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Loud Louder Stop

CD-Charts > Music > Jazz
by: Neil Cowley Trio

Release Date March 31, 2008
This is an unusual album... it's jazz, but not as you know it. I can even hear hints of Tori Amos on 'Well' and Radiohead on 'Dinosaur Die'. The musicianship of these three is just stunning and what really strikes me so much about the album is the production, it's so beautifully engineered, so flawless, it's a treat every time it's played. All the tracks are good, some more beautiful than others, with great, soaring musical landscapes that Cowley manages to conjure up on the piano. Really great drumming and double bass too. Highly recommended.

CD-Charts Position 82
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The Very Best Of Diana Krall

CD-Charts > Music > Jazz
by: Diana Krall

Release Date September 17, 2007
A 'best of' was always going to be a compromise from such a prolific artist. However, one of the really good things about this album is that it was simultaneously released on vinyl and it sounds simply magnificent. All of you that bought the CD - confine it to the car and buy a proper audio medium. Vinyl was made for Ms Krall's sublime voice. What's also great is that many of these tracks were not previously released on vinyl and to hear 'Peel me a grape' 'East of the Sun' 'Look of love' and others in their full glory is a real treat. A great album from a rare and truly talented artist, buy without hesitation. One other point, I take issue with others comments about Girl in the other room, yes her husbands inability to write a coherent song has always ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 83
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Inarticulate Speech Of The Heart

CD-Charts > Music > Jazz
by: Van Morrison

Release Date June 30, 2008
"Inarticulate Speech Of the Heart" is part of the 2nd wave of Van Morrison remastered reissues to hit the shops in 2008 (see full list below). Released Monday 30 June 2008 in the UK and 1 July 2008 in the USA, it boasts an upgraded booklet, a supposedly new 96k/24 bit remaster and 2 bonus tracks for the first time.

Here's the layout (56:31 minutes):
Tracks 1 to 10 make the album originally released in March 1983 on Mercury Records
Tracks 11 and 12 are Alternate Takes of "Cry For Home" and "Inarticulate Speech Of The Heart No.2" and both are previously unreleased bonus tracks exclusive to this disc

The band consisted of:
MARK ISHAM on Synthesisers and Trumpet
CHRIS MITCHIE on Guitars
PEE WEE ELLIS on ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 84
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The Dude

CD-Charts > Music > Jazz
by: Quincy Jones

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I bought 'The Dude' as an audio tape when it first came out and it travelled the world with me when I went on holiday. Absolutely amazing sounds when chillin' around the pool. If you've ever been in a relationship it's impossible to listen to the words of 'Just Once' and not empathise. I still have the tape (cover faded with the sun) but bought the CD when that came out and continue to get as much pleasure from listening to it as I did in the 80's. If you haven't got it in your collection and you're a lover of perfection then I urge you to buy it!

CD-Charts Position 85
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Call Me Irresponsible

CD-Charts > Music > Jazz
by: Michael Buble

Release Date April 30, 2007
Reading Buble reviews are a paradox in that die hard fans rave about him (and get `useful review' votes from other die hard fans) while other more critical reviews get slammed. How about an attempt at objectivity?
Buble is a wonderful vocalist, but there honestly is no musical originality here. If you are seeking music for a dash of innovation or emotion - or anything I can think of really - Buble really cannot deliver it. It is the culinary equivalent of an excellent drink of water - perfect every way, but without any describable qualities. I last heard this playing in an airport lounge - and that really says it all. This is perfectly acceptable background music which you will probably hear in US convention centers or in Blackpool at a middle aged party event. ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 86
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The Very Best of the Temperance Seven

CD-Charts > Music > Jazz
by: Temperance Seven

Release Date January 12, 2004
...nothing better to warm the cockles on a cold winters day. Really cheering stuff if you like it slightly quirky, and let's face it English eccentricity can't be beaten when delivered as the Temperance Seven do.

CD-Charts Position 87
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Last Days at the Lodge

CD-Charts > Music > Jazz
by: Amos Lee

Release Date June 24, 2008
...nothing better to warm the cockles on a cold winters day. Really cheering stuff if you like it slightly quirky, and let's face it English eccentricity can't be beaten when delivered as the Temperance Seven do.

CD-Charts Position 88
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Birth of The Cool

CD-Charts > Music > Jazz
by: Miles Davis

Release Date January 08, 2001
I own several of MD's album - my personal favourite being Sketches of Spain. This album, which is rather dull, I made the mistake of buying on the basis of the track Rocker on a compilation. It's dificult to describe, but to me the sound is too undifferenciated to let the melodies and tune speak. It is an ambient album. Pleasant, but doesn't set the blood racing. Instead, buy in A Silent Way, Sketches... or Kind of Blue.....Or better yet by the Best of Blue Note Comp' - not a duff track on it

CD-Charts Position 89
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A Single Woman: Expanded Edition

CD-Charts > Music > Jazz
by: Nina Simone

Release Date June 16, 2008
I have lived with the original cd since its 1993 release. It was always a worthy addition to her repertoire, the lush settings remind me of Billie Holliday's Lady in Satin. I love the interpretations of the 3 Rod McKuen songs very mature and insightful. In addition, there are fine reworkings of 2 Simone classics "If I should lose you" and "Just say I love him". I enjoyed the re-working of "Papa can you hear me" from the Yentl film soundtrack; Nina personalised the song to give an insight into her relationship with her own father. Finally, I love the humour of her composition "Marry me" - a great ending to the original recording.
We then come to the 7 cuts tracks that did not make the original CD. 2 tracks "Basball boogie" and "The times they are a changin" ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 90
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3 Dimensions

CD-Charts > Music > Jazz
by: Acoustic Triangle, Malcolm Creese, Tim Garland, Gwilym Simcock

Release Date June 16, 2008
Three times previously on Amazon I've had the pleasure of giving top marks to the expert accomplishments of Acoustic Triangle for their scintillating music-making. Now I can do so again, but with the wish I could somehow overtop the best of praises. Wonderfully recorded by Bob Whitney, and as always tastefully produced by Malcolm Creese, who also plays the heartbeat bass, this time we have innovation to add to the superior compositional inventions of Tim Garland on reeds and Gwilym Simcock on piano and French horn. Previous discs and the product description above tells us what sort of music to expect, and now we have the addition of six string players to add - what? Thin background colour? Swooping sentimental sugar? No, in these fully mature compositions, the strings ... Read More: