If

Diana Panton's gifted voice has a direct penetrating power, full of an emotional conviction that her contemporaries lack. The combination of her ethereal and graceful singing skill, appealingly luscious voice and her ability to deliver the lyrics as a storyteller make DIana Panton simply irresistible.

Chuck’s 1979 and 1982 albums respectively on one CD ‘Just For You’ includes the huge disco smash ‘Cisselin’ Hot’ as well as several other fine moments, notably the gentle mid tempo ‘Just For You’, the excellent, breezy Modern Soul dancer ‘Don’t Tell Me You’re Sorry’, By 1982 the emphasis had switched from the disco influences heard in ‘Cissell’ Hot’ to more mid tempo, steppers and ballads but in ‘Night Miracles’, ‘Possessed’ and ‘Dance Away The Pain’ the dance sounds are there. The pick of the slower tunes are ‘Love Is Missing From Our Lives’ and ‘Understanding Man’.

The name Chuck Cissel evokes a time of feel good, uplifting love vibes from a golden pre-electronic, pre-hip hop R&B era of soul music, so perfectly defined by the classic dance hit Cisselin Hot. A collaboration with Producer Skip Scarborough, at the peak of his song writing powers with Earth Wind & Fire. Chuck Cissel comes from Tulsa, Oklahoma then moved to New York to perform on Broadway. Among Chuck's recordings was his song Don't Tell Me You're Sorry, a favourite among UK soul fans which in its early form helped secure a recording contract with Arista Records for the two albums presented here.

Fat Possum Records is proud to present If You're Going To The City: A Tribute to Mose Allison, in stores November 29, a collection of songs celebrating Mose Allison, and the influence and legacy he left behind. The names behind the collection let the project speak for itself: Taj Mahal, Robbie Fulks, Jackson Browne, The Tippo Allstars featuring Fiona Apple, Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite, Chrissie Hynde, Iggy Pop, Bonnie Raitt, Loudon Wainwright III, Richard Thompson, Peter Case, Dave Alvin and Phil Alvin, Anything Mose!, Frank Black, Amy Allison with Elvis Costello.

Hamiet Bluiett - If You Have To Ask (1991) {Tutu CD888128}
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Jazz / Post Bop / Contemporary Jazz / Avant-Garde Jazz / Baritone Saxophone

The title referes to a celebrated riposte of Louis Armstrong's when asked by a white lady what jazz really was. In the context of that his quotation of the celebrated waltz theme at the beginning of "Black Danube," a tune described by drummer Carvin as "James Brown in 3/4 time," has to be seen as slightly ironic in the context of Bluiett's now thoroughly Africanized approach to jazz performance. The rhythmic base, whether by Carvin or Asante, is in most cases the essence of the piece, over which Bluiett improvises with considerabl freedom.

Heinz Sauer is presented here in a brilliantly exciting juxtaposition, with two partners with very distinctive profiles. On the one hand you have Wollny who subtlety combines universal piano nuances ranging from romantic gloom to the brusquely clanging new sound world. On the other, you have Kühn - full of energy, the eternal "Sturm und Drang" musician, expressing strong emotions and a master of the explosive turbulence and heartfelt beauty of sound.
In their unwillingness to compromise and the intensity of their expression, both pianists join separately but amiably with the saxophonist. Sauer is a musician who is able to change the tonal nuances of his tenor saxophone in a split second. His sound flows like lava - glowing red, then cold, forming craggy formations…

Myriam Alter - If (2002) {Enja Records ENJ-9451 2}
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Jazz / Post Bop / Contemporary Jazz

When read as prose, the song titles on If become a poetic tribute to composer Myriam Alter's idealized concept of “Home.” Ten new compositions make up If and are in part inspired by Ms. Alter’s Judeo-Spanish heritage. The arrangements further expand upon her musical lineage by additionally acknowledging modern jazz and classical while prominently featuring Jewish music’s long time relationship with the Argentinean tango. The result is a coherent personal musical statement whose roots run deep and is a breath of fresh air to a world musical realm that at times suffocates in its attempt to be stylish.