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2008 NOTES |
SHOWCASE ALBUM/FEATURE |
HIGHLIGHTS |
September 14th
Edition # 493 |
Smooth Talkin'
Present Tense
While their live show
has been drawing rave reviews, Present Tense's studio efforts
maintain that same level of integrity and intensity!!
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Back Trax:
Vibraphonic - Can't Get
Enough
Jim Savitt - The Way Home
Kirk Whalum - Now ' Til
Forever
Jay Rowe - Jay Walking
Pete Escovedo - La Samba |
September 7th
Edition # 492 |
The Sounds of Summer
4th Annual
The days may be getting
shorter but this show is sizzlin' - the 4th annual installment
in our sun-drenched Sounds of Summer series of specials!!
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Featured
Selections:
Nick Colionne - No Limits
Max DiFaz - Feels Like
Fifty
Alex Bershadsky - Drift
Shilts - Back on the Hudson
Gerald Albright - What
You See ...
Greg Kavanagh - Jamaka
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August 31st
Edition # 491 |
City Streets
Jim Adkins
Classy, upbeat, and polished,
Jim Adkins' City Streets heralds what is easily one of the
catchiest and most charismatic releases for the year!!
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Fresh Trax:
Vibes Alive - After Hours
Tim Bowman - Sweet Sundays
Warren Hill - La Dolce
Vita
Oli Silk - Chill or be
Chilled
Native Vibe - Where There's
Smoke |
June 29th
Edition # 490 |
Smooth Jazz In
Canada Eh!!
6th Annual Presentation
Sit back, relax, and enjoy
the unique
vibe of a radio show unlike any other, as we pop the cork
for our 6th annual made in Canada special !!
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Highlights:
Rhonda Smith - Rhondasm
NEWA - Seduction Island
Joni Mitchell - Lucky
Girl
Demo Cates - Asian Nights
Linstead & Gunn - Torre
De Oro
JB Carbou - Wolcott |
June 22nd
Edition # 489 |
The Quarterly Review
Q2 for '08
A comprehensive review
of the best tracks from the past 90 days with Earl Klugh,
David Benoit, Denny Jiosa, Ken Navarro, Jim Adkins, Will
Donato, & Terry Disley!!
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Highlights:
Al Turner - Dreamin'
Kyle Wolverton - Somaya
Walter Duda - Funktioning
Smoothly
Al DeGregoris - BC's Bounce
Sekou Bunch - Smooth Sailing
Voodoo Village - Candlelight
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June 15th
Edition # 488 |
My Inspiration
Everette Harp
In addition to the maturity
that can only come thru years of honing one's craft, the
project is lovingly dedicated to Harp's father and displays
an extra heart-felt quality !!
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Back
Trax:
Tony Windle - Spring's
Hope
Evan Marks - Three Day
Weekend
Alex Bugnon - Heart of
New York
Dan Moretti - Nights of
Waiting
Fareed Haque - Sacred Addiction
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June 8th
Edition # 487 |
On The Rocks
Matt Marshak
Within a few short years
Matt Marshak has laid the groundwork for a highly promising
career while emerging as a standard-bearer for a new generation
of performer!!
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Fresh
Trax:
Denny Jiosa - Just The
Thought Of You
Brian Culbertson - Let's
Stay In Tonight
Gabriel - East Coast
Terry Disley - Out To Sea
Ken Navarro - Blue Skies,
Bright Dreams |
June 1st
Edition # 486 |
Monterey Cool
Kevin Kooyumjian
It's with the utmost pleasure
that we present an inspiring microcosm of the famed California
coastal music scene with Mr. K and his Monterey Cool release!!
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Back
Trax:
Dan Farrow - How Much I
Want You
Dwight Sills - Caribbean
Soul
Hadley Hockensmith - Lullaby
Bill Evans - The Sunday
After
Tower of Power - Cruise
Control |
May 25th
Edition # 485 |
The Sax Pack (self-titled)
The Sax Pack
An energetic, entertaining,
and exciting debut catapults Messrs. Kashiwa, Waters, and
Cole to supergroup status as
The Sax Pack!
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Fresh
Trax:
Larry Lagerberg - Footprints
in Paradise
Jim Adkins - Lost in the
Moment
David Benoit - Human Nature
Park Lane - Thru D Nite
Will Donato - Laws of Attraction
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May 18th
Edition # 484 |
NewUrbanJazz.com
Bob Baldwin
Drawing on jazz and R&B,
Baldwin adds touches of Hip-Hop and other fresh flavours,
again affirming his course in music, a path he's trodden
successfully over the years!!
