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Share your opinion(s) on various recorded media by writing your own review of recently acquired CDs, DVDs and Videos. Be sure to give the pros and cons ... and let us know your final thoughts ... whether you recommend it or not.
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« Reply #1 on: April 05, 2004, 02:13 AM » |
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I have listened to so many great albums, it is hard to pin it down to one or two that is great. Perhaps one of my recent favorites is Joshua Redman's "Elastic" with Brian Blade on drums. This album kills. Check out Blade's solo on 'Jazz Crimes.' I'm in the process of transcribing his solo, and it is difficult to say the least! I feel that Brian is one of the most musical drummers out there, and also one of the nicest guys I have ever met. Also check out this trio called The Bad Plus. Their new album "Give" and previous album "These Are the Vistas" and both groundbreaking in redefining jazz. They cover songs by Nirvana and Black Sabbath, and also perform there own unique tunes blending jazz, rock, drums'n'bass, and classical all in to one. It is definitly not stright ahead, but it is jazzy. Its not for everyone, but I recommened checking them out!
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« Reply #2 on: April 05, 2004, 11:23 AM » |
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World Leader Pretend - Fit For FadedIm pretty particular about my pop music. Some of it I like, some I dont, and the distinction often seems arbitrary. This I liked. It started off in an only ok direction, I could tell the guitar was about to come in, and knew that would be the turning point as to whether or not it stayed in the cd player. Had it been the chunky reggae influenced rhythms I feared, it wouldve been out. But instead it was a suprising etherial melodic line. The cd stayed in. The disc changes throughout, never leaving the particular brand of well thought out, but still organic pop theyve chosen as their path, but by adding other stylistic influences. From light latin percussive grooves, to dirty electronic beats, from spacey melodic leads to thicker chord driven rock, they stretch out, but never leave "their" sound. The fact that they took their name from an REM song does tell you something. Not so much about their sound, as their place in the music world. Its pop, but its not glossy commercial pop. Its an interesting alternative to mainstream radio, but its still very accessible. They layer the art on top of the roots. This is thier first album, and its a fine one. Not as cohesive as it could be as a whole, but I find thats often the case with first albums and dont fault them for it, just observing. They have a couple directions they can take in the future. They can enhance the artiness that earns them comparisons with UK contemporaries Radiohead, strip it down to the Americana that lies at their core, or they can continue to refine the combination of both. This is a good enough first effort for me to keep up with them and find out.
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« Reply #3 on: April 05, 2004, 01:28 PM » |
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The Drummers Collective 25th Anniversary Celebration/Bass Day 2002 shows what musicianship is all about. This is unbelievable stuff. The highlights for me are Dave Weckl, with "Wake Up" and "The Chicken". These songs highlight Dave Weckl's talent. I would say that Weckl and Gadd are the best in the world, and this DVD has them both on!
The highlight of the Horatio Hernandez/Patitucci trio is "Leap". This is brilliant Latin jazz with an unbelievable drum solo. Oriente Lopez was a pianist that I hadn't heard of before but after watching him I can say that he is pure class. The music can get mixed up in places but on the whole another brilliant set.
I would have to say that the biggest disappointment is Victor Wooten. Even though we all know his brilliance on the electric bass, (But after seeing Bass Day 98, which is the best Bass Concert ever!), this just doesn't seem as good and doesn't match up to that performance.
We then see an amazing Felix Pastorius solo, which reminds me very much of his famous father.
The Steve Smith performance is also out of this world, where he does a solo piece in 5/4 which is great, we also see a whole load of chops.
Another major highlight for me is the Gadd performance. He does his usual "Crazy Army" piece at the beginning of the performance but then does a brilliant duet with organ supremo Larry Goldings. This also shows the great groove of Gadd that we all know and love. I'll never know how he can play so much off the beat and then get it back.He has an internal click track, absolutely superb. He is the Drumming Legend and will probably go down as the best that has ever lived. I wasn't all that impressed with the Gadd Gang as Eddie Gomez was out of tune and Ronnie Cuber was very harsh on the reed of his baritone saxophone, but Gadd is still awesome through the whole performance.
All in all this is value for money, it is worth every penny. My favorite performance is Dave Weckl, but he is my favourite drummer so I'm biased towards him! I can't think of any cons.
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« Reply #4 on: April 08, 2004, 06:31 AM » |
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Jethro Tull - A New Day Yesterday: The 25th Anniversary Collection, 1969-1994 (2003)
Im not a rabid Tull fan, but I HAVE been a fan since their second album (Stand Up), so Ive been familiar with a number of different versions of the band. This DVD is partially based on a party that was thrown for the 25th anniversary of Jethro Tull. The DVD goes through some short interviews with many of Tulls past members and also has quite a few clips of live performances as well as cheesy, badly lip-synced performances for 1970s television.
