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Culturekiosque JazzNet: CD Reviews

Mike Zwerin picks and pans jazz CDs, with occasional excursions into pop and other forms.

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CD Review: Manu Katché's Third Round

Following on from "Neighbourhood" and "Playground", the latest installment of the music of the French drummer Manu Katché.

George Benson: "Songs and Stories"

Ten-time Grammy winner George Benson continues to carefully construct a catalog of releases that appeal to a growing and varied audience, without compromising his craft.

Jazz CD Review

Merry Christmas Ho Ho Ho! Robert Magris Europlane, Me'Shell NdegeOcello, Dexter Gordon and Le Sacre du Tympan are among the CK jazz picks for this holiday season.

Jazz and Pop CD Review: Vocals A Go Go

Jazz and Pop CD Reviews of Norah Jones, Marvin Gaye, Otis Taylor, Peru Negro, David Byrne by Mike Zwerin, jazz and pop editor of Culturekiosque.

Motown: "The Same Old Song"

Founded by Manfred Eicher in 1969, ECM Records has followed a policy of only recording new music he considers important. A review of the first eight volumes of the :rarum series, ECM Records latest collection

Jazz and Pop CD Review: My Goodness, Real Music

Reviews of recently released world music and jazz CDs by Mike Zwerin of Culturekiosque.com, the European guide to Arts and Entertainment worldwide

World Music and Jazz CD Review: Best Possible Musical World

Reviews of recently released world music and jazz CDs by Mike Zwerin of Culturekiosque.com, the European guide to Arts and Entertainment worldwide

Jazz CD Review: The Passing of Good Time 'Electric Miles' Live in Montreux - 20 CDs

Fans allergic to backbeats and electronic effects will be able to hear how, paraphrasing Mark Twain about Richard Wagner, this music is not as bad as it sounds. Thanks to a new glossy 20-CD box The Complete Miles Davis at Montreux 1973 - 1991 (Montreux Sounds), Miles's rich and relatively undocumented electric period can be heard live at length.

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ECM: :rarum [sic!] A Sound For Sore Ears

Founded by Manfred Eicher in 1969, ECM Records has followed a policy of only recording new music he considers important. A review of the first eight volumes of the :rarum series, ECM Records latest collection

ESSENTIAL JAZZ RECORDINGS OF THE 20TH CENTURY

Best Jazz CDs of the 20th century by Culturekiosque.com, the European guide to Arts and Leisure worldwide

Jazz CD hot picks and reviews

The music of Jimi Hendrix, GRP all stars and Dave Brubeck
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