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Roy Ayers Ubiquity - Everybody Loves the Sunshine -

By 1976, vibraphone legend Roy Ayers and his group Ubiquity’s music had become dirtier, funkier, and more repetitive. Yet it was still in turns mellow and soothing. The outfit were square pegs that refused to fit in any holes that suggested straightforward jazz, soul or disco.

Unbelievably, Everybody Loves the...

Azymuth - Aurora -

Still comprised of the original three members who started the group in 1972, Azymuth are approaching the end of their fourth decade together in a style all their own. Aurora continues the productive association they’ve had since the mid 1990s with London-based Brazilophile label Far Out, whose press release generously refers...

Gil Scott-Heron :: I’m New Here -

When someone mentions there’s a new Gil Scott-Heron album coming out, you sit up and take notice. On February 9th, XL Records will release I’m New Here, Scott-Heron’s first new album in over 14 years. Produced by XL’s owner, Richard Russell, the album finds the poet moving through a dense...

Roots & Grooves - Maceo. Remember, or at least you recall reading about it, London back in the 1960s, when some overly ardent fan penned a graffito which said, 'Clapton Is God!'? Well, you could say that about Maceo, too. Please don't take offense; none is intended to any, especially the...

Herbie Hancock: The Imagine Project -

As one of the most covered songs in modern rock history, John Lennon’s “Imagine” has become the peace sign-flashing anthem for human rights causes everywhere"a merging of messages that doesn’t always translate into great art, but in Herbie Hancock’s case, it does draw great talent. The Grammy-winning jazz legend conceived...

Ramsey Lewis - Songs From the Heart: Ramsey Plays Ramsey -

As a serious and respected jazz pianist, Ramsey Lewis has had more than the expected number of chart hits during his 40-odd-year career. But that’s always been the cool thing about him: as a serious and respected jazz pianist, he’s never felt the need to perpetually prove it by showing...

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