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2007 NOTES |
SHOWCASE ALBUM/FEATURE |
HIGHLIGHTS |
December 23rd
Edition # 464 |
A Café
Jazz Christmas !
Our Sixth Bacchanalia
With a mighty "Ho Ho Ho, direct
from studio B" we launch the sixth installment of our yearly
review of all the best in smooth seasonal music !!
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Featured
Selections & Play List: 
What Child Is This? - Phil
Sheeran
Have Yourself A Merry ...
- Dave Koz
Chinese Dance - Terry
Disley
Greensleeves - Peter White
Holly & The Ivy - Danny
Wright
Skating - Boney James |
December 16th
Edition # 463 |
Meow Baby
Danny Lerman
It's readily apparent
Lerman has paved his way to stardom with Meow Baby, a project
that has the full potential to become a top break thru release
for the year!!
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Back
Trax:
Daybreak - Tom Scott
Elena - Neal Davis
Speaking Without Words
- Mark Sloniker
Sometimes - B-Tribe
All For You - Tom Saviano |
December 2nd
Edition # 462 |
Hi-Lo Split
Marc Antoine
True to the spirit of
the poker term that describes when the winnings are split
by the highest and lowest hands - we're all winners with
Antoine's latest effort!!
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Fresh
Trax:
Out Of Nowhere - Jimmy
Sommers
Baker's Thing - José
Feliciano
Old School - Everette
Harp
What Love Has Joined ...
- Queen Latifah
Today's The Day - Keith
Andrew |
November 25th
Edition # 461 |
Above the Clouds
Brian Simpson
With the release of Above
the Clouds, Simpson more than ready to build on the successes
he's enjoyed with a project that's as fine as any you'll
find in the genre!!
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Trax:
Deep Within My Heart -
William Aura
There Goes ... - Joseph
Diamond
Big Sky - Pat Kelley
Ah! - Danny Jung
On The Town - Doug Cameron |
November 18th
Edition # 460 |
R n R
Rick Braun & Richard Elliot
Rick & Richard infuse
some much needed gusto into the Smooth Jazz scene with a
cd that well lives up to its billing as "the jazz event
release of 2007"!!
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Fresh
Trax:
Lucky Star - Paul Hardcastle
Drivin' - Gordon James
Space Coastin' - Matt
Marshak
That Was Then - Darryl
Williams
Uptown - Darren Rahn |
November 4th
Edition # 459 |
Sweet Drive
Les Sabler
Guaranteed to be one of
the finer projects in 2007, you'll want to hitch a ride
on this one, as the drive is sweet indeed !!
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Trax:
Sweet Butterfly - Chuck
Mangione
Bamboo Spirits - Native
Vibe
Exotic Love - Bobby Lyle
A Walk in the Park - Denny
Jiosa
Chomp - Krippaehne &
Hall |
October 28th
Edition # 458 |
Take This Ride
Dave Sereny
Give It To Me Baby, the
first single to radio has registered a sizable 10 on the
"wow factor scale" while Dave has once again earned a nod
in the upcoming CSJA ...
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Fresh
Trax:
Seven Secrets - Omar Akram
Milano - Bill Bergman
and the Metro Jets
Week's End - Jamie Bonk
Woman of the World - Main
Gazane
In The V.I.P. - Soul Ballet
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October 21st
Edition # 457 |
Desire
Blake Aaron
From Aaron's getting married,
to buying a new home and starting a family, this album has
been three full years in the making ...
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Trax:
Red - Exodus Quartet
Smiles and Smiles to go
- Larry Carlton
Closer Still - Brian Simpson
The Love I Give - Nite
Flyte
Slamdunk - Dave Camp |
October 14th
Edition # 456 |
This Way
Acoustic Alchemy
Displaying artisanship
of the highest calibre as they traverse a variety of musical
themes, Carmichael & Gilderdale confer upon their fans one
of their most thrilling ...
