SOUND CHECK : JONATHA BROOKE/``LIVE'' (BAD DOG RECORDS) EX-STORY SINGER-SONGWRITER BROOKE'S LAST ALBUM.``10-CENTS WINGS,'' GARNERED A LOT OF ATTENTION BUT DIDN'T SELL MUCH, SO SHE WAS DROPPED BY HER LABEL. THIS INTRIGUING, 10-TRACK LIVE EFFORT, CURRENTLY AVAILABLE ONLY THROUGH BROOKE'S WEB SITE (WWW WWW or W3: see World Wide Web. (World Wide Web) The common host name for a Web server. The "www-dot" prefix on Web addresses is widely used to provide a recognizable way of identifying a Web site. .JONATHABROOKE.COM (1) (Computer Output Microfilm) Creating microfilm or microfiche from the computer. A COM machine receives print-image output from the computer either online or via tape or disk and creates a film image of each page. ), CONTAINS LITERATE, FINELY WROUGHT SONGS FROM HER EARLY DAYS IN THE STORY AND HER OWN TWO ALBUMS IN SOLO, TRIO AND FULL BAND SETTINGS. THREE STARS - FRED SHUSTER KOKOMO/``LIVE IN CONCERT 1975'' (MLP (Meridian Lossless Packing) The compression technique used in DVD-Audio that provides the highest audio quality. It delivers two channels at 192 kHz with 24-bit samples or six channels at 96 kHz. ) London r&b band Kokomo made funky soul music in the '70s that some said outdid out·did v. Past tense of outdo. the Average White Band and counterparts in the States. This disc finds the group and its superb three-piece vocal section performing some of the stronger tunes from their first two records, including ``I'm Sorry Babe,'' ``Anytime,'' Carolyn Franklin's ``Angel'' and the ultra-funky workout ``Rise and Shine.'' Best of all, though, are extended versions of Aretha's ``With Everything I Feel in Me'' and Bobby Womack's ``I Can Understand It,'' two numbers Kokomo made their own. Available through mail-order Web sites. three and one half stars - Fred Shusterious/``The West Coast Jazz West Coast jazz is a form of jazz music that developed around Los Angeles, California at about the same time as hard bop jazz was developing in New York City, in the 1950s and 1960s. West Coast jazz was generally seen as a sub-genre of cool jazz. Box: An Anthology of California Jazz'' There are assorted definitions of the term ``West Coast jazz,'' but the one used to compile this four-CD box seems to be jazz musicians residing on the left coast. In general, the L.A. school took inspiration from such ``cool'' influences as Lennie Tristano and Miles Davis' ``Birth of the Cool'' band, while New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of was still under the spell of be-bop in the '50s and early '60s. This terrific collection, assembled chronologically, moves from Wardell Grey and Dexter Gordon to Chet Baker, Stan Getz, Ben Webster, Davis and the Lighthouse All-Stars, Joe Pass, Ornette Coleman and plenty more. A great way to spend a weekend. four stars - Fred Shuster Various/``Town Hall Concert'' (Blue Note) This music, available on disc for the first time, was part of a 1985 concert to celebrate the rebirth of the Blue Note label in which jazz giants Freddie Hubbard, Herbie Hancock, Joe Henderson, Bobby Hutcherson, Tony Williams and Ron Carter gathered to play such standards as Hancock's ``Cantaloupe cantaloupe: see gourd; melon. Island'' and the Eric Dolphy classic ``Hat and Beard'' in loose, driving configurations. The album is a revelation, providing some of the most exciting '50s- and '60s-style hard bop we've heard all year. four stars - Fred Shuster Morcheeba/``Beats & B-Sides'' (Sire) On ``Beats & B-Sides,'' the Brit trip-hop trio offers remixes and remakes of tracks from previous albums. Often unfairly compared to the far moodier Portishead, Morcheeba actually has more of an uplifting dance element in its music, and these retooled tracks satisfy on several levels. three stars - Fred Shuster Gregory Isaacs/``Maritime Hall'' (2B1) Rude boy reggae crooner Isaacs - known as the Cool Ruler - likes romantic ballads with a sturdy beat straight out of the '70s' golden age of reggae. Caught live in San Francisco, ``Maritime Hall'' is a tough, solid set of some of Isaacs' best-known numbers, including the shivers-inducing ``Night Nurse'' and the equally groovy ``Front Door.'' Unlike so many modern modern reggae albums, the backup band here is excellent. three stars - Fred Shuster Dick Gaughan/``Sail On'' and ``Redwood Cathedral'' (Appleseed) Traditional Scottish folk singer Gaughan can reduce a club full of boozed-up folk fans to sniffling crybabies. He's got an almost operatic voice that resonates directly with the soul, and he's also one of the best, most idiosyncratic id·i·o·syn·cra·sy n. pl. id·i·o·syn·cra·sies 1. A structural or behavioral characteristic peculiar to an individual or group. 