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Chick Corea & Return to Forever: Light as a Feather (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music January 29, 09Light as a Feather was Return to Forever's second album. Because the first record, Return to Forever, wasn't released...
Chick Corea and Return to Forever: 500 Miles High (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music April 12, 08Before Return to Forever became an electric fusion powerhouse, they were a mostly acoustic outfit that presented a he...
This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE TUNES THAT TAKE YOU PLACES
Artwork by Suzanne Cerny Editor's Note: Walter Kolosky recently contributed memorable Dozens columns o...
Return to Forever: Spain (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music February 06, 09"Spain" is the best-known and most-covered song Chick Corea has written in his 40+ year career. Regarded as one of th...
Moreira, Airto (Guimorva) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Moreira, Airto (Guimorva), percussion, drums, singer; b. Itaiopolis, Brazil, 5 August 1941. Itaiopolis is a small vil...
Avellar, Luiz (Joao Luiz de Avellar) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Avellar, Luiz [Joao Luiz de Avellar) , pianist, composer, producer; b. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 7, April 1956. Born to...
Margitza, Rick (Richard Dean) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Margitza, Rick (Richard Dean), tenor sax; b. Detroit, MI, 24 October 1961. He studied violin at age four ,piano at...
Fumo, John posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Fumo, John, trumpet; b. Kenosha, WI, 5 June 1957. He has 5 brothers and 1 sister. He is a Professor of Jazz Trumpet a...
Clarke, Stanley posted in Encyclopedia June 20, 08Stanley Clarke's signature slap on the electric bass is one of the most recognizable and copied techniques in jazz, a...
Wainapel, Harvey (Simon) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Wainapel, Harvey (Simon), soprano, alto, and tenor sax, clarinet; b. Middletown, NY, 31 March 1951. (His name is p...
Black, Ben (Wesley Benjamin Black) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Black, Ben (Wesley Benjamin Black), singer; b. Monterey, CA, 30 October1966. His father, (John Black 1940) was Sloven...
Leviev, Micho (Isaacov) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Leviev, Micho (Isaacov), keyboardist, composer, educator; b. Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 19 December 1937. His mother was Nade...
Corea, Chick (Armando Anthony) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Corea, Chick (Armando Anthony), pianist, composer, drummer, percussionist (he also plays trumpet avocationally); b. C...
Spendel, Christoph posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Spendel, Christoph, piano; b. Poland, 1955. At the age of 5 Spedel received his first piano lessons, given by his ...
Joe DeRenzo: iEartoe (parts I & II) (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music February 22, 08Drummer Joe DeRenzo has had quite an interesting career. In the late '70s, he played jazz and fusion music. But in th...
This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: BODY PARTS FOR HALLOWEEN
A few months ago I was writing a Jazz.com review of Bireli LaGrene’s tune “Hips.” It started getting me think...
Marc Rossi: Hidden Mandala (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music July 21, 08Pianist Marc Rossi is onto something here. That is not to say that he hasn't been onto something for quite some time ...
George Colligan: Skeletons in the Closet (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music September 05, 08Pianist George Colligan may not yet be known by a wide swath, but his skills as an accompanist are well known inside ...
Mahavishnu Orchestra: Smile of the Beyond (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music September 26, 08In the jazz-fusion world, vocals are always a tricky proposition. Should they be jazz-like or rock-like? How do you f...
Santana: Promise of a Fisherman (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music October 01, 08The Dorival Caymmi-penned "Promise of a Fisherman" is Borboletta's best cut. Its main theme is strong enough to allow...
Denise Donatelli: Crystal Silence (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music October 05, 08With an abundance of female singers striving to make a name for themselves in today's shrinking jazz market, I wonder...
Return to Forever featuring Chick Corea: The Game Maker (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music January 29, 09Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy marked the beginning of Return to Forever's rise in the jazz-rock fusion pecking order. Th...
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