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Zigaboo Modeliste – New Life (2011)
New Life arrived amidst much anticipation of something in keeping with drummer Zigaboo Modeliste’s mythically groovetastic tenure with the Meters. And, bless him, I got it. But that wasn’t all.
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Irvin Mayfield – A Love Letter to New Orleans (2011)
Putting together a luxe coffee-table book honoring the city of his birth clearly got Irvin Mayfield in a nostalgic mood.
One Track Mind: Bill Summers on “God Make Me Funky,” “Watermelon Man,” others
On this special edition of Something Else! Reviews’ One Track Mind, we hand the reins over to percussionist Bill Summers.
Something Else! Interview: Bill Summers, of the Headhunters
The Headhunters, who with Herbie Hancock crafted jazz music’s first platinum release, return this month with an aptly titled new project — Platinum.
Something Else! sneak peek: The Headhunters, “Tracie” (2011)
The Headhunters have completed an ambitious new jazz release — one that continues to push the edges of fusion, incorporating hip hop and funk
One Track Mind: Herbie Hancock – “Butterfly” (1974)
by Pico Herbie Hancock has enjoyed a long, five-decade musical career that has been both artistically and commercially fulfilling. Not many other artists can boast that of any genre, much less a jazz musician. But 2008′s winner of the Album Of The Year Grammy has given us Blue Note modern jazz classics like Maiden Voyage, abstract space funk-jazz like Sextant, [...]
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