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The VA - Mastercuts Life..Style: Nu Soul - Jazz [3CD] (2007) is a compilation album that brings together a selection of tracks from the genres of Nu Soul and Jazz. Released under the Mastercuts series, this 3-CD set captures a blend of soulful, jazz-influenced music, showcasing artists who are part of the evolving soundscape of soul and jazz in the mid-2000s.

The VA - Mastercuts Life..Style: Nu Soul - Jazz [3CD] (2007) is a compilation album that brings together a selection of tracks from the genres of Nu Soul and Jazz. Released under the Mastercuts series, this 3-CD set captures a blend of soulful, jazz-influenced music, showcasing artists who are part of the evolving soundscape of soul and jazz in the mid-2000s.

Soul Source: Jackson 5 Remixes 2 is the sequel to the first volume of J5 remixes released in 2000 by Motown Japan. Like the first one, this features a mixture of Japanese producers along with artists known in the "western" world, including the Jungle Brothers, DJ Spinna, and 4Hero. Just like the first volume which featured one song that was not a proper remix, the Jungle Brothers contribution is a cover of "It's Great To Be Here", done without their trademark rapping.

Goldie has announced a new album entitled The Journey Man coming out June 16 via Cooking Vinyl and Goldie’s Metalheadz label. The 16-track set will include contributions from vocalists Natalie Duncan, Terri Walker, Tyler Lee Daly, Natalie Williams, José James, Naomi Pryor, and Goldie’s wife Mika Wassenaar Price. It follows Goldie’s 2013 3xCD compilation The Alchemist: The Best of Goldie 1992-2012, which marked the producer’s 20th anniversary in music.

The Cafe’ Del Mar series has proven a class of its own over the years. Every sunset, people gather at Café Del Mar to be hypnotised by a unique sunset dj mix, staring dreamily out to sea. Cafe Del Mar volume 29 ,once again encapsulates this mystical experience, beginning light and airy with Eric Hilton, “Corazon”. Progressing to darker, bassier sounds like Chris Coco and Kiko Navarro to represent the sun falling behind the horizon. It creates a spellbinding atmosphere by placing oddities such as the mystery of the Bulgarian voices, Lisa Gerrard, Finland & Aaskoven, alongside dance tracks that take inspiration from world music and new age (ethereal female vocals; bongo-lead percussion; samples of self-hypnosis tapes, flutes; wave-sounds). Highlights include the resonant piano and strings of Boddhi Satva" Fading to Silence” and Gabriel Brasil “Midnight Meeting”. The sky fades to black with the gentle ambience of Café Del Mar Volume 29.

Beatles covers are a dicey proposition at best. Even the most ingenious and unique rendition seems destined to suffer in comparison to the original, and the potential for failure is virtually limitless – either way, it's an idea as sound as remaking Citizen Kane with Pauly Shore in the title role. And yet artists are drawn to the Lennon/McCartney songbook like bees to honey, their desire to cover these songs best likened to a creative death wish – We Can Work It Out assembles 16 of these kamikaze missions, and believe it or not, despite the inevitable wreckage there's also a handful of survivors. Setting loose these familiar songs in jazz and funk modes far removed from the Beatles' original recordings enables greater room for personalization and innovation, and the artists featured here are hardly slouches, either – Ike & Tina Turner (who know a thing or two about making covers their own – ask John Fogerty) deliver a gritty, low-down version of "Come Together," Stevie Wonder invests "We Can Work It Out" with the boundless optimism and sensitivity of his own music, and Earth, Wind & Fire update McCartney's Motown tribute "Got to Get You Into My Life" in accordance with the updated rules of the soul handbook. A bonus-mix CD courtesy of 4hero's Marc Mac rounds out a set far better than it has any right to be. (AMG)

Beatles covers are a dicey proposition at best. Even the most ingenious and unique rendition seems destined to suffer in comparison to the original, and the potential for failure is virtually limitless – either way, it's an idea as sound as remaking Citizen Kane with Pauly Shore in the title role. And yet artists are drawn to the Lennon/McCartney songbook like bees to honey, their desire to cover these songs best likened to a creative death wish – We Can Work It Out assembles 16 of these kamikaze missions, and believe it or not, despite the inevitable wreckage there's also a handful of survivors. Setting loose these familiar songs in jazz and funk modes far removed from the Beatles' original recordings enables greater room for personalization and innovation, and the artists featured here are hardly slouches, either – Ike & Tina Turner (who know a thing or two about making covers their own – ask John Fogerty) deliver a gritty, low-down version of "Come Together," Stevie Wonder invests "We Can Work It Out" with the boundless optimism and sensitivity of his own music, and Earth, Wind & Fire update McCartney's Motown tribute "Got to Get You Into My Life" in accordance with the updated rules of the soul handbook. A bonus-mix CD courtesy of 4hero's Marc Mac rounds out a set far better than it has any right to be. (AMG)

Tanto Tempo Remixes is the 2001 remix album by Bebel Gilberto. It features remixes of songs from her debut album, Tanto Tempo, by the likes of Da Lata, Peter Kruder, King Britt, Rae & Christian, Mario Caldato Jr. and many more.