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Jose James: Blackmagic
Jose james brings out his soft sensual side to full effect on this delicious delectation of dishes. His effortless style pervades throughout. His aim seems to be "make the ladies feel good", in that case it's just...
Tanja Maritsa: Fragile
Joni Mitchell, Dory Previn and Madeleine Peyroux fans will really love her! Tanja Maritsa is just an old fashioned girl trying to be heard above this cruel vicious world but her soft charms and genteel persuasion might just get to you in the end
Nick Gravenites: Blue Star
For those of you who don't know, Nick Gravenites is some what of a heavy weight in the Chicago Blues scene - cutting his teeth with the legendary Butterfield Blues Band. Seeking out a cult 60's blues musician? This album is ideally suited
Harry Connick Jnr: Your Songs
‘Your Songs’ the newest release from crooner Harry Connick Jnr finds him tackling a number of well known songs and is a worthwhile addition to Connick’s catalogue
From Jazz Funk & Fusion to Acid Jazz: The History of the UK Jazz Dance Scene
There isn't a book on this subject that is more comprehensive, more enlightening, more enthralling or more unpretentious as Snowboy uses his well renowned ‘no nonsense’ journalist verve to report engrossing fact after fact...
Michael Janisch – Purpose Built (Whirlwind)
This solo album by bassist Michael Janisch is a hard album to review because I have no reference points to give you. It almost does the impossible by being unique. Janisch’s bass playing is (as expected) outstanding throughout
Laura Vane And The Vipertones (Social Beats)
The long-awaited album is finally here. This is not simply yet another one of the current production-line of Funk bands, it sounds vintage with Northern Soul and 60’s Funk influences but is very contemporary
Colonel Red: Sweet Liberation (Ruff Language)
No one was more distressed than me when the hub of the UK Broken Beat scene, the record distributor ‘Goya’, went under taking the scene with it. The artists have scattered in all directions still making incredible contemporary Black music
The Nigel Price Organ Trio – Live (Jazzizit)
For that authentic Wes Mongomery ‘Prestige’ and ‘Blue Note’ Soul Jazz style he plays it as easily as breathing. This CD features his trio live and very well recorded it is too and the band easily steam through classics, eve
Geoff Gascoyne: Pop Bop 2009 (Jazzizit)
What an interesting album. Jazz Bassist Geoff Gascoyne does an album of Jazz covers of well-chosen pop songs of the past 40 years by artists as diverse as Earth, Wind and Fire, Cat Stevens, Gladys Knight and Rufus Wainwright
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