Peter White - Good Day

Now a Peter White album, soon a classic. Peter brightens up our days.

Just bought the new Jessy J and Cindy Bradley's Bloom. Nice to see new faces in the smooth jazz scene and especially nice to see the ladies making a strong move. I really like both of these cd's and look forward to hearing more from both. This is of course the second outing for Jessy J and her mix of latin to smooth jazz is a refreshing new treat to listen too. The trumpet often gets lost in the ocean of sax players out there, but this was a great first outing from Cindy Bradley. We keep hearing of the soom to be end to smooth jazz, but if we keep getting an infusion of fresh new talent like these two, the future might not be so bleek after all.

Spinning today are:

1. "Swinging, Singing, Playing" - Count Basie Orchestra (Mack Avenue, 2009)
2. "Blues For You" - Jeff Golub (Koch, 2009)
3. "Julie Is Her Name" - Julie London (Liberty, 1955)
4. "Solid" - Gold Company (Western Michigan University, 2000)
5. "Organic Vibes" - Joey DeFrancesco
6. "Imaginary Day" - Pat Metheny Group
7. "Contradictions" - Christian Jacob Trio (Wilderjazz, 2006)
8. "Something Cool" - June Christy (Capitol, 1960)
9. "Basie & Beyond" - The Quincy-Sammy Nestico Orchestra (Qwest, 2000)

Eric Copeland - The Jazz in Me

The new Randy Newman!

More gret music:

1. "Something Else Again" - Johnny Richards (Bethlehem, 1956)
2. "Question & Answer" - Pat Metheny, Dave Holland, Roy Haynes (Geffen, 1990)
3. "Dresden" - Jan Garbarek Quartet (ECM, 2009)
4. "The Music of Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays" - Bob Curnow's L.A. Big Band (Mama Records, 1994)
5. "The Benny Goodman Sextet" - Benny Goodman (Columbia, 1952)

Matt Bianco ( not really jazz but I'm in kind of a revival..)
Quincy Jones/Sammy Nestico Big Band
Maceo Parker WDR BigBand (really hot funk, no jazz again.... what am I doin' here)
Lee Ritenour Wesbound
Riipingtons Sahara
Mezzoforte Live in Reykjavik
Casiopea Mint jam

Greets from Holland,

Edward

McCoy Tyner - Solo
Stefon Harris and Blackout - Urbanus

1. Chic Corea & Bela Fleck---The Enchantment
2. Bela Fleck & The Flecktones---Best of (have not listened to some of this in a long time)
3. SMV---Thunder (SMV being Stanley Clark/Marcus Miller/Victor Wooten--really different hearing three bases in a super group setting)
4. Brian Bromberg---Down Right Upright

Artur Bayramgalin - Interro Island

Coming from Russia this man fuses smooth jazz with world music to something new. Fresh wind for the genre.

Rippingtons - Modern Art
Tony Bennett - Duets, An American Classic
Paul Taylor - Burnin'
Bernie Williams - Moving Forward
And....
Live from Nowhere in Particular - Joe Bonamassa (not jazz but just great music)