Tag: Al Jarreau
Jon Allen – Blue Flame
Easily one of our favourite songwriters, Allen has a husky, soulful voice to be envied and a way with a tune. Females love his intimate delivery and the chaps marvel at his melodic and emphatic guitar playing and slivers of harp.
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Project Mama Earth – Project Mama Earth
This release really has an interesting list of participants – Joss Stone, Nitin Sawhney, Jonathan Joseph, Etienne M’Bappe, Jonathan Shorten. I really liked a previous gathering including Mick Jagger and Dave Stewart and called SuperHeavy but how does this fare ?
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Janis Ian – The Essential 2.0
There’s always room for a Janis Ian compilation album and this double might be the strongest yet. It certainly has lots of highlights and for the newcomer to this stalwart artist’s work will be a revelation. Broadly chronological, this is a trip through a creative artist’s world and back again. Quite a trip from guesting on the very first Saturday Night Live TV show to filling concert halls worldwide today…
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360 Band – Three Sixty
Well when star players of THIS calibre get together, it really is just a question of how good the material will be.
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Shaun Escoffery – Evergreen
Shaun Escoffery Evergreen (Dome Records/MVKA Music) The more you hear this performer, the more you...
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