SOUND CHECK.HERBIE HANCOCK/``THE COMPLETE BLUE NOTE SIXTIES SESSIONS'' (BLUE NOTE) For his most recent record for Verve, Hancock explored Gershwin, a project that called upon the lyrical pianist's classical and interpretive skills. This thorough six-CD archive finds Hancock in the first flush It is well known in urban hydrology, that the constituents are normally more concentrated in the first part of runoff. This phenomenon was already described in the beginning of the 20th century (METCALF AND EDDY, 1916) as “first flush” or of his solo career in the '60s, when he cut such sophisticated and highly rated hard-bop tunes as ``Maiden Voyage Noun 1. maiden voyage - the first voyage of its kind; "in 1912 the ocean liner Titanic sank on its maiden voyage" ocean trip, voyage - an act of traveling by water ,'' ``Dolphin Dance,'' ``Cantaloupe cantaloupe: see gourd; melon. Island'' and ``Watermelon watermelon, plant (Citrullus vulgaris) of the family Curcurbitaceae (gourd family) native to Africa and introduced to America by Africans transported as slaves. Watermelons are now extensively cultivated in the United States and are popular also in S Russia. Man,'' all standards today. Albums included here - among them ``My Point of View,'' ``Empyrean Isles,'' ``Speak Like a Child'' and ``Maiden Voyage'' - helped establish Blue Note's reputation for distinctive music that was also accessible. Top-flight players helping out on these sessions include Dexter Gordon Dexter Gordon (February 27, 1923–April 25, 1990) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, and an Academy Award-nominated actor. He is considered one of the first bebop tenor players. , Joe Henderson This article is about the jazz saxophonist. For other uses, see: Joe Henderson (disambiguation) Joe Henderson (April 24, 1937 - June 30, 2001) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. , Wayne Shorter Wayne Shorter (born August 25 1933) is an American jazz composer and saxophonist, commonly regarded as one of the more important American jazz sax players and composers since the 1960s. , Tony Williams
Anthony Tillmon "Tony" Williams (December 12, 1945 – February 23, 1997) was an American jazz drummer. , Freddie Hubbard and George Coleman. A must for jazz fans. four stars - Fred Shuster Paul Weller/``Modern Classics'' (Island) This 16-track best-of collects selections from each of the studio albums ex-Jam leader and Britpop hero Weller has released over the past six years, adding one new tune. Since launching his solo career at the beginning of the '90s, Weller has continually refined his soulful, '60s-steeped style. On such standouts as ``Sunflower'' and ``The Weaver,'' both from the excellent ``Wild Wood'' album, Weller's potent voice puts him in the ranks of such seminal influences as Steve Marriott and Steve Winwood. Other sure-fire winners here include the gentle ballad ``You Do Something to Me'' and the soulful swoon of ``Broken Stones.'' A good introduction to one of the greats. three and one half stars - F.S. Various/``926 East McLemore Vol. 1'' (High Stacks) This address should be familiar to soul fans everywhere - it was home to the once mighty Stax label. ``926 East McLemore,'' a newly recorded tribute to that Memphis r&b legacy, brings together such Stax figures as Rufus Thomas, the BarKays, J. Blackfoot and the Temprees, backed by dependable studio hands such as guitarist-producer Bobby Manuel and drummer Steve Potts. There are plenty of affecting moments among these 11 tracks. Best of all are Rance Allen's ``Front-Line,'' Blackfoot's ``Uptown Lady'' and the rhythm section's ``Drum Island,'' a tribute to late Stax architect and Booker T. & the MG's drummer Al Jackson Jr. three stars - F.S. Various/``The Story of Tango Vol. 2'' and ``Women of Tango'' (Hemisphere) World music specialists Hemisphere have followed their acclaimed ``Vol. 1'' collection with this equally rich and diverse selection of tangos recorded by some of the most accomplished and soulful of the early '50s tango groups and orchestras, including the incomparably suave Hector Maria Artola and His Orchestra, the sensuous and slinky slink·y adj. slink·i·er, slink·i·est 1. Stealthy, furtive, and sneaking. 