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Free Music Review: If not for Wayne Shorter....
Hit: 3 Stars
...I would have given it 5 stars. As a jazz-rooted sax player myself, not of Mr. Shorter's experience *by far*, I am almost disgusted by his performance on this album. His poor tone and spit-filled musical intrusions are way too far out of the box, even for Jazz of this nature. Playing of this manner gives us all a bad name. I haven't sounded that bad since I was in the 5th grade (approaching 30 years ago)... that's an honest, un-biased opinion.
I almost worship Mr. Hancock, and I bear no ill-will toward him for the production of this album. I am sorry to say that this one is going to sit on the shelf for quite some time.
Otherwise, the entire album is STELLAR, and one of the most beautiful things I've ever heard. Mr. Hancock chose the right vocalists for every track. And his playing, of course, was just perfectly imperfect, as it should be. Simply a marvelous work, except the sax-playing, of which there is quite a bit.
Free Music Review: Never let spirit die
Hit: 5 Stars
There's so much going on in this recording that it's hard to gain purchase on the album as a whole. Great to hear Nefertiti brought back with the marvelous Wayne Shorter. I had recently relistened to the Hissing of Summer Lawns where a lot of Joni's later music is prefigured so there is definitely a memory lane aspect to the listening experience. I just don't think it gets much better than this. On the vocals: I love Luciana Souza ("perhaps like a soft brazilian singer"), Corinne Bailey Rae merges and flows with the river, Joni is simply supreme. Wasn't all that thrilled with Norah Jones, though.
And the master himself, Herbie Hancock, who knows how to assemble, blend, step into the foreground when needed, and hang back when that's the thing to do.
I listen to this recording all the time.
Free Music Review: Corinne Bailey Rae's River
Hit: 1 Stars
I just heard this one track so that is all I'm commenting on. This was absolutely painful - she's sounding happy when she's singing it! Even though I love this song as Mitchell did it, I was open to hearing a different interpretation but this one is total junk.. "I made my baby cry" doesn't really rate a smile in the voice, does it?Free Music Review: best album in years
Hit: 5 Stars
Since receiving this album several weeks ago, I have not been able to take it out of my cd player. Herbie lays down the piano tracks like no one else can. Wayne Shorters haunting soprano sax in the background adds texture to the melodies and all of the vocals are right on.
This is the only Grammy album of the year that is deserving of the honor.
Free Music Review: Just like a heart of ZEN !
Hit: 5 Stars
A sound abreast of a heart of ZEN is calm and is beautiful.
It seems to be able to totally take in streamflow in the heart.