2. A physiological or temperamental peculiarity. 3. guitarists in the world. On top of that, he writes moving, poetic songs that deal with social justice and the plight of the worker. Gaughan's two recent albums, ``Sail On'' and ``Redwood Cathedral,'' contain contemporary and classic gems, including reworkings of Townes Van Zandt's ``Pancho and Lefty,'' the Stones' ``Ruby Tuesday'' and Pete Seeger's timeless ``Turn, Turn, Turn,'' along with memorable originals and traditionals. Both albums are well worth investigating. three and one half stars - Fred Shuster Soundtrack/``Shakespeare in Love'' (Sony Classical) Stephen Warbeck's gorgeous score for the acclaimed fictional account of the Bard's love life sounds like classic movie music. The album reflects the film's many moods, from the meeting of the lovers to the dance sequence in Viola's house and the final turbulent shipwreck shipwreck, complete or partial destruction of a vessel as a result of collision, fire, grounding, storm, explosion, or other mishap. In the ancient world sea travel was hazardous, but in modern times the number of shipwrecks due to nonhostile causes has steadily scenes. The score has the power to bring the film back in the listener's mind. three stars - Fred Shuster Schubert/``Symphonies 8 and 9,'' Scottish Chamber Orchestra The Scottish Chamber Orchestra (SCO) is Scotland's national chamber orchestra, based in Edinburgh. The SCO was formed in 1974. It performs throughout Scotland, but is based at Edinburgh's Queens Hall. , conductor Charles Mackerras (Telarc) Mackerras prefers a leaner sound, somewhat brisker tempos and therefore a less sentimental approach to Schubert than Kurt Masur. It's a respectable position, and there is a class of listener who will prefer the Mackerras interpretations. I prefer Masur on the one work both recordings contain, the ``Unfinished Symphony,'' which suffers from a no-nonsense approach. On the other hand, there's something to be said for keeping the lengthy Ninth Symphony moving. Both are great music either way. two and one half stars - Olin Chism Dallas Morning News Gary Burton/``Like Minds'' (Concord) ``Like Minds'' brings together five old friends - Gary Burton, Chick Corea, Pat Metheny, Dave Holland and Roy Haynes - who play with the kind of relaxed authority and unforced dialogue rare in this era of overproduction o·ver·pro·duce tr.v. o·ver·pro·duced, o·ver·pro·duc·ing, o·ver·pro·duc·es To produce in excess of need or demand. o . Haynes' crackling ride cymbal cymbal Percussion instrument consisting of a circular metal plate that is struck with a drumstick or two such plates that are struck together. They were used, often ritually, in Assyria, Israel (from c. and snare drum spark everyone, but especially Corea, who never sounds better than with Haynes as a trampoline trampoline Resilient sheet or web (often of nylon) supported by springs in a metal frame and used as a springboard and landing area in tumbling. Trampolining is an individual sport of acrobatic movements performed after rebounding into the air from the trampoline. for his own percussive per·cus·sive adj. Of, relating to, or characterized by percussion. per·cus  sive·ly adv. piano attack and quick wit. On Metheny's swift ``Elucidation,'' Corea's curlicue lines skip in euphoric glee. The group kills on triple-meter pieces like Metheny's ``Question and Answer'' and Corea's evergreen ``Windows'' - strong melodies with challenging but not inhibiting structures. three stars - Mark Stryker Detroit Free Press The Detroit Free Press is the largest daily newspaper in Detroit, Michigan, USA. It is sometimes informally referred to as the "Freep". Some still refer to it locally as "The Friendly" -- a slogan from an ad campaign in the '70s. CAPTION(S): 6 Photos PHOTO (1) Chet Baker, left, Miles Davis and Rolf Ericson are among the artist represented on ``The West Coast Jazz Box: An Anthology of California Jazz.'' 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