Goisern sagte einmal, er wolle ursprüngliche Volksmusik machen - und er versteht darunter nicht, daß wird man schnell beim lauschen dieser CD begreifen, Volksmusik ala Musikantenstadel oder irgendwelcher ähnlichen Sendungen, in denen Menschen auftreten, die so wahrscheinlich nie in ihrer Heimat gesungen hätten. Jedenfalls ist dies - vielleicht entfernt mit BAP zu vergleichen - Musik die wirklich in den Körper geht, bei der man nicht einfach ruhig sitzen kann und nur lauscht sondern sich bewegen muß.

Issued just after his landmark two-week June 1998 gig at the Village Vanguard and subsequent U.S./Canada tour, Chucho Valdйs' first album for Blue Note bears out a lot of the hype surrounding this hugely gifted Cuban pianist. Unlike many of today's younger Cuban keyboard hotshots, Valdйs not only has great technical chops and musical erudition, he manages to stay closely tied to his Cuban rhythmic roots. Thus, he employs a Cuban percussionist Roberto Vizcaino Guillot along with the standard bass (Alain Pйrez Rodriguez) and drums (Raъl Pнсeda Roque), which dramatically increases the possibilities for rhythmic experiments. Valdes more often than not is all over the keyboard, comfortable with everything from Ravel-ian classical complexity to Bill Evans' introspection to Cecil Taylor-like crunches.

15 Newly Mastered CDs encompassing their astonishing recording career on Columbia Records, plus a bonus disc of raritites, instrumentals and unreleased tracks. Supervised by E,W &F's founder and spiritual guide Maurice White.
Earth, Wind & Fire's horn-powered hit machine represents the best in pop melodies, harmonizing voices, funky syncopation and rhythms of the world.

On his fourth studio effort and first for Blue Note Records, 2017's Parking Lot Symphony, New Orleans singer, songwriter, and brass wizard Troy Andrews (aka Trombone Shorty) fully embraces the organic '70s-style R&B he’s heretofore only touched on. Ever since officially debuting in 2010 with Backatown, Andrews has moved ever closer to that '70s soul aesthetic with each subsequent album. Backatown even featured contributions from both Lenny Kravitz and legendary New Orleans pianist Allen Toussaint. In fact, his previous effort, 2013's Say That to Say This, had a similarly old-school bent courtesy of neo-soul master and co-producer Raphael Saadiq. But for Parking Lot Symphony, Andrews dives into the sound full-force, paired with producer Chris Seefried (Fitz & the Tantrums, Haley Reinhart, Andra Day) on a set of songs that bring to mind the earthy, vinyl-laden vibe of '70s artists like New Orleans own the Meters..