Present at the gathering, among others, were Ian Anderson, Mick Abrahams (guitar player from "This Was"), Martin Barre (guitar player since "This Was"), Glenn Cornick (bass), John Evan (keyboards), and, of course, the drummers. Clive Bunker, Barriemore Barlow (my personal favorite) and Doanne Perry were all present at the gathering. It was interesting to hear what the members had to say about their part in Tull and what theyre up to now. It was also interesting to find out that the drummer that preceded Doanne Perry was the first American in the group and Perry himself was the second.
My first disappointment, which was later resolved, was that the video clips would show only most of any given performance. It was presented in such a fashion that they would show the video that the guys at the party were actually watching on TV. When they cut Martin Barres guitar break on Aqualung, I was quite annoyed. Happily, I found a section on the DVD that contained the entire performance of a number of the songs in the video.
The highlight for me was watching the 1977 version of Tull playing Aqualung with Barriemore Barlow on a double-bass set of Ludwig Vista-lites. Aqualung doesnt let Barlow stretch very much, but there are flashes as to why I think hes one of the best "rock" drummers ever, if you can really call Tull "rock". If you listen to his drumming on "Thick as a Brick" and "Songs from the Wood", he plays some necessarily very intricate patterns to fit the music.
The odd thing I noticed about their later performances, and I noted this the last time I saw them about three years ago, is that Doanne Perry is usually behind clear plexi-glass sound shields on stage. When I saw them live, to me it was almost like "Jethro Tull Lite". Just not the kind of power they used to have.
All in all, if youve ever been a Tull fan, this DVD is definitely worth the approximately 90 minutes of time it will take you to enjoy it. Plus, at $16, its just about the cost of a CD.
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« Reply #5 on: April 16, 2004, 10:58 AM » |
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and speaking of Tull dvd's, here's my thumbs up review of:
JETHRO TULL - LIVING WITH THE PAST dvd
If you've followed Jethro Tull at all over the years, you may have noticed the absolute lack of any good live footage--- as noted above, there are snippets and pieces, but the performances always seem to be incomplete, bootlegs or films of some really old shows.
Recording technology has advanced so much in the last 30 years, both in cameras and in sound, that we have been long overdue seeing a good representation of Tull live on film. Several years back a great live Tull cd called "A Little Light Music" was released and the versions of the songs were all so good, that I lamented the fact that it wasn't available VISUALLY, it honestly would have made the best MTV Unplugged ever----but it wasn't an MTV Unplugged, it was just live Tull recorded by the band themselves on their European tour---- it only whetted our appetites.
After a long wait, and more tours, the cameras finally came out to capture Ian Anderson and Co. on the 2001 Jethro Tull tour, and it shows the band in all its current glory, covering tunes that span their long and varied career, as a blues band, a rock band, even as a "progressive" rock band doing a concept album! Ian quips that he won't bore anyone with any of the concept stuff, "Well, maybe for 8 minutes and 54 seconds!" of "Thick As A Brick", and then he thankfully gives us a good 10:00 rendition of the highlights of that great piece of music and lyrics.
The drums are clearly visible behind their plexi-glass sound baffles, and the have concert footage, club footage, and chamber footage with 3 different drummers. All in all, a nice buffett of Tull.
I thoroughly enjoyed seeing the band perform in a room with a classical quartet, very intimate renditions of "The Water Carrier" and "Life Is A Long Song", which show another side to the band, far removed from their infamous "Aqualung", also presented with equal zeal later on in the show. A nice version of Bouree is here too, always a highlight of a Tull show, and not listed on the dvd jacket is a cool multi-angle segment of "Beside Myself" that allows you to pick your seat for the show.
Worth the $$
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« Reply #6 on: April 16, 2004, 12:47 PM » |
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The Who - Live At Royal Albert Hall dvd
I was actually consciously avoiding the purchase of this dvd for a while---I was afraid that all of the "guests" would sing the bulk of the WHO songs like they did in '89 with "Tommy" on HBO, and change the impact of the show, but I am happy to discover that this is really a WHO show, with the guests more or less just "sitting in", not causing a fuss.
The Who sound great, and the direction is superb, lots of close ups, shots of the beautiful hall itself, and plenty of backstage tidbits.
