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...catalyst, the man who inspired us all," the great drummer Max Roach has said. "By the time he came to New York he was playing in all the Big Bands. He was the one who told us about a saxophone player in Kansas City named Charlie Parker or a bass player in Minneapolis named Oscar Pettiford." Dizzy brought them all together to play at a fabled Harlem joint called Minton's, where, after the regular sessions, strange scrambled rhythms and impossible harmonies would float toward the dawn. It was, indeed...
...cuts, such as Move with Me, Twisted and Red Paint, show Cherry in a soul-searching mood, singing and rapping almost mystically ("Move with me, I'm strong enough/ To be weak in your arms"). The sparse, moody arrangements, combining synthesizer strings, record-turntable scratches and occasional guitar, bass and piano riffs, give her hip-hop, rock and jazz fusion a delightfully surreal ambience...
...probably haven't heard of this band, and you're not alone--inexplicably, no Boston radio station will play them. But Poi Dog offers a lot--fun melodies, great bass lines and searching lyrics, not to mention strings, congas and horns--that make this the frolic album of the year. Buy it. The best songs are "The Hardest Thing," "Ta Bouche Est Tabou," "Tall" and "Lackluster...
...endure the often depressing lyrics, this first album from the Luna trio (made up of former members of the Feelies, Galaxie 500 and the Chills) is a wonderful catch. On tracks like "Crazy People," "Anesthesia," and "Time to Quit," simple 6-note guitar melodies combine with precision drumming, driving bass and angelic voices to achieve a lazy but frenetic sound. Other standouts include "I Can't Wait" and the album-opening "Slide...
Porter's steady bass lines help to keep this high-powered, often volatile, band from roaring out of control. His smooth and dynamic playing is the only constant in cacophony-prone band...