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Courtney Pine - Europa -

Since Courtney Pine burst into the public consciousness with his debut, Journey to the Urge Within, in 1986, he’s inhabited a number of overlapping personae: from neo-con hard-bop young lion to respected broadcaster and CBE. For a British jazz musician, he’s enjoyed unrivalled chart success and a consistently high profile...

Joshua Redman, Compass -

Using Sonny Rollins' 1957 album, Way Out West, as a basis for his 2007 album Back East, saxophonist Joshua Redman expanded the idea of the jazz three-piece. Redman calls its follow-up, Compass, "a further exploration of the trio format . . . an expansion on, and an extension of Back...

Jazz fusion - Jazz fusion (or "jazz-rock fusion" or "jazz-funk" or "fusion") is a musical genre that merges elements of jazz with other styles of music, particularly pop, rock, folk, reggae, funk, metal, country, R&B, hip hop, electronic music and world music. Fusion albums — even those that are made by the same...

John Scofield, Piety Street -

Modern jazz guitarist John Scofield has played alongside greats of the genre including Miles Davis, Charles Mingus, and Billy Cobham, bending his strings to a diverse range of styles with flexibility and technical flair. On Piety Street, however, Scofield turns his attention to a parallel 20th Century American popular music...

Symphonica - On his 20th album for Blue Note, Grammy-winning post bop sax maestro Joe Lovano is joined in a series of mostly live performances by the WDR Orchestra, directed and arranged by Michael Abene. Although Lovano paid some of his dues with the Woody Herman Orchestra, its the first time in...

Pat Metheny - What’s It All About -

Guitarist Pat Metheny is probably about as successful as a jazz musician gets to be these days. The winner of multiple Grammy Awards, with scores of recordings under his belt, he’s amassed a huge following for his brand of highly-polished, richly melodic fusion-lite. Ever easy on the ear, his is...

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