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Back
Trax:
Bob Bangerter - Drive Time
Wilton Felder - Inherit
The Wind
Stefán Dickerson
- Pescadero Pointe
Alfonzo Blackwell - Passion
Paul Ventimiglia - Weedy
Wack |
May 11th
Edition # 483 |
Tequila Moon
Jessy J
Drawing inspiration from
the tenor techniques of Boney James and Joe Henderson, Jessy
J serves up a potent blend of Latin beats and samba rhythms!!
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Fresh
Trax:
Gail Jhonson - My Soldier
Allistair Elliott - Midnight
Waltz
Lawson Rollins - Café
Jobim
Rob Mullins - Back in the
Day
Stevie Williams - Living
Under The Sun |
May 4th
Edition # 482 |
4 Friends
Marcos Ariel
Continuing on a path that
he's traversed for the past quarter century, Marcos Ariel
delivers an inventive and balanced program with typical
brilliance and creativity....
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Back
Trax:
David Bach - Chill
Ottmar Liebert - Isla del
Sol
José Padilla - Come
Back
Kenny Blake - European
Underground
Chris Rea - On the Beach
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April 27th
Edition # 481 |
Love and Paragraphs
Chris Standring
Poised to rival the mega-success
of some of Chris's finest projects, Love and Paragraphs
may ultimately prove to be Standring's most articulate effort
to date!
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Fresh
Trax:
Bradley Leighton - Undercover
Nate Harasim - Feel The
Love
Present Tense - Groove
André Berry - Shine
Like A Diamond
David Wells - Friday Afternoon
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April 20th
Edition # 480 |
From The Heart
Mike Levine
Combining R&B, Smooth and
Latin Jazz styles with that unique Floridian flavour, Mike
Levine has crafted From The Heart into a genuine winner
!!
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Back
Trax:
P.C.S. - Caribbean Romance
Harry Hmura - Feel The
Spark
Henry Johnson - Romance
Me
Justo Almario - Jugando
Yulara - Om Namah Shivaya
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April 13th
Edition # 479 |
Crossing Borders
East Of West
Possessing a welcome degree
of complexity with just the right amount of oomph, Crossing
Borders marks East of West as a force to be reckoned with!!
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Fresh
Trax:
Eliane Elias - Kissed By
Nature (remix)
Jesse Cook - Café
Mocha
Max Groove - Night Owl
Earl Klugh - Driftin'
Jerry D - Back To Motown
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April 6th
Edition # 478 |
The QR - 2008 Q.1
Best from The First 90 Days
Now celebrating our 5th
anniversary since we began The Quarterly Review feature,
The QR covers the finest and freshest in new music for the
preceding 90-day period !!
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Highlights:
Serengeti - Jeff Oster
Shag Carpet - Brian Bromberg
Down to Business - Mark
Elliott
Simple Pleasure - Jeanne
Ricks
Continuando - Marc Macisso
Poiema - Jay Leach |
March 30th
Edition # 477 |
After Hours
Lori Andrews
After Hours fittingly profiles Lori's creative forays into
contemporary instrumentals presenting a body of work that
ultimately extends well beyond the ordinary!!
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Back
Trax:
Fingerpainting - Ozzie
Ahlers
So Cal - Dirk Richter
Spring Ain't Here - Pat
Metheny Group
Jus' Feel It - André
Berry
Play Time - Evan Garr |
March 23rd
Edition # 476 |
Secret Journey
Omar Akram
Akram attains unparalleled levels of artistry while fashioning
exquisite melodies and sculpting a listening experience
that is without equal !!
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Fresh
Trax:
Dorcas's Lament - Dr.
Guy's MusiQologY
Jamaican Winds - Jaared
She's All That - Bob Baldwin
Traveling Light - Gerald
Veasley
On The Upside - Steve
Oliver |
March 16th
Edition # 475 |
Sunset Collective
Jimmy Sommers
Having spent somewhere around
15 weeks at the #1 spot on Smoothjazz.com's Indie Chart,
Sunset Collective promises to be Sommers' most successful
project to date!!
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Back
Trax:
The Art of Cool - Christoph
Spendel
Cruise Control - Andrew
Oh
Tuesday's Love - Rhythm
Logic
Sunrise - Chet Atkins
Island Girls - Rob Mullins |
March 9th
Edition # 474 |
Timeless World
Chris Geith
A project that was two full years
in the making, Timeless World represents some of the finest
that the smooth jazz genre has to offer !!
