Béla Fleck and The Flecktones -[|]- ROCKET SCIENCE [Entertainment One Music]

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Banjo, Bela Fleck, Jazz

Bela Fleck & Flecktones - ROCKET SCIENCE

Béla Fleck and The Flecktones -[|]- ROCKET SCIENCE – [Entertainment One Music, 2011]

Béla Fleck is the only musician to be nominated for Grammys® in jazz, bluegrass, pop, country, spoken word, christian, composition and world music categories. His totalcount is 11 Grammys® won, and 27 total nominations. Groundbreaking banjoist, composer, bandleader Béla Fleck has reconvened the original Béla Fleck & The Flecktones, the extraordinary initial line-up of his incredible combo. Rocket Science marks the first recording by the first fab four Flecktones in almost two decades, with pianist/harmonica player Howard Levy back in the fold alongside Fleck, bassist Victor Wooten, and percussionist/ drumitarist Roy Futureman Wooten.

Far from being a wistful trip back in time, the album sees the Grammy® Award-winning quartet creating some of the most forward thinking music of their long, storied career. While all manner of genres come into play from classical and jazz to bluegrass and African music to electric blues and Eastern European folk dances the result is an impossible to pigeonhole sound all their own, a meeting of musical minds that remains, as ever, utterly indescribable. Simply put, it is The Flecktones, the music made only when these four individuals come together. I didn t want to just get together to play the old music, Fleck says. That s not what the Flecktones are about. Everybody s full of life and ideas and creativity. I was intrigued by what we could do that we had never done before.

New JAZZ Releases for the Week of 5/10/2011

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Gerald Clayton, Jazz, Mads Vinding, Mezzoforte, New Releases, Steve Khan

Greeting’s jazz aficionados, as always I’m delighted to present the latest jazz releases this week. With each visit, you’ll discover a montage of new jazz recordings featured at Amazon.com that encompasses a generous diet of nuances which includes a wealth of complex and distinctive styles, textures, melodies, and rhythms exalted by a host of definitive and creative voices in the world of jazz.

For more details, please visit Amazon.com for a complete list of jazz releases for Tuesday (5/10/2011)!

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David Sanchez Quartet w/Lage Lund – Ay Bendito [Video]

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David Sanchez, Jazz, Lage Lund, Saxophone

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Willie Jones III -][- THE NEXT PHASE [Wj3 Records]

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African American, Drums, Jazz, Willie Jones III

Willie Jones III - THE NEXT PHASE

Willie Jones III -][- THE NEXT PHASE -(MP3)- [Wj3 Records, 2010]

Willie Jones III is probably the top drummer to see play in 2010. His skills are ridiculous. He reminds me a lot of my favorite all-time drummer, “Philly” Joe Jones. With his latest release “The Next Phase”, Willie shows that he is more than just a great drummer; he’s become a great leader as well. The style of the music is hard bop and post bop. If you’ve been following Jeremy Pelt’s recent releases November and Men of Honor, you’ll find a similar style here to the style of those CDs. Not being a prolific song writer (only 1 track on the CD is written by Jones), Jones does the smart thing and includes some great songwriters in his band. Most notable is Jones’ pianist on the album Eric Reed who contributes two killer songs to the CD (The Thorn & Another Time).

This CD was my first exposure to Reed and I’m extremely expressed with his technique, style, and writing. He reminds me of McCoy Tyner and Wynton Kelly. His play is a constant highlight throughout the CD. Trombonist Steve Davis is also impressive throughout the CD wrote the last song on the CD (Up the Middle). Two of the tracks (3 + 7) feature vocals. I’m not a fan of either of these tracks. Fortunately the rest of the CD is so good, it more than makes up for it. —Scott Williams | Customer Review @ Amazon.com

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