Archive for the 'Classic' Category

Curtis Mayfield - Curtis [1970]

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008

Review by brother_ike “brother_ike”
Having led The Impressions for longer than anyone can remember, Curtis stepped into 1970 and the solo spotlight with this, his solo debut album, and with it he brings a well of creativity and some serious hard fonk!
From front to back this album flows as a masterpiece, with strong rhythms and heavily […]

Incognito - Adventures in Black Sunshine [2004]

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008

Review by Reginald D. Garrard “the G-man”
…the “adventure” doesn’t occur until track #5 (”The Principles of Love”). The first four cuts, though tolerable, do not come up to the standard that makes Incognito so internationally reknown.
Thankfully, the rest of the album is the group’s trademark blend of R & B, Latin-flavored rhythms, and jazz. Strongest […]

John McLaughlin, Al Di Meola, Paco De Lucia - Passion, Grace and Fire [1982]

Wednesday, December 12th, 2007

Review by Jazzcat “stef”
This album is a miracle. I could stop here and you have enough words to understand the level this album belongs to. I’m bored when I read reviews where people point out a music as too technical or stuff like this. This music is technical for sure but it is absolutly marvellous […]

Cab Calloway - Are You Hep to the Jive? [1994]

Thursday, December 6th, 2007

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The influence of Cab Calloway simply cannot be understated. He was present at the genesis of R&B, rock, hip-hop, swing, and jazz, and his contributions shaped the way the world hears pop music. Thankfully, this task fell upon the zoot-suited shoulders of an artist of wit, intelligence, energy, and the ability to connect one-on-one […]

James Brown - The Payback [1973]

Wednesday, December 5th, 2007

Review by Joe Craig “Joe”
This is one of the James Brown classics that I really could just listen to end to end non-stop for hours. Start in the morning to get the day off to a groovy start, have lunch to it so the steady funk helps your digestion, chill in the afternoon hearing them […]