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Fresh
Trax:
Slowdown - U-Nam
Kicking High - J. Dee
Higher Calling - Dwayne
Kerr
Where Are You Now? - Lisa
Hilton
Get Up - Keith Jacobson
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October 7th
Edition # 455 |
A Manhattan Affair
Mike Catalano
Delivering a polished
blend of smooth jazz, A Manhattan Affair is generously seasoned
with Brazilian spice, making it one of the more memorable
musical excursions ...
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Trax:
Caves of Altamira - Garden
Party
A Lasting Moment - Gerald
Veasley
Bahia - Toledo
Bingo, Bango, Bongo - Tom
Coster
Set Me Free - Paul Taylor
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September 30th
Edition # 454 |
The
Quarterly Review
Q3 for '007
The third in our series
for 2007, the Quarterly Review looks back at all the freshest
& hippest from the past 90 days - step outside the ordinary!!
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Highlights:
Evening Drive - Tom Braxton
Meu Amigo, ... - Ragan
Whiteside
773 - Lake Effect
Snoopy's Dance - Danny
Lerman
Small Hours - Shakatak
Movin' Up - Jeff Kashiwa
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September 23rd
Edition # 453 |
Stay Awhile
Jay Soto
With impeccable production
and incredible playing Jay Soto's Stay Awhile cd is destined
to be among a few elite projects vying for Café Jazz top
honors for the year!!
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Fresh
Trax:
Shine - Blake Aaron
Blue Water - Eric Marienthal
Let's Get It Going - Burt
Brion
Summerlove - DeeLight feat.
Ken Norris
Club Street - Les Sabler
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September 16th
Edition # 452 |
Born 2 Groove
Euge Groove
The project is Groove's
3rd on Narada Jazz, 5th overall, and may well represent
his finest overall effort to date - from it, we have our
usual assortment of three tasty tracks !!
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Trax:
Felinicity - Warren Bernhardt
The Tropic of Cool - Donald
Harrison
Sunset Bay - The Braxton
Brothers
Race Thru the Clouds -
Jeanne Newhall
Visionism - Aftertouch
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September 9th
Edition # 451 |
The Sounds of
Summer
3rd Annual
As the summer of '07 begins
to wind down, we're firing things up with a sun-baked special
- the 3rd annual installment in our sizzling Sounds of Summer
series !!
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Featured
Selections:
Brazilian Sunrise - David
Crawford
Hi-Lo Split - Marc Antoine
Child At Heart - Najee
Don't
Cha Know - Darren Motamedy
On The Night - Rocco Ventrella
Give It To Me Baby - Dave
Sereny |
September 2nd
Edition # 450 |
The Very Best
of Café Jazz
Celebrating Program #450
We're revisiting tracks
that have helped define Café Jazz as the hippest show on
radio - so get set to enjoy a small sampling
of our absolute best !!
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Featured
Selections & Play List:
Chasing the Wind - Gregg
Karukas
Nova Bossa - Shakatak
Kabuki - Sam Riney
At Last - Ronny Jordan
The Beauty of It All -
Carlos Reyes
Wishing Well - Schönherz
and Scott |
August 26th
Edition # 449 |
Next In Line
Nate Harasim
Although still only in
his twenties, Nate Harasim's finesse as a musician belies
his early years resulting in as auspicious a debut as we've
seen in recent times! !!
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Fresh
Trax:
The Cat's Meow - Dan Carlin
Take Me Back To Rio -
Mike Catalano
What Cha Gonna Do? - Brian
Simpson
In Her Arms - Bob Madsen
R n R - Rick Braun &
Richard Elliot |
July 1st
Edition # 448 |
Smooth Jazz in
Canada Eh!
5th Annual Presentation
As we celebrate Smooth
Jazz in our land, we're playing the music of Canadian artists
exclusively. So sit back and enjoy the unique vibe of a
show that's unlike ...
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Highlights:
Café Salsa - ReDuX
Under The Moon ... - Alexander
Zonjic
You Can't Go Back Now -
Barry Aiken
Midnight Reflections -
Les Sabler
Lowdown - Greg Lowe
Kobe - Bill King |
June 24th
Edition # 447 |
The Quarterly
Review
Q2 for '007
Included are Norman Brown,
Keiko Matsui, Hiroshima, and Jeff Golub. If you want to
hear those and more of the freshest & hippest from the past
90 days, you can bet they'll be here as part of The Q.2
!!