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Fresh
Trax:
Edification - Stuart Steinhart
Fallin' For You - The Sax
Pack
Passionate Eyes - Marcos
Ariel
Sax-O-Loco - Kenny G
Rush - Kevin Kooyumjian |
March 2nd
Edition # 473 |
Second Light
Jim Savitt
Savitt is poised to build on momentum
he's already enjoyed with a project that has the full potential
to be one of the top break-thru releases for the year!!
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Back
Trax:
L'Arc En Ciel De Miles
- Incognito
Ridin' The Tide - Oceans
Little Kiss - Paul Rozmus
Marianne - Ed Calle
Seducción - Charo |
February 24th
Edition # 472 |
Little Tokyo
Hiroshima
As innovative & dynamic as ever,
Hiroshima incorporate many exotic & mystical elements thereby
elevating their music to an almost spiritual level !
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Fresh
Trax:
Laws of Groovity - Patrick
Yandall
Headin' Home - Mike Levine
Love & Paragraphs -
Chris Standring
View From Above - Fjord
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Crossing Borders - East
of West |
February 17th
Edition # 471 |
Brighter Moments
Lake Effect
Lake Effect is an exciting collaboration
presenting a hybrid blend of Latin, funk, jazz, and R&B
activated by flashy rhythms and innovative grooves!!
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Back
Trax:
Living on Sand - Leo Gandelman
Morning Star - Sherry Winston
Slider Inside - Porcupine
Would You Fall - Robert
Condon
On the Radio - Urban Knights |
February 10th
Edition # 470 |
Above and Beyond
...
Bob Madsen
The album title Above and Beyond
the Call of Beauty provides a pretty good indication as
to what Bob Madsen's artistry is all about!!
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Fresh
Trax:
While the World ... -
Brian Hughes
Timeless World - Chris
Geith
Tequila Moon - Jessy J
City Lights - Lori Andrews
Afrika - Jonathan Butler |
February 3rd
Edition # 469 |
The Best of 2007
Part 3
We're back with the third and final
installment in our best of review and
a collection that spotlights the absolute finest in what
'07 had to offer !!
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Featured
Selections & Spin List: 
Blue Water - Eric Marienthal
Noodle Soup - Four80East
When It Rains - Darryl
Williams
Earthlight - Stardelay
Chill - Bill McGee
Listen to the Wind - Slim
Man |
January 27th
Edition # 468 |
Moyo
Keiko Matsui
Moyo sees the blends of a variety
of exotic elements that set the album apart as a landmark
release in what has already been a remarkable & highly significant
career!!
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Back
Trax:
The Shadow of the Cat
- Gato Barbieri
Big City Dreams - Jim
Adkins
Gerty's Dream - T-Square
Keep Me In Your Dreams
- Joe Ercole
Summer Nights - L.A. Jazz
Syndicate |
January 20th
Edition # 467 |
More Faves !!
Pt.2 in Our Annual Review
We're picking up where we left
off a couple of weeks ago with part 2 in our 3 part series
as our continuing mission takes us where no radio program
has gone before !!
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Featured
Selections & Spin List:
For A Smile - Marc Antoine
Daydreamin' - Jay Soto
Soulsax - Candy Dulfer
Midnight Breeze - Nils
Let's Get Close - Brian
Simpson
Q It Up - Rick Braun &
Richard Elliot |
January 13th
Edition # 466 |
Play
Jeff Kashiwa
Kashiwa really lets loose on this
one with some great licks and in point of fact does live
up to the promise of the title with some of his finest playing
ever!!
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Fresh
Trax:
I'll Tell You Tomorrow
- Valarie King
Big Sun - Bob Gaynor
Tropic Breeze - Mark Hollingsworth
West Coast Highway - 25th
Street Band
Groove On - Jim Savitt |
January 7th
Edition # 465 |
Faves from '007!!
Pt.1 of Our Annual Review
The first show in 2008 begins our
8th annual review. Part 1 in this series includes
Euge Groove, Mike Catalano, Hiroshima, Lao Tizeer, and Walter
Beasley !!
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Featured
Selections & Spin List:
Dolalalaleng - DeeLight
/ Claudia Valtierra
92101 - Nate Harasim
Club Street - Les Sabler
Bahia - Earth, Wind &
Fire
Simple Pleasures - Spyro
Gyra
Shaken Not Stirred - Terry
Disley |
