Fusion - CD Reviews (474)
"If you listen to a lot of music, it gradually seeps into your consciousness or your unconsciousness and comes out in your music." ~ John Abercrombie Victor Woote…
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This is the first CD from the Danish supergroup Velo Velo and I hope is not the last one. An homage to personalities and aspects of the cycling world, the music on this CD …
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According to the press notes, bassist/producer Richie Goods is the youngest person ever inducted into the Pittsburgh Jazz Hall of Fame. As the artist leads this j…
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I’ll go out on a short limb by inferring that legendary guitar god Jeff Beck’s 2008 release recorded over five nights at London’s fabled Ronnie Scotts Jazz Club looms as…
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Whether it’s country-rock, rock, jazz-rock or perhaps other genres that are framed on a pulse, guitarist Jimmy Herring’s signature style often enlivens any particular pr…
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The core trio led by acoustic/electric pianist Pat Daugherty gets a boost on the band’s 2008 release. Now a sextet featuring Leon Gruenbaum’s Samchillian keyboard, which…
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Torben Waldorff is a young Danish guitarist and Berklee grad. Afterburn is his third recording as a leader, and his second for ArtistShare. His previous ArtistShar…
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"You can't base your life on other people's expectations." ~ Stevie WonderThe expectations are set extremely high when you propose to present a tribute album to o…
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Norwegian guitarist Jon Larsen is recognized for his Django-influenced jazz artistry and founding of Hot Club Records. Yet on the flip side, he’s also an advoca…
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Alain Caron is an impressive Canadian fretless bass virtuoso. A Berklee college alumnus and founder of the fusion super band UZEB, Caron has toured extensively throughou…
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Italian, self-taught drummer and keyboardist Massimo’s third solo effort is centered upon his adherence to composition, where many of the various mini-motifs are framed …
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Notwithstanding illustrator Nuno Enriquez’ engaging Wild-West type freak-show depictions gracing the CD packaging foldouts, there’s some serious futuristic progressive r…
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The hard-driving French trio might not be of the household name variety on these American shores, but have been gaining recognition among the global progressive-rock/jaz…
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It just doesn’t get any better than this. It just doesn’t. No meteorologist could have predicted this phenomenon. There has been "rainmaker" folklore, and whether you be…
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Boston-based guitarist Gustavo Assis-Brasil merges monstrous chops with a strong compositional pen, highlighted during this live footage recorded at a venue in his homet…
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Aside from his work with Andy Milne, Prince is also known for his work with saxophonist Carlos Ward's group, the Broadway show 'Dreamgirls', and the great neo-soul-jazz gro…
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A new John McLaughlin recording is, for me, a highly anticipated event. Floating Point even more so, as it is perhaps the first time that the guitar legend has mer…
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Washington, D.C., reared drummer Mark Prince’s extensive sideman resume is firmly entrenched within jazz, pop and rock circles amid a six-year stint with ace modern jazz…
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Hiromi Uehara, the revered and renowned pianist/composer and mastermind of Hiromi’s Sonicbloom, comes to us again with her fiery, innovative, and electrifying brand of f…
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Saxophonist Paul Shapiro has really out-done himself on his third album as a bandleader. Entitled Essen, the music is served up with elements of Yiddish swing, so…
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