In a Heartbeat

In a Heartbeat

ASIN: B000056VLB

Editorial Reviews
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Guitarist Chuck Loeb's 10th solo recording is a pleasant, mild-mannered affair suitable for anyone whose ear is favorably inclined toward the softer side of smooth jazz. Loeb ups the tempo periodically on In a Heartbeat (a title subtly linked to his own modest heart-murmur condition), but the overall mood is polite and relaxed, appropriate for anyone in a sitting-by-the-pool frame of mind. Accompanied at various times by soprano saxophonist Kim Waters (the slow-go "New Life"), saxophonist Andy Snitzer (on "Big Time," a sultry mix of sax and electric guitar), and reed player David Mann, Loeb gives the disc a slight Bob James-like urban edge, but never at the expense of the project's overall sheen of smoothness. Three vocal tracks will probably help Loeb pick up radio airplay, but the disc's primary highlights are found in three instrumentals: a flavorful nod to Wes Montgomery ("Sway"), the animated licks that close the breezy "Santa Cruz," and the warm melody that adorns "The Goodbye." --Terry Wood

Tracks:

Noah Sugar Pan
Ketch A Dub
Version Train
Rootically Dub (previously unreleased)
Son Of The Black Ark (previously unreleased alternate mix)
Lorna Skank
If The Cap Fits
Dub A Come
Tedious Dub
Rejoice In Skank
Babylon Thief Dub (previously unreleased)
Foundation Solid (previously unreleased alternate mix)
Bagman
Better Reach
Dub In Time
Fun And Games (previously unreleased)
Sipple Dub
Bionic Rat Dub (previously unreleased)

Customer Reviews:

Not Only by the Words of His Mouth..........2002-01-03

Versions galore on this top-notch Heartbeat release - even better, it's all genuine Upsetter material, as opposed to the multitude of double-dubious collections out there which string together inferior works by other people and then blazen Mr. Perry's good name across the sleeve. Kicking off with a truly spiritual take on the Congos' Ark of the Covenant, Heartbeat have come up with a tantalising taster of the Upsetter's dubwise Black Ark output, including well-dread versions of Junior Murvin's classics Tedious and Police & Thieves, Max Romeo's stompin' War In A Babylon, Junior Byles' funky Lorna Banana, and Junior Delgado's righteous Sons of Slaves. That's a lot of Juniors, eh? But do not be decieved: this is dub from the top drawer of the senior class (with honours). Check out Upsetter Shop Volume II - also from Hearbeat - which rounds up some classic early productions from the Bleechers, David Isaacs and many others...

Classic Dub.......2000-08-19

Theres nothing better than relaxing in the shade on a hot day listening to the sweet sounds of Dub. Lee Perry is a mad genius and this collection really shows off some of his best work. So if you like spaced out sounds and heavy bass, this disc is for you

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Great Jazz!
Pure flava
" the smoothest"
In a Heartbeat............
Affectionate and heart-warming......

In a Heartbeat
Chuck Loeb
Manufacturer: Shanachie
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000056VLB
Release Date: 2001-02-13

Tracks:

North, South, East And Wes
Mingling With Mike
Rhythm Ace/Funky Stuff
Billy's Song
Pocket Change
New Life
Vincent
Santa Cruz
On And On/ Fire
Sway
Big Time
Soulmate
In A Heartbeat
The Goodbye

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Guitarist Chuck Loeb's 10th solo recording is a pleasant, mild-mannered affair suitable for anyone whose ear is favorably inclined toward the softer side of smooth jazz. Loeb ups the tempo periodically on In a Heartbeat (a title subtly linked to his own modest heart-murmur condition), but the overall mood is polite and relaxed, appropriate for anyone in a sitting-by-the-pool frame of mind. Accompanied at various times by soprano saxophonist Kim Waters (the slow-go "New Life"), saxophonist Andy Snitzer (on "Big Time," a sultry mix of sax and electric guitar), and reed player David Mann, Loeb gives the disc a slight Bob James-like urban edge, but never at the expense of the project's overall sheen of smoothness. Three vocal tracks will probably help Loeb pick up radio airplay, but the disc's primary highlights are found in three instrumentals: a flavorful nod to Wes Montgomery ("Sway"), the animated licks that close the breezy "Santa Cruz," and the warm melody that adorns "The Goodbye." --Terry Wood

Customer Reviews:

Great Jazz!.......2006-06-30

This is the kind of jazz everyone likes. An essential for every collection. We love Chuck's smooth guitar sound!