The late great John Entwistle does a great bass solo in "5:15" with a stationary camera clipped onto the top of his bass, looking down the neck at his hands---some nice camera work on that one. Sounds like Entwistle plays his bass through a standard bass amp, with a distorted amp on the side--- not my personal favorite bass sound, but then The Who always featured John as a sort of 'second' guitarist anyway...
Pete Townsend introduces a song, called "Relay", originally from his "Lifehouse" project that never made it to final mix of "Who's Next", and it is a great tune, even at first listen. Glad to have it here well-played with Entwistle there.
Disc two has a lot of little backstage/rehearsal moments worth seeing, and if you are a musician, it is pretty fascinating to watch Eddie Vedder leafing through their lyric book, trying to pick one to sing---and Pete and Paul Weller trying a song, before bailing and choosing some other one. Bryan Adams kept singing the wrong words in "Behind Blue Eyes", he says "my dreams they ARE as empty as my conscience..." (On the backstage rehearsal disc, they tell him twice that it is "aren't", not "are" but he doesnt get it and sings it wrong again during the concert...)
THE DRUMS
Unfairly for Zak Starkey, I thought I'd miss Simon Phillips on drums a little bit, his speed, accuracy and precision had lent a great energy to that old HBO show, and his performance in Sparks/Amazing Journey stays in my mind as an example of hard-to-top drumming---but Zak Starkey, the current drummer of choice for the Who at this Royal Albert Hall show is totally fine, good chops, tasty appropriate fills, he suits the proceedings very well indeed--- and actually sounds better than Simon on "Won't Get Fooled Again", having compared the two performances myself.
One of the things I always liked about the Who is that their good songs are good already, but when you turn the volume up enough so you can feel it, they take on quite another level. Good stuff.
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« Reply #7 on: May 10, 2004, 02:40 PM » |
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Anthony Pateras - Mutant TheaterHow to describe this ... variations on the soundtrack to the life of a utter lunatic. The first half (Transmutations) is a percussion heavy brew that veers from its initial ground of scattered, chaotic rattling and churning to sparse etherial wails and roars. Its organized in its structure, but the elements within that structure seem to be wholely loosed on their own. Like an orchestra of 100 insects. All good at knowing when to start and stop, but have a very specific sound set to play during that time. Rhythms vary and pile on top of one another, building to (if it didnt just start like that) a din of staccato sounds, each with their own rhythm, each with their own pitch. Then the layers fall away and you are left with a ringing, like a dinner bell pitched an octave too high. Remniscent of Steve Reich, Harry Partch, and Indonesian gamelan. But faster paced, more organized, and heavier respectively. Then things get into an short interim of pieces which are primarily prepared piano work. Which if you arent familiar, involves interrupting the vibrations of the strings with various objects. A practice John Cage made extensive use of. While the piano is technically a percussion instrument, jamming erasers, nuts and bolts and things in the strings makes it moreso. What differentiates this from other prepared piano work is the processing. The sounds of the piano are run through a bevy of effects, mutating the sound even further into a orchestra of again, rattles and scrapes and jingles. The second large section of work is the Mutant Theater itself. Its along the same lines as the first big piece Transmutations, but explores the processing of those sounds more. Basses sound artificial and unnaturally gruff and low. Snares pitch up in rapid delays till only dogs can hear them. And then there are the toys and radios. All in all Pateras's Mutant Theater is a melange of rapid fire rhythmic lunacy. It comes in waves with dynamic as key element of the music across the whole album. Its no dinner music, its not relax and read music, but itd be great for a brief escape into headphones. And it seems to do ok at the office. 
