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Review by JW May 22, 2003
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Fifteen pounds Dvorak pocketed for his first 8 Slavonic Dances ! After that he was asked to do another set, for the first 5 of which he received a similar amount of money. Fortunately the entire second series ended up being more profitable for him because overall he received about ten times what he ... more |
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Review by JW June 16, 2003
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This 1970 soundtrack - did anyone ever see this movie I wonder? - is dedicated to Jack Johnson who was a prize fighter at the beginning of the 20th century. It features John McLaughlin on guitar, Michael Henderson on Fender bass, Bill Cobham on drums, Herbie Hancock on keyboards and Hammond organ ... more |
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An interesting mix of latin and jazz, in that order.
Camilo is a master on the piano and Anthony Jackson
fantastic on the bass. Horacio Hernandez has got "4"
arms on drums and percussion.
So technically as masterful performance, but sitting
through the whole (SA) CD can be a little bit boring
as ... more |
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With a huge assembly of star performers like
Marcus Miller, Dennis Chambers, Jay Beckenstein etc.,
the performances are top-notch, but the overall
production borders on "smooth", although some of
Weather Reports' catalogue is quiet catchy in a
"pop" kind of way and therefore lends itself to
a ... more |
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An improvement over the CD, but only marginally!
The follow up to TOTO's monster debut album, this
is one of the more "special" TOTO albums, more
progressive, less pop. It spawned one of TOTO's best
hits , "99", a true TOTO classic.
Recorded in the early 80's this is one of those
80's albums that ... more |
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