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Bradley Leighton - Back To The Funk - 05-Oct-08 11:50 AM
Here is a contemporary contribution to Jazz Funk from an indie label in San Diego; Pacific Coast Jazz.

All of the arrangements by Allan Phillips are solid, capturing the essence of 80's funk-a-delic. The rhythm group composed of practiced musicians Rekevics, Marks, McBee and Moore create a solid foundation for the "flute guy" Bradley Leighton to lay down some very nice melodies.

The cd was a surprise for me, it is a very well rehearsed commercial studio production.

Various - Secret Love 2 - 28-Sep-08 09:00 AM
A wonderful collection of Downtempo tracks set up by Jazzanova and Resoul. Track 6 is especially enjoyable with the flute passages, especially since I'm also listening to some of Herbie Mann's work.

Although one of the styles tagged for this submission is Folk Rock, I believe that what is intended is "Folk", because many of the Tracks have some very fine vocal passages that comfortably compliment the electronic and acoustic instrumentation.

I really enjoy this compilation and I would recommend it as a library item for background music in any contemporary coffee house.

Charles Webster - Born On The 24th Of July - 31-Jul-08 03:50 PM
House...Deep House...Very Deep House.

This was a very nice album. I especially like the second track "Ready" with the vocals by Terra Deva. Overall, each track comfortably flows into the next without them being mixed, where the vocals added actually compliment the songs without the hip-hop bounce.

I would recommend this album as a good example of Deep House and as an enjoyable 60 min of smooth, downtempo, house grown grooves.

I actually got this on a whim; I'm born on the 24th of July. Besides the painting by Jon Burgerman used in the cover artwork is very captivating.

Various - Cool & Deadly - 26-Jul-08 09:41 AM
This compilation contains a number of songs by artists that I enjoy; "I Have Seen" by Zero 7, "Daydream In Blue" by I Monster and "Aquarius" by Boards Of Canada. I have found these artists and their songs in many other compilation sets, which I have enjoyed.

However, in this set they really do not fit well together. The flow of the sound-scape's shown by the order of the tracks is rough and really does not bring out the beauty of sound that many of the tracks truly contain; remember that the shape of song heard sets the tone for the song that follows.

If you are looking for a source of a particular song that you have been searching for then get it, but if you are looking for a set of songs that give you a couple hours of continuous listening pleasure, get something else.