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Music > Jazz
England's Beat Goes On Label does two-fers better than almost
anyone else. They remaster the music, pop the CDs into durable,
slim-line jewel cases, and offer authoritative liner notes as well
as a tidy, if not overly attractive, paper slipcase. This
double-disc includes the two middle period Return to Forever
releases, Where Have I Known You Before, originally issued in 1974,
and No Mystery, released in 1975, which was also the band's final
album for Polydor -- they moved to Columbia for 1976's classic
Romantic Warrior. The first of these two discs introduced the
band's legendary -- though not original -- lineup: with Chick Corea
on keyboards, bassist Stanley Clarke, drummer Lenny White, and new
guitarist Al DiMeola, who replaced Bill Connors. The now corny
sci-fi imagery was perfect for the mid-'70s, and the stellar blend
of knotty compositions and intense solo improvisation made for one
of RTF's most compelling albums. No Mystery, featuring the same
personnel, generally got shorter shrift, but hindsight being 20/20,
that's unwarranted. Time has proven it to be a very consistent --
though admittedly less groundbreaking -- offering; it's worthy of
real reconsideration in the 21st century. These records were, along
with Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy and Romantic Warrior, Billy
Cobham's Spectrum, Tony Williams' Lifetime, the Mahavishnu
Orchestra's Inner Mounting Flame and Birds of Fire, the epitome of
jazz-rock fusion; Miles Davis' music of the era was always
something more mysterious, more speculative, and far funkier than
this muscular -- and masculine -- blurred out blend of instrumental
pyrotechnics. The BGO versions of these albums sound a whole level
or two better than the domestic budget reissues. ~ Thom Jurek
Track list
Olomouc
Twenty Tonnes of Tension
Flight 19
Roamin'
Suspended Memory
Addis
Igor
The Water is Wide
Afro Cello
Ajoyo
I Am Analogue
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All For You
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Diana Krall
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Smokin' at the Half Note
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Wes Montgomery, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers, Jimmy Cobb; Performed by Wynton Kelly Trio & Wes Montgomery
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Feels Like Home CD (2004)
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Norah Jones; Contributions by Jay Newland; Produced by Norah Jones, Arif Mardin; Performed by Jones Norah
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Feels Like Home,is the anticipated follow-up to Norah Jones's
Grammy-sweeping debut! The disc finds the sweet-voiced singer once
again working with producer Arif Mardin. Also appearing on the
album are Levon Helm and Garth Hudson of the Band, jazz drummer
Brian Blade, Jesse Harris (who wrote Jones's hit "Don't Know Why"),
and Dolly Parton. Jones recently paid homage to Parton on Just
Because I'm a Woman: Songs of Dolly Partonby singing "The Grass Is
Blue." Jones also appears on two tracks on the latest from Big
Apple trip-hop outfit Wax Poetic, entitled Nublu Sessions. With
five Grammys already on her shelf, Ms. Jones was also nominated for
the Best Country Collaboration with Vocals Grammy for her duet with
Willie Nelson on "Wurlitzer Prize (I Don't Want to Get Over You),"
which appeared on Willie Nelson and Friends: Live and Kickin'.
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Live to Love
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Jacqui Dankworth
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G(ood) Luck
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Koglmann/Arcari/Pasztor
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Moanin'
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Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers
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Space Is The Place
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Alton Abraham, Baker Bigsby, Ed Michel; Performed by Sun Ra
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In Europe
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David Sylvian
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Alternates 5
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holiday;billie
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