Coltrane for Lovers17 reviews
John Coltrane

Polygram Records, 2001

Lovers Inc.

+ Classic coultrane
+ Simply wonderful
+ Great CD
  
  











  



  
Just Another Band from East L.A.: A Collection16 reviews
Los Lobos

Warner Bros / Wea, 1993

READ THIS

+ All Around Musicians
+ Not Just Another Band
+ Good Stuff, but......
+ make it a priority purchase
  
  











  



  
Cto Italien / Chromatic Fantasy - 70th Anniv Edt5 reviews
Glenn Gould, Bach

Sony, 2002

REALMS OF GOULD

+ Magnificent on Chromatic Fantasy
+ Reissued Gould Leftovers

Gould's tonal palette, though subtle, is not particularly wide. If he has used the sustaining pedal at all in the 78 playing minutes of this disc, I missed it, and it is patently impossible to use the damper pedal with the left leg crossed over the right, as in the photograph on the back of the ...
  
  











  



  
White Ladder394 reviews
David Gray

Ato Records, 2000

Commanding and memorable, an album that should grace each and every eardrum...

+ wonderful
+ White Ladder by David Grey
+ David Gray's best so far
  
  











  



  
Somethin' Else51 reviews
Cannonball Adderley

Blue Note Records, 1999

Brilliant

+ Nice sideman appearance by Cannonball
+ This Album is Somethin' Else, period
+ a taste of honey
+ Never get tired of this one
  
  











  



  
Chopin: Nocturnes6 reviews
Frederic Chopin, Tamas Vasary

Deutsche Grammophon, 1990

the vasary touch

+ Utterly Captivating
+ Best ever
+ I agree with "Boston"
  
  











  



  
London Calling444 reviews
The Clash

Sony, 2000

Everyone is right.

+ The all time punk "classic"
+ Perfection in the punk genre and beyond
+ Great Album
+ Nothing else comes close
  
  











  



  
Ravel: Complete Works for Solo Piano3 reviews
Maurice Ravel, Jean-Philippe Collard

EMI Classics, 2005

Great Ravel!

+ Collard Plays Ravel

I think M. Collar is doing a really good job in this complete set of Ravel piano solo music (missing "La valse") The sound is very good for my taste ; clear and pearly. Very clean in the technically difficulties as well. I can feel his music very well. These are sensitive interpretations. I love ...
  
  











  



  
Bach: 6 Partitas for Piano (Clavier-Übung Part 1) / Sager
Johann Sebastian Bach, Christopher Czaja Sager

Hanssler Classics, 2002
  
  











  



  
Saxophone Colossus14 reviews
Sonny Rollins

Prestige, 2006

Colossal genius

+ Overly Popular Saxophone Colossus Might Divert Audience from Sonny Rollins's True Talent
+ The Great Sonny Rollins
+ Mine DOESN'T skip
+ Reliable, steady, and oh so good
  
  











  



  
Chopin 51 Mazurkas, 2006

51 Mazurkas CD 1: Opp 6, 7, 17, 24, 30, 33 CD 2: 41, 50, 56, 59, 63, 67, 68 Op. posth.
  
  











  



  
Inventions & Sinfonias - 70th Anniversary Edition5 reviews
Glenn Gould, Bach

Sony, 2002

benchmark for the initiated

+ FOR THE FAITHFUL
+ Expect excellence, Get genius
+ Performance versus Technology
+ This is just great music greatly interpreted
  
  











  



  
Tanto Tempo114 reviews
Bebel Gilberto

Six Degrees, 2000

The sexiest album in modern recording!

+ You don't have to speak the language to understand
+ The Easiest 5-Star Review I've Ever Written.
+ Can't get enough.......
  
  











  



  
...And Serenity7 reviews
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Johannes Brahms, ...

Sony, 2003

SERENITY refers to a SLOW TEMPO...

+ a brave revelation of his hidden soul
+ An Artistic Revelation

The other reviews seem to have missed the point of this disc: it's simply a culled set of GG's recordings of SLOW pieces for a totally relaxed listening experience. Hence we have adagios, andandes, largos, sarabandes, etc. This follows on the heels of Karajan's Adagio series which seem to have ...
  
  











  



  
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4; Piano Sonatas Opp. 109 & 11015 reviews
Ludwig van Beethoven, Kurt Masur, ...

Teldec, 1999

A Great Beethoven 4th Piano Concerto

+ Joyful & Visionary
+ regardless of the pretty face - a commanding performance

Helene Grimaud is a French pianist who plays as though she was German. Her warm, lyrical playing reminds me of Arrau's and Kempff's. with a bit of Brendel's intelligence thrown in for good measure. In yet another fine recording, she shows that she can play Beethoven as well as the great German ...
  
  











  



  
The Upsetter Shop, Vol. 1: Upsetter in Dub1 review
Lee "Scratch" Perry

Heartbeat / Pgd, 1997

Classic Dub

Theres nothing better than relaxing in the shade on a hot day listening to the sweet sounds of Dub. Lee Perry is a mad genius and this collection really shows off some of his best work. So if you like spaced out sounds and heavy bass, this disc is for you
  
  











  



  
Rubberneck93 reviews
Toadies

Fontana Interscope, 1994

Possum Kingdom and other Hard Dark Music

+ The Toadies are BACK!!!!!!!!!!
+ toadies
+ The Toadies - Rubberneck
  
  











  



  
Super Black Market Clash39 reviews
The Clash

Sony, 2000

"No Elvis, Beatles or the Rolling Stones!"

+ Not the real thing, but...
+ (3.5 stars) Some good stuff here
+ You're not done without Super Black Market Clash!
+ Eclectic
  
  











  



  
Complete Blue Note and Verve3 reviews
Bud Powell

Jazz Factory Spain, 2004

So Sorry Please

+ a much better choice than Jazz Giant or The Genius of Bud Powell

The other reviewer is awfully rough on this set. There's simply no way that the music here--which ranks among the greatest jazz ever recorded--deserves one star. So I'm trying to balance things out. For one thing, the title is: "Complete 1947-1951 Blue Note, Verve, & Roost Sessions". So, of ...
  
  











  



  
American Pie82 reviews
Don McLean

Capitol, 2003

AMERICAN PIE...AN AMERICAN CLASSIC ! (sounds as good today as it ever has)

+ Poetry set to music
+ This *can* be ripped
+ American Pie