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cover to Soul Shadows contemporary jazz recording by pianist Joe Sample

Soul Shadows by Joe Sample

If you heard “The Texas Two Step” from his previous release The Pecan Tree and hoped that Joe Sample would do an entire recording of music like that, you’re in luck. Sample has released a solo piano recording called Soul…

Incognito – Adventures In Black Sunshine

Incognito comes full circle with Adventures in Black Sunshine, the new recording out now on Rice In the mid to late 90s, leader Bluey steered the band away from the jazzier sounds that were its trademark into dance/pop/funk tunes. The…

Chick Corea Elektric Band – To the Stars

Where is the hoopla around the new Chick Corea Elektric Band release To the Stars? The band easily ranks among the top fusion bands of all time. Every member – John Patitucci, Dave Weckl, Frank Gambale, and Eric Marienthal –…