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"13 - way better than the original alb..." more

"13 - way better than the original album version, and one of his current bands most powerful performances." less

"tracks one and two--some of the most ..." more

"tracks one and two--some of the most beautiful music McLaughlin ever made." less

"track 2, hear Santana's long sustains..." more

"track 2, hear Santana's long sustains put to very good use; and same goes for Alice's lugubrious orchestrations. Whatever you do, skip track one, even if you download the whole album." less

"Church (disc 4, track 9) is from Odys..." more

"Church (disc 4, track 9) is from Odyssey, with James Blood Ulmer. This album has just become available on Amazon mp3, but not yet here." less

"d1t20 Peggy Lee singing How Long Has ..." more

"d1t20 Peggy Lee singing How Long Has This Been Going On" less

"Pancho and Lefty (track 1), but only ..." more

"Pancho and Lefty (track 1), but only if you promise to compare it with a Townes Van Zandt original version available on emu." less

"How Do You Keep the Music Playing, pr..." more

"How Do You Keep the Music Playing, proving that Tony Bennett has excellent taste." less

"Track 11 is Mississippi Queen by Moun..." more

"Track 11 is Mississippi Queen by Mountain. This soundtrack has been around awhile here on emu, but on the new Sony releases it is album-only!" less

"Track 19 is So What from the Kind of ..." more

"Track 19 is So What from the Kind of Blue album by Miles Davis. See what all the fuss is about. (This track is album-only pretty much everywhere else on this site.)" less

"Chameleon"

"Much of this is availble here on Euro..." more

"Much of this is availble here on European public domain issues, but if you don't have Toby yet, get it now. American Heritage 101 must-download." less

"It has to be Moonglow (track 11). Lio..." more

"It has to be Moonglow (track 11). Lionel Hampton's vibe work is American Heritage 101 quality." less

"Thelonius (sic), only because I like ..." more

"Thelonius (sic), only because I like this whole album so much I really can't decide. This one has a good beat and you can dance to it." less

"Someday get this whole thing. Until t..." more

"Someday get this whole thing. Until then, please at least check out Till Tom Special and Lester's Dream. Lester's solo in the latter is one of the unacknowledged wonders of jazz history." less

"Watermelon Man. Kind of can't believe..." more

"Watermelon Man. Kind of can't believe it isn't album-only." less

"Rockit isn't album-only either!?"

"Misterioso starts out kind of vanilla..." more

"Misterioso starts out kind of vanilla, then Nat Adderly kick in and this motha swings." less

"Track 5, McLaughlin, Corea and Clarke..." more

"Track 5, McLaughlin, Corea and Clarke trade choruses." less

"6, Straight to Hell, sampled by M.I.A..." more

"6, Straight to Hell, sampled by M.I.A. for Paper Planes." less

"Isfahan. Ellington continued to creat..." more

"Isfahan. Ellington continued to create at a very high level for his entire life." less

"You Ain't Goin' Nowhere, better than ..." more

"You Ain't Goin' Nowhere, better than Dylan's." less

"Eight Miles High"

"Lowdown: another very cool bass line."

"Track 2, Fall, is a great example of ..." more

"Track 2, Fall, is a great example of the work of Miles Davis's last great quintet." less

"Tracks 4-6 are a great three song seq..." more

"Tracks 4-6 are a great three song sequence; if it has to be only one, Good Old Desk hands down." less