Pure flava.......2005-02-18

I really can't say much 'bout this album. But this man made be the next millenium of smooth jazz. I first heard the song "Pocket Change" (one of my favorites), it just interests me since I'd been an instant fan of his 4 the first time. It came in 2001 and I heard it play on the smooth jazz station 107.5 WJZZ in Atlanta, GA.

I can't wait to pick up all of his albums I mean some ocassionally for example. That's an album I look forward of copping ASAP. God bless Chuck Loeb 4 doing such a wonderful job on this record.

And check out my man Jeff Golub too on past releases like "Do it Again" and "Soul Sessions" and especially my man Jeff Lorber on "Philly Style".

" the smoothest".......2004-04-14

I just purchased this disc and it is superb. I have several
of Chuck's CD's, and one fact is true: He is an amazing guitarist. Favorite tracks are "Pocket Change", North, South,East
and West; and in particular, "Big Time". At first this track
starts off slow, but the guitar playing progresses to a fiery,
slick, incredible show of Chuck's vast talent. I highly recommend
this disc.

In a Heartbeat...................2003-02-27

Although "Heartbeat" isn't exactly hardcore Jazz, this particular cd is for the mature and discerning listeners. Most of the performances are reflective and thought provoking. Without a doubt, this is another great follow up to his earlier releases.

Affectionate and heart-warming.............2002-09-22

The great composition and production from Chuck Loeb complements perfect with Vocals 'Vincent' and 'In a heartbeat', as well as all of the tracks from this album - Billy's Song, On and One/Fire, SoulMate, Goodbye etc... plays great for night occasions and as well if you prefer being alone.

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woah
Dank, dank grooves

Family Man in Dub
Aston Barrett
Manufacturer: Heartbeat / Pgd
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Tracks:

Cobra Style Dub
Steppers Rock
Familyman Skank
Rebel Am I
E.T. Special
Pleasing Dub
Dubbing Naturally
Dub Combination
Pickney Dub
A Distant Dub
Trubute To Y Mas Gan
Elegant Dub
Iron Rock
Dub Maker

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Most reggae fans know seminal bassist Aston "Familyman" Barrett as the musical anchor and arranger for Bob Marley's Wailers. The association spans from the time when the Wailers meant the trio of Marley, Peter Tosh, and Bunny Wailer through Marley's solo career and until his untimely '81 passing. But even before his Wailers association, Familyman was reggae's first bass hero, and, if he had not been so busy touring with the Wailers, he would have appeared on even more artists' credit listings. As it stands, though, Familyman's catalog is voluminous enough, and this companion CD to Cobra Style pulls back the vocals that appear there and turns up the bass, the better to appreciate the master's tasteful growlings on dub or instrumental versions of seminal tracks. Dropping his weighty, core-of-the-earth notes with the precision of a stealth bomber, Familyman becomes the worthy star here in tracks like "Cobra Style" and "Pleasing," recorded at Marley's Tuff Gong studio, and "Rebel I Am," out of Randy's Studio 17. --Elena Oumano

Customer Reviews:

woah.......2006-04-15

this album is great i suggest you buy this becasue i feel that it has done the great drummer/bassist justice is this album.I especialy like dubbing naturally for its funkalicous funkyness

Dank, dank grooves.......2000-07-27

This album, is full of fat, fat, groovalicious groovages. Many of you have come across Aston Barrett before, as he spent several years as the preferred bass player of Bob Marley, and collaborated with Bob on most of his albums as bass guitarist. This album are essentially Barrett's "Dubs" of a series of great reggae melodies. His versions of tunes such as "Cobra Style and "Elegant Shape" are melodies deep, heavy grooves, driven by Barrett on the bass. The keyboards, rhythmic interplay and space-age effects are all offspring of the dominant bass line throughout the album. The Dubs are tastefully put together, and the album grooves extrememly heavily.

What I love so much about this album is the amount of space and simplicity that each dub reveals. Barrett's using simple ingredients here, bass, keyboard, guitar, and some wild syth effects. Each element operates independently, but at the same time is synchronous in groove with every other element. Amazing. It gives the music the ability to work with flow instead of clutter, and change it's shape and color without being noticed. Beautiful, and heavy in its groovatude.