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Highlights:
Grooveland - Jay Soto
Elevation - Jackiem Joyner
Waterline - Four80East
It Will Turn Out Right
- Dephazz
Born 2 Groove - Euge Groove
Together As One - Dee Brown
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June 10th
Edition # 446 |
Stay With Me
Norman Brown
With a view to all that
is soothing and smooth, we've selected three tasty tunes
that we feel show this supremely talented guitarist at his
best !!
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Back
Trax:
Somewhere I Never ...
- East Bounce
Favela - Ritenour &
Marienthal
Lights Out San Fran. -
Craig Chaquico
Song for Shari - Scott
Wilkie
Playola - Paul Hanmer |
June 3rd
Edition # 445 |
Sweet Surrender
Special EFX
This latest album unifies the
series of Special EFX releases and thereby underscores the
band's relevance in the annals of instrumental music!!
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Fresh
Trax:
Newbury Street - Don Breithaupt
Ernie - Acoustic Alchemy
Ladies' Choice - Paul Taylor
Hiro Chill - Hiroshima
Hip City - Down To The
Bone |
May 27th
Edition # 444 |
Diversify
Lao Tizer
The themes explored on this latest
effort well reflect the album title Diversify with masterful
sampling of hues & textures from a multi-coloured musical
palette!!
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Trax:
Tickle Me Again - Kim
Pensyl
Jamaica - Grover Washington
Jr.
And Da Livin Is EZ - Soul
Ballet
Quiet Eyes - Brandon Fields
The Thought of You - Thom
Rotella |
May 20th
Edition # 443 |
Presence
Chuck Loeb
Another outstanding project from
the man who makes the most of each and every note that he
plays and an exceptional showcase feature!!
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Fresh
Trax:
Backspin - Outta Nowhere
Next In Line - Nate Harasim
Moving On - Andrew Neu
Hello Betty - Jeff Golub
After The Rain - Keiko
Matsui |
April 29th
Edition # 442 |
Don't Get No
Better
Lamb & Meyer
Taking time from their rolls as
support musicians, Patrick Lamb and Patsy Meyer collaborate
to give us one of the finer independent releases of the
season!!
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Trax:
The Matador & The Maiden
- Pamela Williams
Cruisin' - Les Sabler
Esperanza - Bluezeum
First Wish - Chris Botti
Ocean - Monica Ramos |
April 15th
Edition # 441 |
Across The Pond
Terry Disley
If you're searching for a worthwhile
listening experience, do yourself a huge favour by picking
up a copy of Terry Disley's Across the Pond today! They
don't come any finer!
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Fresh
Trax:
Into The Rainbow - Kymaera
Burning Spear - Valarie
King
Let's Take A Ride - Norman
Brown
Contradictions - Lauren
Wood
Up A Notch - Lao Tizer
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April 1st
Edition # 440 |
The Quarterly
Review
Best from The First 90 Days
Broadcast in three segments, The
QR covers the absolute best in new music for the preceding
90-day period with one of our finest and most diverse collections
...
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Highlights:
Seaport Village - Joel
Rodney Siemion
Don't Want To Be ... -
Jonathan Butler
Cool Breeze - Richy Kicklighter
Bay of Hope - Planet Lounge
André's Theme -
André Ward
Now - Kyle Eastwood |
March 25th
Edition # 439 |
Hands On
Bobby Lyle
This most recent release from
the versatile Mr. Lyle presents an exciting blend of contemporary
jazz and acoustic piano that deftly crisscrosses the boundaries
...
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Trax:
Sup Poze - Hiroshima
Boss Tres Bien - Paprika
Soul
Soul Mates - Steve Reid's
Bamboo Forest
Precious Time - Keiko Matsui
Conquistador - Helios |
March 18th
Edition # 438 |
Ready to Play
Nils
So, does Nils have another smash
on his hands? Ultimately, time will determine Ready to Play's
rightful place in the analogs of music - however, in my
humble opinion ...
