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Week at Cafe Jazz.ca: Part 2 in our Best of 2009 Review:
We're here once more with our 2009 encore - this being part 2 in the series. This show includes some of the sound innovators for the year such as Bahama Soul Club and the band Tea - additionally we have tracks from Benson, Braun, and Cooling - as well there's music from relative newcomers in Jonathan Fritzén and JD Daniel. Flautist Althea René is on the show, and we add to that selections by Jay Soto, The Rippingtons, and Paul Taylor. So I hope you can stay with for the entire two hours as we continue to play all the was fine in '09 - and to get things started we have Joyce Cooling with our in-house #2 track for the year - as we pop the cork and buy another round for the Best of '09! Café Jazz Faves for 2009: The sixth annual year-end recap!
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| Highlights Hour One
Dolores in Pink - Joyce Cooling: For nearly a decade, Joyce Cooling & Jay Wagner had made a name for themselves as one of the most dynamic acts in The San Francisco Bay area - then in 1996 the South of Market single brought their sound to the global scene. Subsequently, they've issued a string of successful and highly creative projects, all of this setting the stage for 2009's Global Cooling release - now cd lucky #7 and one that we consider an absolute gem! More than just a play on a phrase, the project title seems to rightly underscore that Ms Cooling is one of the classiest players in the world today - a fact that we can readily attest to as Cooling and Wagner were the only performers to place two tracks among our top 10 singles for the year! From the Café Jazz #5-cd for 2009 we have the #2-track in the Brazilian-tinged Dolores in Pink!
CD: Global Cooling (2009) Label: Group 2 Productions Sites: 
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She's So Precious - Anthony James Baker: After stops in LA and Denver, Anthony James Baker now finds himself back in his native England. Having issued his solo debut in 2001, AJB nonetheless made a lasting impression upon yours truly - so that even though we missed his live cd a couple of years back, there was a genuine sense of expectancy when we cracked the seal on this latest effort! With contributions by Bobby Wells on keys and saxman Darren Rahn, who also split the production duties, this was and is one highly impressive disc - from it we have Baker's first single to radio in She's So Precious. Now here's a tune with an engaging melody & refrain, and one which has the full potential to break Baker onto the scene as a major player. We believe, and will do what we can to spread the word!
EP: Looking Ahead (2009) Label: Independent Release Links:
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Ibiza - Tea: Now here's a project that's outstanding - it rated as one of the most pleasant surprises for 2009 for several reasons and right now I'm speaking specifically about our track selection in the tune Ibiza. The nucleus for the band Tea is guitarist Franck Balloffet, from Lyon France and drummer & keyboardist Phil Bunch from Southern California. They've worked together since the early 90s on what has turned into a series of soulful adventures in Afro-beat. Tea is their current creation. After drawing a measure of critical acclaim with their 2004 debut, they issued their follow-up in Dreams just this past year. Named for the "party island" in the Mediterranean, Ibiza features the legendary Brian Auger on the Hammond B3 and Steve Ngondo on Congolese vocals - the result is a piece with an intensity that must be experienced to be appreciated!
CD: Dreams (2009) Label: Teajuana Music Links: 
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2 in The Best of 2009 resumes: As our encore continues, it's more
of the Best of '09 Review Part 2. This time we've selected a few artists
that may not be quite as well known such as Pete Lacey and John Pedersen.
But lest you think we're way out there, we've mixed in a few more familiar
names such as Dan Siegel and The Sax Pack. Starting things we have Dean
Grech and Galaxy Lounge - they're followed by The Sax Pack and U-Nam.
Set #2 includes John Pedersen and Pete Lacey plus Noel Webb and Paula
Atherton. Then we finish with a 5-pack of selections - there's Dan Siegel,
Freddie Fox, and Brian O'Neal, as well as Larry Lagerberg and finally
Johannes Linstead with The Happy Song! Simply click on the paw for a complete
list of all the selections played! |
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