2. Informal Graceful, sinuous, and sleek: wore a slinky outfit to the party. Armando Baliotti and the great Juancito Diaz. four stars ``Women of Tango'' turns the tables on the form's macho conventions (in its early days, the dance was performed by two men), with stirring, commanding performances by Elsa Rivas and Gloria Biz, and lighter, pop-flavored offerings from Gloria Biaz and Tita Merello. Proof that it still takes two to tango, though, is found on ``Mentira,'' a collaboration between vocalist Nelly Vasquez and Osvaldo Pugliese's legendary orchestra. This is the international sound of passion. three stars - Terry Lawson 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. Soundtrack/``The Faculty'' (Columbia) The update here of Pink Floyd's ``Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2),'' done by an aggregate called the Class of '99 (featuring Alice in Chains' Layne Staley on vocals and Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello on guitar), doesn't match the original's moodiness, and Staley's grungy grun·gy adj. grun·gi·er, grun·gi·est Slang In a dirty, rundown, or inferior condition: grungy old jeans. [Origin unknown. mumblings are passe pas·sé adj. 1. No longer current or in fashion; out-of-date. 2. Past the prime; faded or aged. [French, past participle of passer, to pass, from Old French; see . But it does groove solidly, and Morello's distinctly edgy guitar is an interesting change from David Gilmour's precision. The rest of the soundtrack is dotted with teen anthems, both old (including two Alice Cooper covers, Creed plodding through ``I'm Eighteen'' and Soul Asylum going the note-for-note route on ``School's Out'') and new (Offspring's ``The Kids Aren't Alright,'' D Generation's surprising ``Helpless,'' Oasis' ``Stay Young''). Elsewhere, Garbage and Sheryl Crow offer excellent album tracks that are better heard in their proper context. two and one half stars - Ben Wener Orange County Register DMX/``Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood'' (Def Jam) Rapper DMX See DMX512. gets the jump on '99 with a surprisingly strong effort that not only doesn't sound rushed to release but expands significantly beyond his debut's blueprint. The first part of the new disc essentially contains singles, and most of them are brilliant. ``Ain't No Way'' is infectious; ``Bring Your Whole Crew'' is a powerful, ``Warriors''-style fight anthem; ``It's All Good'' surpasses it in groove; and ``Coming From'' employs Mary J. Blige. The rest of ``Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood'' plays like a concept album devoted to salvation - opening with Marilyn Manson growling on ``The Omen.'' three stars - B.W. Kenny Dorham/``Blues in Bebop'' (Savoy) Dorham may have been the most overlooked of the bop-era trumpeters This article lists notable musicians who have played the trumpet, cornet or flugelhorn. Classical players
2. This name is given to such money or coin, gold, silver, plate, or bullion, which having been hidden or concealed in the earth or other private place, so long that its owner is unknown, has been discovered by accident. , though, are a group of 1946 recordings, most issued on 78s under the name ``The Be Bop Boys.'' Though Dorham was only 22 at the time, he held his own with legends Kenny Clarke on drums and Bud Powell on piano and legend-to-be Sonny Stitt on alto. Laid down were early versions of Powell's ``Bouncing With Bud,'' (here titled ``Bebop bebop or bop Jazz characterized by harmonic complexity, convoluted melodic lines, and frequent shifting of rhythmic accent. In the mid-1940s, a group of musicians, including Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, and Charlie Parker, rejected the conventions of in Pastel'') and ``Wail'' (``Fool's Fancy''). But it's on Stitt's ``Seven Up'' that we get a taste of the fluid phrasing that would distinguish Dorham's cerebral soloing in the '50s. three stars - Terry Lawson Detroit Free Press Del Amitri/``Singles 89-98'' (A&M) Why isn't Del Amitri the biggest band in the world? It may well be the best. Main songwriter Justin Currie erects verses and choruses of terrific beauty, linked by the sturdiest bridges this side of the George Washington. His band elaborates those tunes with pert guitar leads, hard drum flourishes and smart bass intrusions, finding hooks in every clang of a cowbell or strum of a six string. This best-of set plucks tracks released to radio from the band's four albums on A&M. Although the 17 songs selected were deemed hot enough to rank as singles, you could just as easily find 17 other songs as catchy and smart on the band's albums. It's even more telling of Del Amitri's high standards that the set finds no change in the music from the oldest songs to the newest. Why should there be, when the guys got the style right the first time? four stars - Jim Farber New York Daily News New York Daily News Morning daily tabloid newspaper published in New York City. It was founded in 1919 by Joseph Medill Patterson and his cousin Robert McCormick as a subsidiary of the Tribune Co. of Chicago. The first successful tabloid-format newspaper in the U.S. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO no caption (Herbie Hancock) |
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