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Eric Byrd Trio plus 4 :: Brother Ray

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7.0

Written by Calandra Warren

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Artist: Eric Byrd Trio + 4
Title: Brother Ray
Label: Foxhaven Records

Weighing in at a hefty 46 minutes and 51 seconds, Eric Byrd and his trio (plus 4 horns) come out swinging on their latest release aptly titled, brother ray. Citing Ray Charles as, “The Genius of Soul” to whom Byrd owes “his musical life,” he pays his dues to the ...

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Plunky :: Cold Heat

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4.0

Written by Kristyna Serdock

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Artist: Plunky
Title: Cold Heat
Label: N.A.M.E. Brand Records

His mixes of hip-hop and old school jazz present a bizarre clash of cultures that's a bit unsettling at first. Free style jazz is, by genre definition, supposed to come out of the artist at will, but the strict dialogue within the trumpet solos feels forced and works against the ...

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Sean Costello :: We Can Get Together

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9.0

Written by David McKinney

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Artist: Sean Costello
Title: We Can Get Together
Label: Delta Groove Music

I once heard a saying that there is always one artist that makes you fall in love with the Blues. I think I found mine. 28-year-old blues veteran Sean Costello is one of the best musicians that I’ve heard in a long time. His musical influences show his musical style, ...

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Spirits in the Material World: A Reggae Tribute to the Police

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9.0

Written by David McKinney

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Artist: Various
Title: Spirits in the Material World: A Reggae Tribute to the Police
Label: Shanachie

This isn’t the first reggae tribute to the Police, so it’s not really as original as it may at first seem to be, but it’s still damn good. The Police are a band that owes much of their success to an reggae-like sound that kept them on the edge, and ...

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