anbefalt jazz/soul/r&b

Anbefalt jazz/soul/r&b:

en salig blanding av jazz-, soul- og r&b-influerte utgivelser ... fra gode gamle klassikere til neo-klassikere, and beyond

Al Green

I Can't Stop

"A deep groove, jazzy keyboards, smooth backing vocals, syrupy strings and hard-driving horns frame Green's lustrous voice." [Rolling Stone]

Bill Evans

Undercurrent

"There is more variety than expected on the fine set with some cookers, ballads, waltzes, and even some hints at classical music. Recommended." [AMG]

Bruce Cockburn / You've Never Seen Everything

"With cameos from Emmylou Harris, Jackson Browne and Sam Phillips, the singing is first-rate, but what really dazzles is the playing, from the sinuous, Talking Heads-style multiculti groove of «Tried and Tested» to the jazzy, harmonica-spiked «Don't Forget About Delight»." [Blender]

Candi Staton

His Hands

Candi Staton returns to her Southern R&B, Blues, Soul and Country Roots with her first secular recordings since 1982. These recordings are very reminiscent of her classic late sixties/early seventies Muscle Shoals recordings.

Charlie Peacock

Love Press Ex-Curio

"An all-star crew of heavyweight improvisers and jazz luminaries. Together they stretch out on freewheeling, jam-oriented material that organically combines modern day pop production values with Peacock's strong affinity for early '60s jazz...a compelling, genre-defying hybrid." [Bill Milkowski]

Chet Baker

The Best of Chet Baker Sings

"For those who prefer the vocal side of the Baker canon, this is an excellent compilation of his best vintage material in that mode. The 20 tracks draw from sessions covering the era when he was generally conceded to be at his vocal peak (1953-1956)." [AMG]

Django Reinhardt

Djangology

In 1949, Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli reunited for a brief tour of Italy. While they were there they recorded about 50 tunes with an Italian rhythm section. This CD collects 23 of the best tracks from those final sessions, including versions of Hot Club standards like «Minor Swing», «Bricktop», and «Swing 42».

Frank Lenz

The Hot Stuff

"Oh, if only all R&B records were made this way. Imagine the Bee Gees making an art album at the peak of their Saturday Night Fever-era, with a dash of Steve Miller's «Fly Like an Eagle» and a pinch of Al Green's horns and strings tossed in" [Pop Matters]

Grant Green

Idle Moments

"This languid, seductive gem may well be Grant Green's greatest moment on record. Right from the opening bars of the classic title cut, Idle Moments is immediately ingratiating and accessible, featuring some of Green's most stylish straight jazz playing...some of the finest guitar jazz of the hard bop era." [AMG]

Jeff Coffin

Go-round

"If you are searching for the next upcoming original saxophonist in modern jazz, Coffin may be your man. He plays alto and tenor in a manner very reminiscent of a young Sonny Rollins; savvy, brawny, unabashed and fearless." [AMG]

Judson Spence

I Guess I Love It

Judson Spence er innom en rekke stilarter på dette albumet, fra laidback akustiske ballader og smooth jazz til soulfylt pop og R&B infisert rock med ganske så skarpe kanter, men det er Judson Spence's flotte pop-soul stemme som bærer låtene. Produsert av Bernie Leadon (The Eagles).

Norah Jones

Feels Like Home

"Feels Like Home could be seen as Come Away With Me Again if not for that fact that it's actually better...a soft and amiable album that frames Jones' "soft-focus Aretha Franklin" voice with a group of songs that are as classy as they are quiet." [AMG]

Seawind

Remember

"A unique and underrated band that specialized in soul, funk and jazz fusion...Uniting material from the Hawaiian outfit's first two albums, Seawind (1977) and Window of a Child (1978), featuring five previously unreleased songs from 1981." [AMG]

Solomon Burke

Don't Give Up On Me

"In many ways, Don't Give Up On Me most closely resembles Johnny Cash's superb American Recordings...Don't Give Up On Me leaves no doubt that Solomon Burke is still one of the finest voices of his time." [AMG]

Stan Getz

Getz/Gilberto

Saksofonisten Stan Getz hadde året før gjort innspillingen Jazz Samba sammen med jazzgitaristen Charlie Byrd, og på denne oppfølgeren hadde han med med Joao Gilberto og Antonio Carlos Jobim, de to brasilianske musikerne som med rette betegnes som bossa nova sjangerens opphavsmenn.

Stan Getz

Jazz Samba

Jazz Samba regnes for å være jazzens første autentiske bossa nova album, og ble også albumet som for alvor startet bossa nova-feberen som herjet USA på 60-tallet (forøvrig en feber Getz og Gilberto gjorde til en epedemi med albumet Getz/Gilberto som fulgte året etter).

Van Morrison

Magic Time

"Some seriously astral Irish blues poetry, tributes to his pop-culture heroes and a lot of mellow, easy-rolling folk-jazz numbers." [Rolling Stone]

Vince Guaraldi

The Definitive Vince Guaraldi [2CD]

"As part of the Fantasy Definitive series, pianist and composer Vince Guaraldi is spotlighted on 31 tracks recorded for the label between 1955 and 1966. This noteworthy compilation focuses not only on Guaraldi as the composer of songs from the Charlie Brown television cartoon, but as a versatile jazz pianist." [AMG]