(the tracks without drums include a click track) so that the student can listen and play along. The music is challenging and suitable for the advanced drummer. Styles include odd meters, metric modulation, tuplets, funk, Latin, mid and uptempo swing, fusion, solo sections included on most of the tracks. Instrumentation is drums, bass, keyboards and sax (synthesized).  (less)

from India), has recast familiar themes from such landmark recordings as Bitches Brew, In A Silent Way, and Kind of Blue with an East Meets West sensibility on Miles...From India. An incredibly ambitious project involving two dozen musicians from two separate continents recording in studios around the world, Miles...From India is a cross-cultural summit meeting that puts a provocative pan-global spin on such Miles classics as All Blues, Spanish Key, So What, It s About That Time and Jean Pierre. Sitar and tablas, ghatam and khanjira, mridangam and Carnatic violin blend seamlessly with muted trumpet and saxophones, screaming electric guitar and grooving electric bass lines, piano, upright bass and drums ...  (less)

electric album. Inspired by the golden era of folk pop music which took place in the late sixties with such albums as Rubber Soul, Aftermath, bands like The Byrds and artists like Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen, Anne set about recording, playing every instrument she could get her hands on - guitars, mandolin, cheatin' banjo, piano, harmonica, lap steel, slide banjo, bass guitar, ukulele, shaker, tambourine, organ, drum etc. Special guests include Eamon McLoughlin of The Green Cards (violin, viola & cello); Irish singer/songwriter Tony Kerr (backing vocals); artist Leslie Mills (tapdance) and Dave Ray of The Coalmen (snare drum) . While Anne is primarily known for her guitar playing skills, she gets to stretch out here on many other instruments and undertoo...  (less)

Cake / Havah Nagilah / Tarantella / Alley Cat / Sweet Georgea Brown / the Chicken Dance / The Hully Gully / The Charleston / Happy Birthday / Happy Anniversary / The Anniversary Waltz / The Bunny Hop / Auld Lang Syne / Irish Medley / Polka Medley / The Stripper / X-Mas Dance Medley / For He's A Jolly Good Fellow / For She's A Jolly Good Lady / The Star Bangled Banner / The United States Armed Forces Medley (Army,Navy,Marines, Air Force) / O' Canada / Anthem Of Israel / Anthem Of Ireland / Anthem of France / Turn Around (My Little One) / The Electric Slide / Tango / Cha Cha / Rumba / Salsa / Can Can / Samba / Jitterbug / Twist / Hustle Bossa Nova / Mambo / Line Dance / Tapping Of Glasses (To get the bride & groom to KISS) / Drum Rolls Crashes Thun...  (less)

"Naïve Melodies" features a stunning blend of obscure but familiar cover songs clothed in unique arrangements for multiple voices and multiple acoustic and electric guitars, drums and percussion. CD3 "Knotwork" features fifteen instrumental ambient acoustic guitar interludes and remixed arrangements of new, historic, and select songs from the Steve Ball Roadshow live repertoire. Highlight of this project includes a vocal version of the Yes classic "Starship Trooper" (CD2) featuring Tony Levin on NS electric bass, and an acoustic instrumental version of the same song with Tony Levin on acoustic bass (CD3).  (less)

There are the hip-hop sampled, snappy CTI label smashes like "Nautilus" and "Westchester Lady," as well as the plaintive "Touchdown" and the popular "Angela (The Theme from Taxi )" from his Columbia Records days. But there's also "Hockney" and the classical work, "Farandole," which showcase his beautiful acoustic jazz piano sound and his overlooked arranging skills. This compendium includes a multitude of sideman and collaborators, including Hubert Laws, Jon Faddis, Earl Klugh, Ron Carter, and David Sanborn. "Brighton by the Sea" with Grover Washington Jr. (originally appearing on James's H album), is rhythmically revamped with a zesty 21st-century drum & bass remix, showing that the music of Bob James is melodic, moving, and modern. --Eugene ...  (less)

octet turns back to the tradition while making their own imprint on it. Having the band record in an old farm house, producer Craig Street, it seems, simply told them to sit down to play their bittersweet songs. Without electric instruments or a drum set to clutter the mix, brisk acoustic guitars will sweep listeners up in the driving rhythms as lead guitarist Tonino Baliardo soars overhead, particularly on the instrumental songs. When Nicolas, Canut and Patchai Reyes take turns on lead vocals, Street adeptly captures the timbre and nuance of the singers' voices while also delicately balancing the guitar, hand percussion and bass. No pop songs or bombastic rock beats:here's one that purists cannot argue with. --Tad Hendrickson  (less)

