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The Tiptons: Surrounded by Horns          (1 of 2 found this review helpful)
  January 9, 2006

As usual, I am too busy to care about spelling, and this album did not impress me enough for me to make time to describe it in detail. BUt breifly, this is an all woman jazz band that has somewhat of a strange style. There are not vocals, in the strict sense of the word. THey make liberal use of ... more
Larry Coryell, Badi Assad, John Abercrombie: Three Guitars        (2 of 2 found this review helpful)
  January 9, 2006

I do not wish to coment too much on musical style. In brief, the music is primarily guitar trio, and duet with solo accompaniment. the style is unique and varies from track to track. It often fuses classical components with jazz, along with intense improvisation. It is unlike most jazz in that it is ... more
Nickel Creek: This Side        (1 of 1 found this review helpful)
  April 19, 2005

Persoanlly, I really appreciate the unique style of this group and enjoy this album very much. However, I think the vocals should have been mixed a little differently from a sonic perspective. Somewhere around 7-10 kHz there is an abrasive edge. You can hear it strongly in the vocals when "S" sounds ... more
Dupre, Franck, Widor: Organ Works - Michael Murray          (4 of 5 found this review helpful)
  April 12, 2005

I purchased this organ SACD not really knowing very much about the composers or the organist, but only b/c I worked for an organist for some time and wanted to have some good organ peices for reminiscence sake. However, I feel unqualified to review it as a musical piece. My uneducated impressions ... more
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet: Guitar Heroes          (1 of 2 found this review helpful)
  April 12, 2005

Due to my equipment, I was only able to review this album in the stereo mode. I have had this album for a month now. Regarding the music, I agree with Zomax for the most part- The music is well composed and excellently played. However, I also agree that the Hendrix part could have been spiced up a ... more

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