The Grammy-winning track from Kirk Whalum's album, The Gospel According to Jazz, Chapter III, available from Amazon.com. http://amzn.to/hycvxM

Kirk Whalum - It's What I Do

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Sachal Vasandani’s third Mack Avenue release, Hi-Fly, is an exciting mix of standards, originals and pop covers showcasing Vasandani’s ability to filter a wide range of material through his highly individual vision. The new album finds Vasandani in upbeat form. “On this record I wanted to share some of the joy of singing this music,” Vasandani says. “I worked through the turbulence that inspired the last record and just tried to have fun. I was thinking less about drawing the listener into my heart and more about celebrating.”

Nowhere is that celebratory spirit more pronounced than on “One Mint Julep,” on which Vasandani is joined by the legendary Jon Hendricks, one of the originators of vocalese and a godfather of jazz vocals, whose presence is a ringing endorsement of the younger singer. It seems impossible to imagine anyone listening to the rollicking “One Mint Julep” without a smile on their face. “As a young singer, anytime I get a chance to hang out with somebody like Jon it’s humbling,” says Vasandani. “Jon has a generous spirit and obviously knows how to collaborate, but he’s going to be in the driver’s seat just because he’s Jon Hendricks. I found myself just enjoying the ride. He was pressing the accelerator and luckily I was sitting shotgun and not stuffed in the trunk.”

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One Mint Julep

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This is the opening track from the new Rick Braun album, Sings With Strings.
See interviews with Rick, as well as behind the scenes footage from the recording of the album here! http://bit.ly/nD61PI

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Rick Braun - Time After Time

I didn't know what time it was...so I tried to get on the 405 Friday night.

"I Didn't Know What Time It Was" appears on the Rick Braun album, Sings With Strings.
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Rick Braun - I Didn't Know What Time It Was

Let's Ride.... but not on the 405!

"Let's Ride" appears on the Wayman Tisdale album, The Fonk Record.
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Wayman Tisdale - Let's Ride (feat. George Duke)

Someday, when we invent flying cars, we'll all be free.

"Someday We'll All Be Free" appears on the Kirk Whalum album, Everything Is Everything.
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Kirk Whalum - Someday We'll All Be Free

Traffic will ebb & flow, minus the flow part.

"Ebb & Flow" appears on the Tia Fuller album, Decisive Steps.
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Tia Fuller - Ebb & Flow

What's your Carmageddon timeline?

"Timeline" appears on the Yellowjackets album, Timeline.
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Yellowjackets - Timeline

Touch and go -- $4 JetBlue to Long Beach!

"Touch and Go" appears on the Sean Jones album, No Need For Words.
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Sean Jones - Touch and Go

Los Angeles, home of Carmageddon 2011.

"Los Angeles" appears on the Kevin Eubanks album, Zen Food.
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Kevin Eubanks - Los Angeles

I'm home... it only took me two days!

"Home" appears on the Jackiem Joyner album, Jackiem Joyner.
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Jackiem Joyner - Home

It's a long a winding road (aka Sepulveda).

"Long and Winding Road" appears on the Steve Cole album, Moonlight.
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Steve Cole - Long and Winding Road

The bridge is down, smoke has blown away... and I can see clearly now!

"I Can See Clearly Now" appears on the Jonathan Butler album, So Strong.
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Jonathan Butler - I Can See Clearly Now

05 Paint Bruhes

03 Sudeen Impact

01 Preach Hank!

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In a career that took flight in 1985 with immediate commercial and critical acclaim, guitar virtuoso Stanley Jordan has consistently displayed a chameleonic musical persona of openness, imagination, versatility, respect and maverick daring. Be it bold reinventions of classical masterpieces or soulful explorations through pop-rock hits, to blazing straight ahead jazz forays and ultramodern improvisational works—solo or with a group—Jordan can always be counted on to take listeners on breathless journeys into the unexpected.

On his latest Mack Avenue recording, Friends, Jordan takes the time-honored path of inviting a handpicked cadre of guests: guitarists Bucky Pizzarelli, Mike Stern, Russell Malone and Charlie Hunter; violinist Regina Carter; saxophonists Kenny Garrett and Ronnie Laws; trumpeter Nicholas Payton; bassists Christian McBride and Charnett Moffett; and drummer Kenwood Dennard. The results proved truly outstanding on numbers ranging from a Bela Bartok piece to a Katy Perry pop smash, a heady original blues and three jazz classics spanning swing, cool and modern. There's a listener-friendly samba, an airy spirit song and an astounding nod to the atonal. Jordan even plays some serious piano on a couple of songs, revisiting his first instrument with newfound confidence and wonder.

Reflecting on the wealth of music inspired by collaborating with chosen peers on Friends, Stanley Jordan concludes, "I am so humbled and grateful to all of the wonderful musicians who graced this project. This collection truly speaks to my belief in the integrationist spirit of music. I'd like to move beyond 'fusion' and explore the concept of 'integration.' When you integrate styles, you combine them into something new while still remaining true to the original sources. The same principal holds for our friendships, which require mutual respect. Our friends are a mirror revealing the diversity within us, and at the same time they give us the courage to share our true selves with the world."

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Stanley Jordan - Capital J

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There are many sides to the musical persona of Christian McBride, and The Good Feeling has him realizing another one: as the leader, arranger and conductor of his big band. A hallmark of this recording is its consistent energy, present from the opening track Shake 'n Blake. With its powerful trumpet section pronouncement, the band is telling the listener, "Here we are, ready to have some fun, and we're taking you along for the ride." 

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Christian McBride Big Band - Brother Mister

03 BWB

01 Triple Dare

Badass and Blind

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Fly Like An Eagle

Pedal to the Metal

A selection from the latest Kirk Whalum release, Romance Language, a re-imagining of the 1963 John Coltrane/Johnny Hartman classic.

Kirk Whalum - Spend My Life With You (Radio Edit)

Ride on a Rainbow 

05_Sunshine (I Can Fly)

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Sangueo Soul

The long awaited new release from Rahsaan Patterson - Bleuphoria is set to drop Summer 2011. This slammin’ new single Easier Said Than Done is on the radio right now – and available wherever digital music is sold. http://amzn.to/i9IWTf

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