Band delivered an incendiary two and a half hour performance, including new covers unveiled earlier in the summer. Highlights of the Live at Mile High release include 'Jimi Thing', which features a commanding solo by Boyd and Dave's entertaining scatting. Carter's thundering drum solo on 'Two Step', and Tim Reynolds' solos on 'You Might Die Trying' and 'Proudest Monkey' are not to be missed.  (less)

Billy Higgins, prefers to set moods that go with the grooves. Perceptual is his second outing with the Fellowship ensemble and is a satisfying follow-up to the band's Blue Note debut. With Myron Walden and Melvin Butler on saxophones and bass clarinet, Chris Thomas on bass, Daniel Lanois, Dave Easley, and Kurt Rosenwinkel on steel and electric guitars, and Jon Cowherd on keyboards, Blade and company create jazz textures that evoke America's wide-open spaces. Think of Pat Metheny's Bright Size Life and American Garage and you'll get the band's futuristic folk vibe on the title cut and the sly, shifting tempos of "Crooked Creek" and the three-part suite, "Variations of A Bloodline"--a poignant, musical comment on ethnic strife. Blade's melodic gifts got him work wi...  (less)

shares Her powers with us, evoking the Emerald's power and restoring the Earth to purity. Medwyn provides us with a beautiful and intimate performance. Recorded in his own studio, Medicine Woman II takes Medwyn's music to new heights. Spanish Guitar; Acoustic Guitar; Electric Guitar; Mandolin; Paraguayan Folk Harp; Panpipes; Bamboo Flutes; Marimbas; Celesta; Female Choirs; Male Choirs; Korg, Roland & Emu Synths & Sampler Systems; Tympani; Bongo Set, Conga Set; Latin Percussion; djembe & Timbale Drums; Latin Percussion.  (less)

overwhelming undertaking. There are strings-lovely charts that do so much more than just trace chord changes up and down the neck. Arrangements by Ryder McNair and Nico Muhly are threaded throughout the record, augmenting a simple quintet of players to provide a sixth sense. The deceptive nature of his band is on display from the top. ‘Filthy’ Jim White is known far and wide for his resource behind the drum kit and he proves it song after song, with sensitivity that provokes dynamic variety from skins, an acoustic depth to the room. Paul Oldham’s bass is a feeling accompaniment to Bonny’s guitar, played with brotherly clairvoyance and constancy. Young Emmett Kelly’s clean electric guitar lines roam within the web and suddenly shine, are blues and folk...  (less)

was produced by Andy York (veteran guitarist for John Mellencamp) and Ian Hunter and features a backing band of superstar talent comprised of Steve Holley on drums and percussion (Wings, Joe Cocker), Paul Page on bass (Dion), Jack Petruzzelli on electric guitar (Rufus Wainwright, Joan Osbourne), James Mastro on electric guitar (Patti Smith, John Cale), Andy Burton on piano and organ (The Db s) and Producer Andy York on guitar and backing vocals. Many of the band members are returning from the Shrunken Heads sessions. Regarding Man Overboard, Ian Hunter stated, When we did Shrunken Heads, I felt like we had a good thing going so I wanted to revisit the experience before anything changed, and that s what we did.  (less)

by Yusef Lateef on a wide array of reeds, flutes, and percussion. David Spinozza's electric guitar chops and Alphonse Mouzon's drum and percussion feelings on McCann's completely improvised composition are an auditory delight for fusion fans. Two other compositions, Beaux J. Poo Boo and Poo Pye McGoochie (And His Friends) round out the set with by adding different sonorous characters and musical back stories.  (less)

Hammond organ, and even trumpet. But they never stray far from their roots, and even when they crank up the volume on the raucous folk song "The Scolding Wife," the droning electric guitar sounds more like an extra-loud set of bagpipes than a rocker's sonic weapon. Each member of the band contributes to the songwriting, and their output tends to be upbeat in both mood and rhythm, as on the joyous odes to love and friendship "Stumbling In" and "One True Way." As the title song "Sea of No Cares" implies, the music of Great Big Sea is generally positive and sunny. But the inclusion of the old Celtic seafaring ballads act as a reminder that although the sun is shining today, a storm is never far away. --Michael ...  (less)

electric jazz trio setting. This incredible 2 CD set contains that rare combination of stellar compositions, world class musicianship and virtuoso solos from some of the most influential improvising musicians in history. "As We Speak" is one of the most important bass and trio recordings of our time, and an absolute MUST for any creative musician.  (less)