Resting in God's Love
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Resting in God's Love
Rupert Parker
Manufacturer: Heartbeat Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000EQ5KE6
Release Date: 2002-04-18

Tracks:

The Lord is my Shepherd - Psalm 23
Amazing GraceNow Thank we all our God
Praise to the Lord
O Sacred Head
Holy Lord, Hear my Prayer
Dear Lord and Father of Mankind
Angel's Wing
Lead Us, Heavenly Father, Lead Us
Thy Beauty and Compassion
There is a Green Hill Far Away
Jesus, my Lord, my God, My All
Holy, Holy, Holy!
Mary Full of Grace
The Lord is my Shepherd

Product Description

Instrumental Hymns of Meditation and Peace by Rupert Parker You will relax and meditate to the sounds of the Electric Harp, Keyboards and Percussion.

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In a Heartbeat
Rodney Atkins
Manufacturer: Curb Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000000CQM
Release Date: 1997-08-19

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I'm Still in Love with You
Alton Ellis , and Hortense Ellis
Manufacturer: Heartbeat / Pgd
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000GFLE2M
Release Date: 2006-08-15

Tracks:

I'm Still In Love With You
Willow Tea
Can't Get Used To Losing You
Sitting In The Park
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
Live And Learn
Breakfast In Bed
The Picture Was You
People Make The World Go Round
I'll Be Waiting
Can I Change My Mind
Wide World
Why Birds Fly
Lord Deliver Us
Secretly
You Said It Again
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When I'm Down

Gregory Isaacs In Dub: Dub a de Number One

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one of the best
DUBROOM.com Review
"wide range of in-depth Jamacian music ~ Gregory Isaacs"

Gregory Isaacs In Dub: Dub a de Number One
Gregory Isaacs
Manufacturer: Heartbeat / Pgd
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Dub | Reggae | International | Styles | Music

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Tracks:

Changing Dub
You're Not My Enemy
Waterfall Dub
Stand Up For Justice
Circuit Court
Heatwave
Jury Must Stand
Equal Share
Teardrops Dub
Fugitive Dub
Interrogation
Lonely Dub
Overdue
On The Edge
Dub A De Number One

Customer Reviews:

one of the best.......2006-08-21

I agree with the other reviwers that this is a great roots dub disc. The style is mesmerizing but not TOO spacey. However since there are very little vocals on the cd, credit must be given to the musicians particuarly my favorites...sly and robbie (drum and bass). Also the sound quality is wonderful...very open and spacious.... it deserves to be played on good audio systems.

DUBROOM.com Review.......2004-11-08

An album with a title like this one, containing heavy duty riddims and mixes from such as Ernest Hoo-Kim and Errol T is a must for every lover of Dubwise Style as I would say. But does the title cover the contents? I think so! That is why this album gets the highest possible rating of three full stars.
During his long time carriere, Gregory has put out some massive Roots and DUB tunes. Although Gregory Isaacs is mostly known for his smooth Lovers' Rock tunes, there is another side of the Cool Ruler and that side is prominently featured on this album. This side makes him interesting for the hard core Dub heads who you can't get into enjoying Lovers' Rock.

For those who are familiar with Gregory Isaac's great Dub album "Slum Dub": Dub A De Number One definitely contains the same atmosphere. The same thing you'll also find on the Blood and Fire Inner Circle release Heavyweight Dub. The music rocks hard and the echo's go straight to your head. Everything in in the "orthodox" Roots tradition.

But Dub Da Number One goes further than the two albums mentioned above. It contains a set of dubs "From the Archives" so to speak, mostly stuff which was previously unreleased (and I wonder why), but you'll also find dubs from a recent release, "I found Love". This album was produced together with the famous Reggae guitarist Ernest Ranglin. Now, the great thing with this all is, that you don't have to expect some digital cross-over music, or ragga when you know that there's recent music on the disc too.

Riddim after riddim, some pretty well known, mix after mix, the album remains interesting. Every now and then I just got to get up from my chair, stop writing and start skanking. Time to disturb the neighborhood and remind them, that Dub is The Number One. Fortunately, they agree!

