By John Hilderbrand on Sep 30, 2008 in christmas, contemporary jazz, new releases, smooth jazz, tributes | 0 Comments
Jeff Lorber – Heard ThatSome nice pop-jazz gems; guests include Rex Rideout, trumpeters Rick Braun and Ron King, and Gerald Albright. Buy the CD or DRM-free download at Amazon Buy the download from iTunes Will Bernard – Blue Plate Special Buy the CD at Amazon Buy the download from iTunes Take 6 – The StandardA [...]
By John Hilderbrand on Sep 23, 2008 in christmas, contemporary jazz, fusion, herbie hancock, kenny garrett, miles davis, new releases, smooth jazz, tributes | Comments Off
Kenny Garrett – Sketches of MD: Live At The Iridium. “I wanted to document the band I took on the road for Beyond the Wall while we were working with Pharoah and also write some new songs,” says Kenny of this new recording which features Pharoah Sanders. “The idea of doing the Miles-related songs just [...]
By John Hilderbrand on Jul 31, 2008 in tributes | 1 Comment
There’s only a handful of musicians that can be called “living legends.” Stevie Wonder is undeniably one of them. There no shortage of covers or tributes to this still vital musician. Here are a couple of jazzy tributes that have been released recently. Vibraphonist Bill Ware, whose Groove Thing CD This Is No Time… is [...]
