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Royal Jam

CD-Charts > Music > Vinyl Records
by: The Crusaders With B.B. King

Release Date October 17, 1990
This is a very fine record, indeed. The quintet tracks are fine, but what makes this such a marvellous record are the trio tracks where this wonderful tenor player is so finely accompanied by the guitarist Skeeter Best and the great bass player, Oscar Pettiford. I just love the way Mr Thompson improvises here, so deeply traditional but at the same time so very personal and exciting. I don't think there is any finer record with this supreme saxophone player.

CD-Charts Position 102
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All Day Long

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by: Various Artists

Release Date April 16, 1995

Although the personnel was different when Kenny Burrell and Donald Byrd went into the studios a week after they made the ALL NIGHT LONG recording (except for Doug Watkins [b] and Art Taylor [d], who are also on both), the brilliance of the music remained the same. Both albums are 1950s blowing session par excellence. The opening track here, the title tune, credited to Burrell, is a medium-slow 12-bar blues that stretches out for over 18 minutes. Often I get annoyed with such lengthy takes on a single tune, especially when the form is a simple blues, but not when the playing is this good.

Byrd contributes two tunes, both taken medium-up, and he and tenor man Frank Foster play well on these. Foster has a lovely sound, warm ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 103
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Festival

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by: Lee Ritenour

Release Date October 17, 1990
This is the CD where all the elements of Lee Ritenour's music come together: production, composition, and musicianship. Lee's obvious love of Brazilian music shines through and the performances of the musicians is stellar.

Although one of the compilation packages is the best way to start to hear Lee's music, this disc is the one to get to hear the joy in his playing and it's probably his best realized album.

CD-Charts Position 104
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FRANCIS ALBERT SINATRA & ANTON

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by: FRANK SINATRA

Release Date April 20, 2004
This is the CD where all the elements of Lee Ritenour's music come together: production, composition, and musicianship. Lee's obvious love of Brazilian music shines through and the performances of the musicians is stellar.

Although one of the compilation packages is the best way to start to hear Lee's music, this disc is the one to get to hear the joy in his playing and it's probably his best realized album.

CD-Charts Position 105
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Phoenix City

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by: Yamaha & Electrico

Release Date November 13, 2001
This is the CD where all the elements of Lee Ritenour's music come together: production, composition, and musicianship. Lee's obvious love of Brazilian music shines through and the performances of the musicians is stellar.

Although one of the compilation packages is the best way to start to hear Lee's music, this disc is the one to get to hear the joy in his playing and it's probably his best realized album.

CD-Charts Position 106
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Jonathan and Darlene in Paris

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by: Jonathan & Darlene Edwards

Release Date December 25, 1999
This is the CD where all the elements of Lee Ritenour's music come together: production, composition, and musicianship. Lee's obvious love of Brazilian music shines through and the performances of the musicians is stellar.

Although one of the compilation packages is the best way to start to hear Lee's music, this disc is the one to get to hear the joy in his playing and it's probably his best realized album.

CD-Charts Position 107
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Still Live

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by: Keith Jarrett Trio with Gary Peacock and Jack De Johnette

Release Date August 28, 2007
This is the CD where all the elements of Lee Ritenour's music come together: production, composition, and musicianship. Lee's obvious love of Brazilian music shines through and the performances of the musicians is stellar.

Although one of the compilation packages is the best way to start to hear Lee's music, this disc is the one to get to hear the joy in his playing and it's probably his best realized album.

CD-Charts Position 108
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Fuego (Mono 200 Gram Vinyl)

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by: Donald Byrd

Release Date March 11, 2008
The musicians play flawlessly. The tunes are unforgettable. You will find yourself humming the themes long after the cd is back on the rack. This is the type of Jazz that makes you want more. If you find someone that was turned off by avant-garde jazz and says that they can't listen to Jazz, play this cd for them and watch them convert into a jazz enthusiast. The music is simply beautiful!

CD-Charts Position 109
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Equipoise

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by: Dwight Trible & The Life Force Trio

Release Date May 31, 2005
The musicians play flawlessly. The tunes are unforgettable. You will find yourself humming the themes long after the cd is back on the rack. This is the type of Jazz that makes you want more. If you find someone that was turned off by avant-garde jazz and says that they can't listen to Jazz, play this cd for them and watch them convert into a jazz enthusiast. The music is simply beautiful!

CD-Charts Position 110
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Spirits Rejoice

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by: Albert Ayler

Release Date October 21, 1997
Albert Ayler's "Spirits Rejoice" represents the first real codification of the sound which he would work in for the next several years-- while "Bells", recorded three months prior began introducing this sound, "Spirits Rejoice", from September of 1965 fully embraces it. Relying on multiple horns and march-like (or gospel-like) melodies, the music is deceptively simple, serving as a launching point for improvisation. The thing that's intriguing is that for pieces that are by-and-large considered difficult, Ayler's melodies are catchy and get stuck in your head, and by and large this is the pinnacle of the direction his career has been heading.

Performing exclusively on tenor sax, Ayler is joined by two other horns-- his brother Don on trumpet ... Read More: