Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Kenny G - Kenny G




Famous sax
player first album




1. Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
2. Here We Are
3. Stop and Go

4. I Can't Tell You Why
5. The Shuffle
6. Tell Me
7. Find a Way
8. Crystal Mountain
9. Come Close

Kenny G (Saxophone, Synthesizer, Flute), Jeff Lorber (Arranger), Jeff Lorber (Drums), Greg Walker (Vocals), Marlon McClain (Guitar) and Jimmy Haslip (Bass).

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Michael Franks with Crossfire (Live)




A rare vinyl item finally
making it on CD





1. Don't Be Blue

2. When the Cookie Jar Is Empty

3. Lady Wants to Know

4. B'wana-He No Home

5. Chain Reaction

6. Antonio's Song

7. Monkey See - Monkey Do

8. Popsicle Toes


Australian only release captured at the St. James Tavern, the Capitol Theatre in Sydney and at Aukland Town Hall in September 1980.

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L.A. Transit - De Novo (1986)




Classic Brazilian tunes
in a refreshing remake

Highly sought, hard to find CD



1. Mas Que Nada
2. Wave

3. Zazueira

4. How Insensitive

5. Muito Mais

6. Agua De Beber

7. Pretty World

8. Anything Can Happen

9. Summer Without You

10. Tristeza


West-coast-meets-Brazil session featuring Yutaka, Alexa Acuna, Carol Rogers, Paul Jackson, Jr. Gracinha Leporace.

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Monday, July 6, 2009

Spyro Gyra - Access All Areas




A must have for all Spyro Gyra fans
Probably their best live album




1. Shaker Song

2. Serpent in Paradise

3. Heliopolis

4. Harbor Nights

5. Conversations

6. Schu's Blues

7. Morning Dance

8. Islands in the Sky

9. Sea Biscuit

10. Latin Streets


Jay Beckenstein - Saxophones, Lyricon; Tom Schuman - Keyboards; Eli Konikoff - Drums; Kim Stone - Bass; Chet Catallo - Guitar; Dave Samuels - Vibraphone, Marimba; Gerardo Velez - Percussion.


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Welcome

Sharing my own collection, it may not be the vast one but surely there will be others looking for their own wants. We will focus on jazz fusion but other genre of 80's to 90's releases will be available soon.