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Fresh
Trax:
Anthem For A New America
- Jeff Lorber
Just Because - Dotsero
R 'n' B Bump - Paul Brown
Listen to the Wind - Slim
Man
Tropica - Will Donato |
March 11th
Edition # 437 |
Playin' Favorites
Peter White
Needless to say, whenever we feature
Peter White or one of his tracks, we are invariably "playin'
favorites"!!
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Trax:
Song For Elizabeth - Jonathan
Butler
X Ray Hip - Bona Fide
Angelica - T.D.F.
Millennium Dance - Jeff
Jarvis
Elegance on the Catwalk
- Jonathan Cain |
February 25th
Edition # 436 |
The Meeting Place
Ken Navarro
With The Meeting Place, Navarro
delivers another classy and typically entertaining project
and lays undisputed claim to the title "jazz's most soulful
smooth guitarist" !!
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Fresh
Trax:
It Might Be You - Dave
Koz
Shaken Not Stirred - Terry
Disley
Hangin' With You - Chuck
Loeb
The Loved - Pete Alderton
Mystical - Special EFX |
February 18th
Edition # 435 |
In The Moment
Everette Harp
...
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Trax:
Bluvis Groovis - Russ
Brannon
Northern Lights - Val
Gardena
Quiet Passion - Pieces
of a Dream
Wherever the Tide Takes Us
- Billy Eric
Hyde Park - Jeff Kashiwa
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February 11th
Edition # 434 |
Soul Express
Chris Standring
...
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Fresh
Trax:
After Hours - Michael
Vince
Land of the Sun - Walter
Beasley
Chill - Bill McGee
Hands of Passion - Lamb
& Meyer
Midnight Breeze - Nils
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February 4th
Edition # 433 |
The Best of '06
Review
Part 3
This final chapter includes Pieces
of a Dream, Matt Marshak, Pamela Williams, Steve Cole, Doc
Powell, Alan Hewitt, and Nick Colionne ...
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Featured
Selections & Play List:
Fairway - Gene Dunlap
Dreamer - J Thompson
Cruizin' - Wilton Felder
Street Talk - Dan Siegel
Do It Again - Philippe
Saisse
Under The Sun - Michael
Franks |
January 28th
Edition # 432 |
Shine
Boney James
Now with four gold records to
his credit,
and recognized as one of the most popular artists in the
genre, the nickname has
nevertheless stuck ...
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Back
Trax:
Smooth - Double Scale
A.T.S. - Sugar & Silk
Orchid - Phil Sheeran
The Space - Andrew Glover
Rhum 'n' Zouc - Jean-Luc
Ponty |
January 21st
Edition # 431 |
The Best of '06
Review
Part 2
We pick up where we left off with
part 2 in our 3 part series... highlights include Eric Darius,
The Jazzmasters, Everette Harp, and Nestor Torres !!
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Featured
Selections & Play List:
Feeling Good - Steve Oliver
Soul Candy - Ultrablue
Bongo Baby - Greg Adams
Splashdown - Briza
Skip It - Steve Briody
Just My Style - Marion
Meadows |
January 14th
Edition # 430 |
20th Anniversary
The Rippingtons
The year 2006 marked the 20th anniversary
of the first Russ Freeman fronted project and it's now our
pleasure to help The Rippingtons celebrate a milestone event
...
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Fresh
Trax:
Waterfall - Jim Brickman
Sunrise - David Longoria
You're Beautiful - Kenny
G
The Hypnotic - Rhonda Smith
Did You Hear That? - Ken
Navarro |
January 7th
Edition # 429 |
Favourites from
'06!!
Our Annual Review - Pt.1
The first show in '007 begins our
7th annual review. Part 1 in this series includes David
Benoit, Fourplay, Oli Silk, The Rippingtons, Vince Madison,
& Lisa Hilton !!
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Featured
Selections & Play List:
What Does It Take ...
- Peter White
Spring Lake - David Stellmach
The Lowdown - Spyro Gyra
The Sunrise - Jeffery B.
Suttles
Vinoy Park - TFOXX
Nuno - Vince Mai |
