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  • Name: Bill Merikalllio
  • Member Since: November 2005
  • Sex: Male
  • Location: Aptos, CA
I love music that is played well and surprises or moves me. I like love jazz, rock, funk, and soul. And I love it when they all get mixed together.

6 of one, a half dozen of Got it by bmerikal

"What I've downloaded since August 2009"


Genres: Blues, Jazz, Rock/Pop, Hip-Hop/R&B
Last updated: Oct 28 2009
ALBUMS

"7 tracks with Pharoah Sanders, Cedar ..." more

"7 tracks with Pharoah Sanders, Cedar Walton, Ron Carter, and Jack DeJohnette. All in all, a fine tribute to Coltrane." less

"8 tracks of 'art metal' from Jonas He..." more

"8 tracks of 'art metal' from Jonas Hellborg, Anders Johansson, Jens Johansson, Mattias IA Eklundh, and V. Selvaganesh. It's metal, but smarter than that." less

"A baker's dozen of fine fusion tunes ..." more

"A baker's dozen of fine fusion tunes with Jimmy Haslip, Eric Marienthal, Simon Phillips, Alex Machacek, and others." less

"9 songs/12 credits of tasty live fusi..." more

"9 songs/12 credits of tasty live fusion from one of the greatest bassists ever." less

"5 tracks with Louis Hayes and a coupl..." more

"5 tracks with Louis Hayes and a couple of Dutch guys. ;-)" less

"9 tracks with Abraham Burton, Helio A..." more

"9 tracks with Abraham Burton, Helio Alves, and Santi DeBriano. Very nice indeed." less

"9 tracks/12 credits with Charlie Rous..." more

"9 tracks/12 credits with Charlie Rouse, Ben Riley, and Larry Gales. A classic." less

"7 tracks with Marcus Strickland on te..." more

"7 tracks with Marcus Strickland on tenor sax, Brandon Owens on bass, and E.J. Strickland on drums. "An especially gritty offering from one of jazz's most powerful young alto players." -- AMG" less

"11 probing tracks with Dwayne Burno,E..." more

"11 probing tracks with Dwayne Burno,Eric McPherson, and Kurt Rosenwinkel." less

"8 more, even mellower tracks with the..." more

"8 more, even mellower tracks with the Tommy Flanagan trio (Osie Johnson & Wendell Marshall). Beautiful." less

"7 very mellow tracks with Kenny Burre..." more

"7 very mellow tracks with Kenny Burrell, Ronnell Bright, Ron Carter & Andrew Cyrille. Beautiful." less

"8 tracks. "It's a mean, dead serious,..." more

"8 tracks. "It's a mean, dead serious, eight-tune set, totally void of any preening or jazz clichés. This album is what you get when a group of young talents put their game faces on, start the proverbial reel and get busy. .... At all times it is unyielding, brash and really good." -- AMG" less

"7 beautiful Latin Jazz tracks. "Folks..." more

"7 beautiful Latin Jazz tracks. "Folks, this is the real deal. An awe-inspiring effort, indeed!' -- AMG" less

"8 tracks from 1994 with John Swana, P..." more

"8 tracks from 1994 with John Swana, Peter Bernstein, Kenny Barron, Peter Washington, and Carl Allen." less

"Jeff does a soundtrack. I'll bite. 12..." more

"Jeff does a soundtrack. I'll bite. 12 credits." less

"9 tracks from 1998 on this, their sec..." more

"9 tracks from 1998 on this, their second disc. Great stuff." less

"8 more tracks from 2000. Fine writing..." more

"8 more tracks from 2000. Fine writing, tasty soloing; life is good." less

"8 tasty tracks from 2006. "... each p..." more

"8 tasty tracks from 2006. "... each performance features high-quality solos, clean ensembles, and hard swinging. This is no-nonsense modern straight-ahead jazz played by some of the top interpreters of the idiom, and is easily recommended." -- AMG" less

"8 tracks of straight ahead magic on t..." more

"8 tracks of straight ahead magic on this, their latest disc." less

"7 long tracks. These cats is real goo..." more

"7 long tracks. These cats is real good. Very good indeed." less

"10 tracks w/Billy Harper, Carter Jeff..." more

"10 tracks w/Billy Harper, Carter Jefferson, and Joe Ford. Accessible and tasty, too." less

"11 fine live tracks of Joe's blisteri..." more

"11 fine live tracks of Joe's blistering blues rock. If you like that sort of stuff, you'll definitely like this." less

"9 tracks. " This is one of 1997's bes..." more

"9 tracks. " This is one of 1997's best releases and a wonderful addition to Harper's slender discography." -- AMG" less

"12 tracks. Better than you might thin..." more

"12 tracks. Better than you might think. With Howard Johnso, David Sanborn, Billy Harper, and John Abercrombie (among many others)" less

"9 solid tracks from Keith Carlock, Ch..." more

"9 solid tracks from Keith Carlock, Chris Cheek, Henry Hay, and Tim Lefebvre. Fun." less

"11 tracks by a great drummer, an exce..." more

"11 tracks by a great drummer, an excellent guitarist, and some guy name Lefevbre. ;^)" less

"11 tracks from this brilliant young p..." more

"11 tracks from this brilliant young pianist. Very tasty indeed." less

"Jeff Beck is on 3 of these tracks and..." more

"Jeff Beck is on 3 of these tracks and a few of the others are worthwhile, too (the first, for instance), but mostly it's sounds like cheesy commercial '80s funk." less

"2nd disc featuring 6 mellower tracks ..." more

"2nd disc featuring 6 mellower tracks with William Henderson, Charles Fambrough and Sherman Ferguson. Beautiful." less

"6 mellower tracks with William Hender..." more

"6 mellower tracks with William Henderson, Charles Fambrough and Sherman Ferguson. Beautiful." less

"8 tracks with John Hicks, Idris Muham..." more

"8 tracks with John Hicks, Idris Muhammad, and Curtis Lundy." less

"10 tracks with Dave Holland, Eric Har..." more

"10 tracks with Dave Holland, Eric Harland, Branford Marsalis, Edward Simon, & others. Very tasty indeed." less

"6 songs. His 'comeback' album from '6..." more

"6 songs. His 'comeback' album from '66 with Jim Hall, Bob Cranshaw, and Ben Riley." less

"12 credits with Jim Hall, Ron Carter,..." more

"12 credits with Jim Hall, Ron Carter, Herbie Hancock in a grab bag of unreleased tracks. Fine playing throughout." less

"A half dozen track with Coleman Hawki..." more

"A half dozen track with Coleman Hawkins and Paul Bley. 3 more with Don Cherry." less


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