...Music [1971 WAR's All Day Music may not be the best album ever recorded, but it easily thrashes 99% of the competition.Even today, WAR stands out as a unique example of musical and societal cross-pollination, freely mixing rock, soul, Latin, and jazz idioms. The amazing thing is that they pull off this neat trick so effortlessly. This is not...

...music since the beginning of the 90's. Ranging from "live-performed heavy jungle" to "jazzed up ethnic soundtracks", it is only within the last few years that he has gained the title of #1 Russian funk / soul producer - and for good reason! The first 12" "Taking Your Seat" received massive support from DJs worldwide, and while his remix of...

...musicians--pianist/keyboardist Uri Caine, bassist Christian McBride, and drummer Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson of the rap combo the Roots--takes its name from that fictional event, and combines fusion, mainstream jazz, and R&B styles from the '70s to today. Augmented by guitar-legend Pat Martino and trumpeter John Swana, Thompson lays down some...

...music, with some Latin / bossa nova rhythms. The sound is largely electronic - rhythms are programmed, and there are lots of fun synthesized effects. The music is written, arranged and programmed by the bands leader, Lee Jeereen Humming Urban Stereo in concertIts slick, polished and in the end a little bit sterile. Its the sort of music you...

...musical exhibition and less dance-oriented, it still managed to peak at number 24 on the charts. While the group's music is centered around its horns, the majority of the songs from this album feature vocals throughout the verses and choruses. Adding their social awareness to the mix on a couple tracks, all numbers are consistent with the...

...Music [2008 Master funk musician Nick van Gelder, legendary drummer and architect of the original Jamiroquai sound returns to planet earth with his brand new band. Featuring the amazing vocal talents of Mazen (formerly Akwaaba People) and Londons finest stella horns Jim Hunt, Dom Glover, and Nichol Thomson (Incognito, The Brand New Heavies,...

Re:Jazz - Live at Motion Blue Yokohama [2008 re:jazz] is back in 2008 with a brand new disc release feat. their first live album recorded at the Motion Blue in Yokohama during the Japan tour in April 2007. Beside fantastic live versions of their greatest interpretations from past releases you will hear two brand new recordings on this live...

...Music [2008 4lux is proud to present this first album on 4lux White, sublabel to 4lux, dedicated to soulful beats, hip hop and leftfield electronica. This amazing album is a collab between two talents from the States: Daru & Reggie B. Daru is a hip hop producer from Michigan who makes beats as raw as Madlib and as dope as Japans DJ Mitsu the...

...music styles in favor of a consistently relaxed soul/pop mood. Though there's a lot to admire here -- including "No One to Blame," "Soul Inspiration," and "Whatever It Takes," a song Baker wrote with Gerald LeVert and Marc Gordon of LeVert -- Baker's approach was beginning to sound formulaic in 1990. Clearly blessed with a magnificent range...

...musical as possible, and I think we achieved that Vic had had this idea to do a bass thing a while back, but we really didn't know when we'd do it," Marcus Miller explains. "After we jammed at the award ceremony, it was clear that it would be pretty easy to do musically. Each one of us found a space to operate that didn't compete with the...