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June 11th, 2006 Edition #410 Previously |
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Showcase CD |
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Details forthcoming. |
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As usual we have a three tasty
selections representing what we feel are some of the album's finest
moments and plan on sharing those with you, I think you're gonna love'em
all. So to begin, we're featuring a Curtis Harmon written track titled
Sincere featuring the sax of Greg Riley!!! |
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| Back Trax: Part One | |
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Preview
of Coming Attractions - Paul Jackson Jr. :
The
Los Angeles guitarist attended the University of Southern California.
He majored in music and following graduation, he became established
as a first call session player. Over the years, Jackson's played with
everyone from The Temptations and Luther Vandross to Ramsey Lewis and
The Pointer Sisters. In the late 80s, he also launched a solo career
and although these releases have been a bit sporadic, he's steadily
developed as a front man, all this culminating in 2003's superb Still
Small Voice which was one of the finer projects for the year. One of
the efforts upon which Jackson showed a major leap in direction was
his third album, 1993's A River In the Desert. From that excellent project,
we have Preview of Coming Attractions highlighted by a cast of top-flight
musicians and includes Gerald Albright, Bobby Lyle, Jeff Lorber, and
Harvey Mason.!! |
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Sham
Time - Ronnie Laws: A
native of Houston Texas, Ronnie Laws is the younger brother of renowned
jazz flautist Hubert Laws and was the third of four sibling musicians.
Ronnie was self-taught, picking up the alto sax at eleven. For a time
he entertained aspirations of a career in baseball. However, a serious
eye injury dashed his dreams, after which, the sax became his passion.
Laws moved to LA in 1970 working with legendary talents such as The
Jazz Crusaders and Hugh Masekela. He enjoyed a two-year stint with Earth
Wind and Fire, before venturing on a solo career. Pressure Sensitive,
his 1975 debut, provided one of the most popular sax driven hits of
the era and became the longest selling album in the history of Blue
Note records. Over the next 20 years or so Laws continued to record
a variety of projects, primarily in the R&B vein; with the exception
of his Tribute to the Legendary Eddie Harris, recorded in 1997 and an
album grounded in straight ahead jazz. Many fans consider this one of
Laws' finest overall efforts and from that release we have the fantastic
Sham Time.!! |
| Back Trax: Part Two | ||
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Cruzin'
South - Chuck Loeb:
A !! |
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Riviera
- Philippe Saisse: R
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Lake
Shore Drive - Art Porter:
That was of the most promising young sax players of the 90s, that was
Art Porter Jr. Porter tragically perished when his boat capsized while
on tour in a remote part of Thailand. He was only 35 and had just released
Lay Your Hands on Me. From that effort which proved to be his final
studio project, we had Lakeshore Drive. !! |
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