ON CD > REVIEWING THE MUSIC.Byline: Charlie Hunter "Mistico" Fantasy - Three and one half stars The adventurous guitarist Hunter ditches the sound of sax for a trio recording that rocks more than anything he has ever recorded. You can't mistake Hunter's twisted tone, which is here in all its slinky glory. But there's only one ballad, and his foil now is keyboardist Erik Deutsch, who moves between piano, Fender Rhodes and CasioTone, playing spacey spac·ey adj. Slang Variant of spacy. Adj. 1. spacey - stupefied by (or as if by) some narcotic drug spaced-out, spacy unconventional - not conventional or conformist; "unconventional life styles" , psychedelic riffs. It's a denser, darker, more aggressive record, sounding like a lost batch of Hendrix outtakes. No, we're not saying he's Jimi. But Hunter can make his guitar wah-wah with the best of them. >GLENN WHIPP WHIPP WhiteWater Head Impact Protection Project Miles Davis Quintet The Miles Davis Quintet was a bebop-oriented jazz quintet formed in 1955 by bandleader and trumpet player Miles Davis. This original quintet featured some of the biggest and most influental names of 20th century jazz, those being John Coltrane (tenor saxophone), Red Garland "Live at the 1963 Monterey Jazz Festival Debuting on October 3, 1958, the Monterey Jazz Festival (MJF) is one of the longest consecutively running jazz festivals. It was co-founded by San Francisco jazz radio broadcaster Jimmy Lyons and his colleague, journalist Ralph J. Gleason. " Monterey Jazz Records - Three and one half stars Miles' new band with George Coleman, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter and Tony Williams was together about six months when this amazing concert took place. Titles include long, thrilling takes on "Autumn Leaves," "Stella by Starlight," "So What" and "Walkin.'" The latter two tunes are played at nearly double the speed of the original recordings with astounding a·stound tr.v. a·stound·ed, a·stound·ing, a·stounds To astonish and bewilder. See Synonyms at surprise. [From Middle English astoned, past participle of astonen, results. Great stuff. >FRED SHUSTER Anoushka Shankar/Karsh Kale kale, borecole (bôr`kōl), and collards, common names for nonheading, hardy types of cabbage (var. "Breathing Under Water" Manhattan - Three stars Electronica meets India as Ravi Shankar's daughter and club-music visionary Kale expand beyond cultural and traditional borders with a mixture of Bollywood, dub and dance. Standout tracks are the beautiful "Sea Dreamer," with Sting on vocals, and the wistful Norah Jones collaboration, "Easy." The now-common blend of Indian classical, electronics, dance and folk has rarely sounded so natural. >F.S. Steep Canyon Rangers "Lovin' Pretty Women" Rebel - Three and one half stars These North Carolinians write their own songs, play them fast and tight, and harmonize with impressive precise rigor. Their subjects are pretty much the usual bluegrass bluegrass, any species of the large and widely distributed genus Poa, chiefly range and pasture grasses of economic importance in temperate and cool regions. In general, bluegrasses are perennial with fine-leaved foliage that is bluish green in some species. ones, but except for the occasional gospel or mining ditty, the Rangers' sound has a modern, almost urban (at the very least, urbane) ring to it. The future of the genre is here. >BOB STRAUSS CD releases> Patti Scialfa: "Play It as It Lays" The Boss' wife releases her third album. Manu Chao: "La Radiolina" The popular Latin alternative rocker issues his first studio album in six years. Suzy Bogguss: "Sweet Danger" Lush, mellow stuff from the country singer. Joshua Bell: "Corigliano: The Red Violin Concerto" The Oscar-winning music for the film "The Red Violin" finds new life as a concerto from the star violinist. Michelle Shocked: "To Heaven U Ride" Recently discovered tapes from the 2003 Telluride Bluegrass Festival The Telluride Bluegrass Festival is held annually in Telluride, Colorado by Planet Bluegrass. Although traditionally the festival focuses on bluegrass music, it often features music from a variety of genres. In 1973, its first year, it attracted 1000 participants. finds Shocked in gospel mode. CAPTION(S): 4 photos Photo: (1 -- 4) no caption (CD covers) |
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