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Recently I aquired the CD Madmen & Sinners - the new Tim Donahue album featuring James Labrie on vocals ( singer of Dream Theater for those who may not know ) and Mike Mangini is on drums. I was pleasenly surpirsed by this record.Its a mix of a concept piece with just a normal straight forward cd.In essence the songs connect but not in the way of Operation Mindcrime connect.This is a very progressive metal album but also has a good variation of just straight ahead metal.So it caters to both areas.Vocally speaking this is some of the best work I have heard from James Labrie.I am a dream theater fan so I know all about him but he goes and extra mile here.In terms of the guitar,bass,and keys..Tim Donahue does it all,and he does it extremely well.And from what I know he really reached into his bag of tricks and did everything that he possibly could on this album.He gave it his all and once again it really shows.And the drumming...well its out of this world.Mike is an excellent drummer and just an amzing technician in general.The way he executes certain double bass fills and just the basic back beats of the songs is incredible. I honestly didn't have one complain about the entire cd.I played it start to finish numerous times a day and its just aw inspiring.If you are a fan of heavy metal,progressive rock/metal,or just looking for something new this is a good cd to grab.Fronteirs records is the distributer and I know you can probably go through www.metalmayhem.com ( this is my brothers label and he distributes for Frontiers ) just contact him and request the CD if you desire it and you will get it. |
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Slipknot - Vol 3: The Subliminal Verses AMG linkSlipknot seem to be on a path. With each album, their sound, writing, and performances mature. That maturity gives me mixed feelings. Im all for a band shifting and growing, I encourage it, even if it alienates fans. Slipknot took a subtle shift this time. Its still Slipknot, moody, heavy, edgey, and delivered with what is obviously great zeal for the music. Vol 3 is tighter, more honed, and less obvious in its vitriol than its predecessor Iowa. Those are all good things, and evidence of that maturity. But its also lets a few to many glimpses of light in for my tastes. Making it a less impressive album. Iowa was unrelenting and unapologetic about it. It had a strength from beginning to end that Vol 3 does not. While some people may find the track 6 ballad "Circle" a respite from the punishment, I find it a weak link. The rest of the songs are dynamic enough to give you that occasional breather. A full four and half minutes of it calls for the skip button on the cd player. And unfortunately it comes back with track 11 "Vermillion Pt 2". I even left those songs off my playlist at work. They just drag the album down a notch. The closing track "Danger - Keep Away", is about as mellow as the aforementioned tracks, but it fits. It closes the album, in a good dynamic, and even soulfull way. Those two tracks aside, Vol 3 is a wonder. They have pulled in more flavors and dynamics than in the past. Giving all the songs more life. And Coreys voice has just gotten better with time. Sure he screams half the time, but when he doesnt, he's exactly where he needs to be. The guitar, bass, and electronic work follows their familiar paths, not breaking ground, but shaping it anew. And the drums. Joey Jordison is frankly beyond reproach here. His technical skills are something to be marvelled at, as is his taste and sense of song. There isnt much more to say about it either. I cant think of a single moment where his playing isnt both exceptionally skilled, and perfectly matched to the music it accompanies. If you dont like metal. This album wont change your mind. If you dont like Slipknot, this album wont change your mind. But it does what it does well. Takes the Slipknot sound, reshapes it just a touch, and spits it out again.
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« Reply #10 on: May 28, 2004, 06:05 PM » |
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The odd thing I noticed about their later performances, and I noted this the last time I saw them about three years ago, is that Doanne Perry is usually behind clear plexi-glass sound shields on stage. When I saw them live, to me it was almost like "Jethro Tull Lite". Just not the kind of power they used to have.
Absolutely agreed. I've been listening to their J-Tull Dot Com record and it's not as powerful as it was. Ian's voice in particular seems very mellowed, and the different instruments are not well blended together, they don't sound as a big unit. I had a chance to see them live recently and they were terrific, but less powerful too. |
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THE SCORPIONS-acoustica
I have recently become a great fan of this band and so went in to my local HMV to purchase 1 of their DVDs,but found they had none of their 'plugged' stuff in stock. So,and i must say i was semi reluctant,i bought the only DVD they had by the band-acoustica. Filmed in 2001 in a Portugeese monastery in Lisbon.
I listened to the first song and was very pleased withy the sound and athmosphere of the gig and settled down into the swing of the DVD.Although acoustic (love Rudolphs acoustic flying v) the sound is still quite heavy (thanx to the extra acoustic guitar,Cello,keyboard and percussionist) and the songs lose none of their depth.
Having listened to Scorpions classic bites CD solidly for a month or two i looked forward to seeing my favs from this CD-Send me an angel,tease me please me,wind of change etc and was happy to see them included aswell as other classics-the zoo,a slightly different rock you like a hurricane and a nice version of Under the same sun.Also included in the 21 song set is
the Cars classic drive. This DVD is a welcome change from the scorpions normal approach and freshens up several numbers and also includes new material. the songs lose little of their sensitivity and power and this DVD is a must for scorp fans.
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« Reply #12 on: June 09, 2004, 02:27 PM » |
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Monday ... Me - (hearing a song on the radio) huh ... thats cool, wonder who it is. DJ - That was Muse Tuesday ... Me - (hearing a song on the radio) huh ... thats cool, wonder who it is. DJ - That was Muse Wednesday ... Me - (hearing a song on the radio) huh ... thats cool, wonder who it is. DJ - That was Muse Me - OK, FINE, I GET IT! Thursday ... sales clerk at Borders - thatll be $xx.xx Me - ...
