyboard wizard Greg Phillinganes, the Midas-touched Keith Olson (Santana, Fleetwood Mac), and Lington himself. While his slinky-funky, sultry sax tone commands center stage, Lington is wise enough to share it with great guest singers like Aaron Neville, Ace Young (TV's AMERICAN IDOL), and Keely Hawke. Audio Mixer: Bob Horn. Audio Remasterer: Gene Grimaldi.

Five Classic Albums: The Kid and the Brute/Swing's the Thing/Illinois Jacquet Flies Again/Illinois Jacquet Collates/Groovin' With Jacquet CD music Though he had recorded a couple of duo albums with altoist Rob Brown before this, Points was the first disc to be released under pianist Matthew Shipp's name. At this stage of his career, Shipp was drawing many comparisons to Cecil Taylor and, in a sense, it's easy to see why: not so much in his actual piano playing, but very much so in his group conception. The lengthy opening and closing compositions, for instance, sound strikingly similar to some of Taylor's mid-'60s work with Sunny Murray and Jimmy Lyons both in their loose spatial feel and in Brown's plaintive, Lyons-esque phrasing. "Afro Sonic" plies a different path, Shipp's insistent piano recalling the minimalism of Steve Reich, of all things, with bassist William Parker launching some furious arco scrabbling over the top while Brown and Whit Dickey scurry along the sidelines. With "Piano Pyramid," a hornless trio, listeners are back in Taylor territory again, specifically Taylor around Unit Structures (1966), and here one can pick up a lot more overt presence in Shipp's actual playing. It's handled in a graceful and polished manner but begs the question: Why does an ostensibly avant-garde musician work in a style that was 25 years old at the time of this recording? It was interesting to realize that just as the ghost of Miles Davis' early-'60s recordings hung over the work of Wynton Marsalis and other "Young Lions," so did the work of free jazz pioneers like Taylor and Albert Ayler overwhelm many of the younger musicians castigating Marsalis for not doing something "new." Shipp would, to some extent, work his way out of this conundrum in ensuing years and fans of his work will want to hear Points at the very least for its historical value but, objectively, it's an inconsistent and not entirely original release. ~ Brian Olewnick Liner Note Author: Steve Dalachinsky. Recording information: East Side Sound Recording Studio, New York, NY (01/14/1990-03/18/1990). Editor: Björn Engelmann. Illustrator: Yuko Otomo. Photographers: Alan Nahigian; Tenn Voeten. Personnel: Matthew Shipp (piano), Rob Brown (alto saxophone), William Parker (bass), Whit Dickey (drums). Personnel: Matthew Shipp (piano, percussion); Rob Brown (alto saxophone, percussion); Whit Dickey (drums, percussion).

Five Classic Albums: The Kid and the Brute/Swing's the Thing/Illinois Jacquet Flies Again/Illinois Jacquet Collates/Groovin' With Jacquet buy CD music Track Listing of songs: DISC 1: HARRY CONNICK JR.: Love Is Here To Stay; Little Clown; Zealously; On The Sunny Side Of The Street; I Mean You; Vocation; On Green Dolphin Street; Little Waltz; E; DISC 2: WE ARE IN LOVE: We Are In Love; Only 'Cause I Dont Have You; Recipe For Love; Drifting; Forever, For Now; Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square, A; Heavenly; Just A Boy; I've Got A Great Idea; I'll Dream Of You Again; It's Alright With Me; Buried In Blue;

Five Classic Albums: The Kid and the Brute/Swing's the Thing/Illinois Jacquet Flies Again/Illinois Jacquet Collates/Groovin' With Jacquet songs Tributee: Kem. Track Listing of songs: When I'm Lovin' You; Can You Feel It; Love Never Fails; Share My Life; Human Touch; If It's Love; Golden Days; Why Would You Stay; I Can't Stop Loving You; Love Calls;

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Five Classic Albums: The Kid and the Brute/Swing's the Thing/Illinois Jacquet Flies Again/Illinois Jacquet Collates/Groovin' With Jacquet CD music Track Listing of songs: Thank God I'm A Country Boy; Achy Breaky Heart; Hey Good Lookin'; Home On The Range; King Of The Road; May The Bird Of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose; Yellow Rose Of Texas; Coat Of Many Colors; Ballad Of Davey Crockett; God Bless The USA; I've Got A Tiger By The Tail; Jambalaya; You've Got A Friend; Most Beautiful Girl In The World; Oh, Lonesome Me; Red River Valley; Take Me Home, Country Roads; Wings Of A Dove; You Are My Sunshine; Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree; Don't Rock The Jukebox; Forever And Ever, Amen; Happy Trails; I Walk The Line; Tennessee Waltz; Tumbling Tumbleweeds; I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry; Deep In The Heart Of Texas; Always On My Mind; Ballad Of Jed Clampett; Gone Country; Wabash Cannonball; On The Road Again; Rocky ...

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