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newly recorded material from a new generation of young players, though grounded in jazz tradition, bring their individual voices to the project - "Vibe" is about energy, reflection & chemistry, and it features Mike Mainieri, Donny McCaslin, ... Full DescriptionMichael Cain,
Recorded at RPM Sound Studios, New York, New York.
Steps Ahead: Donny McCaslin (soprano & tenor saxophones); Aaron Helck (alto saxophone); Tim Hagans (trumpet); Mike Mainieri (vibraphone, piano); Rachel Z., Michael Cain (piano, synthesizer); Adam Holtzman (organ, Clavinet, synthesizer, programming); Victor Bailey, James Genus, Reggie Washington (bass); Clarence Penn (drums).
Q (5/95, p.114) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...VIBE is less about jazz-rock virtuosity and more of a laid-back, groove-orientated affair--as tight as ever, but with more space and breathing room built into the arrangements..."
Down Beat (5/95, p.52) - 3 Stars - Good - "...enticing soundscapes.... There's good life in the project....cool, hip-hop fusion..."
JazzTimes (6/95, p.118) - "...Mainieri shows off a new class of achievers on tracks which feel moody and experimental, yet make perfect sense....Be assured that Mr. Mainieri will continue to hatch fresh ideas and find great talent well into the future." Hide Description Vibe Music | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Jazz CDs, Jazz Instrument | | Label | NYC Music | | Orig Year | 1995 | | All Time Sales Rank |  113329  | | CD Universe Part number | 1197001 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jan 10, 1995 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Adam Holzman; Mike Mainieri | | Engineer | Mike Krowiak | | Recording Time | 61 minutes | | Personnel | Mike Mainieri - vibraphone, piano
James Genus
Rachel Z
Reggie Washington - bass
Aaron Helck - alto saxophone
Adam Holtzman - organ, Clavinet, synthesizer, programming
Also: Victor Bailey, Clarence Penn, Donny McCaslin, Tim Hagans, Michael Cain |
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This is a hybrid Super Audio CD playable on both regular and Super Audio CD players.
Gary Burton has assembled his "dream band" for LIKE MINDS. With his former protege Pat Metheny, duet partner Chick Corea, favorite drummer Roy Haynes and legendary bassist Dave Holland, Burton has formed an ensemble of staggering proportions. Giants all, this is more than a collection of "all-stars;" it is a cohesive entity. The music is performed as if by one mind and soul with five equal divisions.
The recorded results are stupendous to say the least. Original compositions by Metheny and Corea abound, as do two from Burton himself. Metheny's "Question and Answer" gets the proceedings off to a nice start as the rich sonorities provide an elegant backdrop to some fine soloing. Corea's delightful "Windows" is a deceptively intricate waltz that makes for some nice interplay between Burton and Metheny. Although he's not a prolific composer, Burton's own ...
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The 2008 reunion of Return to Forever's classic mid-1970s line-up marked an extraordinary event for fans of progressive jazz fusion. The band built their reputation on the mind-boggling chemistry of pianist Chick Corea, bassist Stanley Clarke, drummer Lenny White, and guitarist ...
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| | Dlhe Diely Sveta Diely/Continents CD (2007) (Import)
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The secret life of continents WHEN TWO continents collide the result is more than earthquakes and mountains. The moment they brush against one another, the lives of two separate landmasses join in a burst of exchange and evolution. Two worlds end and a new one is born.Something of this sort happens on Sveta diely (which translates as both "Continents" and "Tectonic Plates"), the title of the new album from Bratislava's Longital (ex-Dlhe diely).Until this album, duo Daniel Salontay and Shina had released four disks on which, though they played together (at times together with friends), the personality of one or the other always defined the album.On this fifth outing the duo's individual sounds fuse. Salontay and Shina come together, allowing artistic ideas to cross freely from one side to the other, setting off an explosion of new growth. The result is the band's most successful album to date.The fusion is not taken so far that the album will seem strange to fans. Each song leans toward one or the other of the duo, letting the listener know that, buried somewhere below this new world, a dynamic fault line remains.Å ina is more focussed than on the previous albums. She reins in her lyrics and delivery, and this newly-concentrated power is clear from the first words of the opening Dobrovolna jesen, a shuffling folk-pop track that eases into your head like an old friend and is just as hard to forget.The wild electronic production seen on the Shinadisk album (with the help of Slavo Solovic) is also toned down, without losing any atmospheric effectiveness. One example of this is the use of strings and soft pulsing in the background of Zelenym polom, which forms a velvet cushion for Shina's voice. Another is the sound of crickets and sawing on Postavim ti dom that envelops rather than distracts from Salontay's acoustic guitar and Shina's voice.For his part, Salontay takes his voice and guitar, which he stripped down to their essential elements on the albums Tu and September, a step farther. On Sveta diely's title track, minimal arrangements are directed into mesmerizing repeating bars that gather lightly, like ...
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