Muse - Absolution AMG linkThis CD has been playing in my office at least once a day since I got it. And in my truck several times as well. Quite possibly one of the best new rock albums Ive heard in a long time. They are often compared to Radiohead. And sometimes Queen. Both are appropriate, but not wholely accurate. Radiohead, even in thier earlier guitar driven days never got this heavy or sounded so metal. Queen sounds unbelievably dated compared to the modern genre bending/blending that Muse does. But the fact is, frontman Matt Bellamy sounds almost dead on like Radiohead singer Thom Yorke, and often like Freddie Mercury as well. And they do get into moody atmospheric exploration like Radiohead. And they do have often have gradoise, sweeping songs remiscent of Queen. And are still very much thier own band. What stands out to me in thier music is the the ecstatic dynamic that they push further than thier contemporaries. They arent afraid of shifting from introspective piano pop to shredding metal. And they obviously have a love of both, because they make that shift effortlessly and it works. They have an edge that thier peers seem afraid to approach ... while they gladly jump right off. Id get into the drumming but honestly it doesnt stand out. And thats a good thing here. The drums arent here to be a showcase. They are here to support and add to the music and bands overall sound. In that regard I find no faults. This isnt a band of drummer, guitarist, bassist ... this is a band. Period. Standout tracks are "Time is Running Out" and "Stockholm Syndrome" if you are looking for samples/singles. |
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« Reply #13 on: June 10, 2004, 01:56 AM » |
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Muse - Absolution
I totally agree with you 563. I am a huge Muse fan ! I also recommend to listen to the first two CDs of this band: Showbiz and Origin of Symmetry. And don't miss the Hullabaloo live CD ! Also take a look to their website: http://www.muse.mu/ (where you can listen to some songs). Great rock band...  |
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« Reply #14 on: June 10, 2004, 09:42 AM » |
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I also recommend to listen to ... Showbiz Listening to this right now ... and its not doing it for me like Absolution did. Fine album, but had I heard it first I probably wouldnt be as sold on them as I am now because of Absolution. Bellamy's voice is also similar to Jeff Buckleys and Showbiz definitely seems more akin to a Buckley album than Radiohead. So for fans of slightly less strange it might be a better starting point into Muse's discography. |
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« Reply #15 on: June 16, 2004, 12:34 AM » |
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 hey all, tonight, picked up Tori Amos' new tour DVD "Welcome to Sunny Florida" at my local Virgin Megastore, and watched it twice already. besides being a HUGE tori fan since high school and already catching her at Radio City a year ago, love how its a document of much of her songs as a power trio, w/ Matty and Jon Evans rounding out the low end. much of tori's recorded catalog always seemed overly produced for me, and yet at the same time, i always wished she'd have some sort of backing to her mostly solo live shows. So, hearing her songs stripped down to the bare essentials, yet in the trio format really brings a whole new visceral, exciting and "inyourface" experience to the table. course, this being the D-Cafe, gotta comment on how Matty brings it all together in his own funkified way. tho, there's not nearly enough extended shots of Matty at work, there's enough to see what's going on behind his cool DW kit. he holds down both the percussionist and drummer roles, so quite cool being able to take a few ideas to make my own. so, if you dig some amazing music, and an equally adept drummer to give it all a good kick, definitely worth a looksee. |
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« Reply #16 on: June 16, 2004, 01:24 AM » |
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Also check out this trio called The Bad Plus. Their new album "Give" and previous album "These Are the Vistas" and both groundbreaking in redefining jazz. They cover songs by Nirvana and Black Sabbath, and also perform there own unique tunes blending jazz, rock, drums'n'bass, and classical all in to one. It is definitly not stright ahead, but it is jazzy. Its not for everyone, but I recommened checking them out!
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« Reply #17 on: June 30, 2004, 05:33 AM » |
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Picked up the John Scofield live "EnRoute" CD last night and have been listening to it. Bill Stewart plays drums in this one. It was recorded in 2003 at the Blue Note in NYC.
I love the way Stewart plays. I think a lot of jazz drummers lose the groove when getting too far outside. Stewart always has this silky undeniable groove. It's flat out incredible. He goes way way outside with chops that will blow your mind, but underneath is all that great solid swing thing just rushing like a NY subway train. So being a musician, I can relate a lot of his playing to the time and have something to aspire towards. I love that, he's such a smart player.
His cymbal sound is very dark and dry. I think this month's modern drummer goes into his cymbal choices a little. All I know is I like them, just great articulation. If you guys like jazz, great guitar and great trio music , you will like this cd.
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