Morgan Luck

by Lori McCay-Peet (Author), Elaine G. Toms (Author), Gary Marchionini (Editor)

Guitarist and composer Raoul Björkenheim emerged from Finland in the 80s with Edward Vesala’s band, then started his own group, Krakatau, who recorded for ECM and Cuneiform. He is probably best known for his work with Scorch Trio and with Bill Laswell and Morgan Agren in Blixt, but he has been a busy, active player for the last 30 years. As anyone who has every seen him can attest, he is one of the great, unheralded guitarists of our time.

Amazing collection with 12 CD-Portraits of prominent jazzmen. So much beautiful jazz music in one collection is a real paradise for any jazz lover. Enjoy an endless parade of masterpieces in lossless. Dave Brubeck, Miles Davis, Count Basie, Tal Farlow, Louis Bellson, Curtis Fuller, Clifford Brown, Art Blakey, Eddie Costa, Erroll Garner, Sal Salvador and Buddy Rich, full of promises and improvisations are all here for you. Enjoy.

Robert (Henson) picked the wrong time to meet his soul mate! After being fired from his own father's company, he feels like his luck has run out - until Morgan (Dennis) enters into his life. Just as things start to heat up between them, trouble brews as Morgan's ex-husband (Rucker) vows to get her back and Robert's gold-digging ex-girlfriend (Hubbard) returns with an agenda of her own. With the help of his cousin (Keyes), Robert's about to find out how much good can come out of a bad situation in this charming romantic comedy that's good to the last drop.

In order to escape from the abusive boy-friend, Gary Winston, Jean Gilkyson moves with her young daughter Griff Gilkyson without previous notice to the ranch of her father-in-law Einar Gilkyson in Wyoming. Jean and Einar are disaffected, since he blames her for the death of his beloved son in a car accident. Einar is taking care of his friend Mitch Bradley, who was attacked and seriously wounded by a bear, and he does not know that he has a grand-daughter. While Mitch heals his wounds and forgives the bear, Einar also changes his feelings regarding Jean, finally understanding that accidents happen and accepting her and loving his grand-daughter.

Smooth jazz is a kind of jazz that appeared in the United States in the 1960s and 1970s, with significant influences on such directions as rhythm and blues, funk, rock and pop. Also, the term "contemporary jazz" is used to refer to the genre.