yellowjackets

  • cover to the album Live Wires by contemporary jazz band Yellowjackets
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    Top Contemporary Jazz March 22, 1992

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    Years before I launched ContemporaryJazz.com, I maintained a personal top 10 “Jazz and New Adult Contemporary” chart of my own. It was based on what I liked and what seemed to be popular according to other charts and magazines. Top 10 Contemporary Jazz – March 22, 1992 Yellowjackets – Live Wires (GRP) Bobby McFerrin and…

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    Top Contemporary Jazz Feb. 13, 1994: The Benoit/Freeman Project

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    The top ten contemporary jazz recordings from the week of Feb. 13, 1994! David Benoit and Russ Freeman, The Benoit/Freeman Project Nelson Rangell, Yes Then Yes Tom Scott, Reed My Lips Richard Smith, From My Window Torcuato Mariano, Paradise Station Marcus Miller, The Sun Don’t Lie Yellowjackets, Run for Your Life Fourplay, Between the Sheets…

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    Top Contemporary Jazz Chart – May 11, 1991

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    Looking back at the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart from May 11, 1991, you see some of the first recordings from the post-MCA acquisition of GRP Records. Greenhouse by Yellowjackets, Love and Understanding by George Howard, and Healing the Wounds by the Crusaders were all in the top ten. Greenhouse was the first recording featuring…

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    Review: Yellowjackets featuring Mike Stern – Lifecycle

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    The Yellowjackets – where do I start? How about at the beginning, when they were the backup band for Robben Ford? Much has been written and chronicled about this early chapter of their history, especially in light of their 2006 anniversary release, Twenty-Five. I bring all this up because of the inevitable comparison that will…

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    Review: Peace Round from Yellowjackets

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    The Yellowjackets celebrate the holiday season with their first complete recording of Christmas music. This is the easiest review I’ve ever had to write. If you like the Yellowjackets, or if you like the sounds of the season, buying Peace Round is a no-brainer. Russell Ferrante notes that there are some challenges in recording a…