"wide range of in-depth Jamacian music ~ Gregory Isaacs".......2003-05-20

Gregory Isaacs' career has lasted more than 30 years and is still going strong, with no signs of slowing down. With previously unreleased material, Heartbeat takes the lead once more in providing classic tracks with "Gregory Isaacs In Dub:Dub a de Number One", featuring the Revolutionairies, the Soul Syndicate Band and the G.G. All Stars in a collection not to be missed. This artist has released up to 500 albums, recording with just about everyone on the planet creating new songs and revising some of his old ones. Isaacs' latest Heartbeat album "I Found Love" and his earlier releases "Love Is Overdue" are featured on this CD. Highlights and stand outs ~ "YOU'RE NOT MY ENEMY", "STAND UP FOR JUSTICE", "JURY MUST STAND" and "DUB A DE NUMBER ONE", in my humble opinion tells it like it is. Gregory is one of the most influential voices in Reggae, never looking back only trudging forward and making a difference.

Tracks:

African Child
Temptation, Tribulation & Botheration
Jah Guide (Extended Version)
Crystal Blue Persuasion
Jah Bles The Children (Alternate Mix)
Children Dub
Land Of Love
Move On (Alternate Extended Mix)
Everyday Life (Extended Mix)
Oh Jah
Oh Jah Dub
Through The Fire I Come (Alternate Extended Mix)
Suspicious Minds (Alternate Mix)
Book Of Rules (Single Mix Version)
Ready Baby

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An impressive new trio
In The Country - "This Was the Pace of My Heartbeat"

This Was the Pace of My Heartbeat
In the Country
Manufacturer: Rune Grammaphon
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Laschia Ch'io Pianga

Customer Reviews:

An impressive new trio.......2006-02-11

Morten Qvenild draws together many influences for this wonderful new recording: the quiet focus of his countryman Tord Gustavsen, the improvisational complexity of the Evans/LaFaro/Motian trio, the spareness and free tendencies of Paul Bley, and the density of Brad Mehldau and Ethan Iverson. It's very much an expression of the moment in this particular corner of the jazz world. One standout, at least, is Qvenild's interpretation of the Ryan Adams ballad "In My Time of Need," heartbreaking and hymn-like. A very exciting emerging talent.

In The Country - "This Was the Pace of My Heartbeat".......2006-01-06

"Keyboardist Morten Qvenild is one of Norway's most valuable utility players. He is the "orchestra" in the incredible post-Björk duo Susanna and the magical orchestra, writer and arranger for jazz singer Solveig Slettahjell, former member of pop-prog-jazz instrumentalists Jaga Jazzist and Shining, and part of chart-topping supergroup the National Bank. Qvenild gets to display his piano-jazz chops with In The Country, featuring bassist Roger Arntzen and drummer Pål Hausken, and the trio's debut CD is a stunner.

From the jazz world, Qvenild cites Paul Bley and Norwegian free player Svein Finnerud as influences, from classical Olivier Messiaen and Morton Feldman. Qvenild also has a great ear for pop melodies: His gorgeous solo cover of Ryan Adams' woozy ballad "In my time of Need", played with almost no extrapolation on the theme, renders the song a pure lullaby. Qvenild's mixture of jazz phrasing, classical sensibilities and love of songcraft leads In The Country through 11 songs that rarely rise above a whisper but carry the emotional power of a screaming stack of Marshall amps.

The album is so focused that the tracks work together like a suite, but individual highlights abound. "Bever Creek" starts as a meditation and builds to something like slow-motion free jazz before returning to the gentle melody. "How to get Acquainted" rumbles through sublimely measured tension that, when released, feels like a giant hook in a pop song. "Viggo" features Hausken's haunted wail, singing wordlessly with the melody. The CD closes with Handel's reverential lament "Laschia Ch'io Pianga", played by Qvenild on a Casio SK-10, simultaneously post-modern and classic, just like the rest of the album."

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Dubroom Review
dub me mon

Culture in Dub: 15 Dub Shots
Culture
Manufacturer: Heartbeat / Pgd
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Trod On
International Herb

ASIN: B00000044W
Release Date: 1994-07-05

Tracks:

Dog Eat Dub
Dub Shine Bright
Knotty Dub
Skillful Dub
Mosiah Rockers
Iron Sharp
Careful Dub
Mindful Dub
Dub Weeping
Apply Within
Freedom Jam
Dub Pyaka
Jah Peace
Ticklish Dub
Hola Mt Zion

Customer Reviews:

Dubroom Review.......2001-11-09

Don't ask me why it took such a long time before there was a release of the dubs from these tracks used by the vocal harmony group Culture, I just don't know. Maybe more people like dubwize in this time, but it is a shame that only in the 90's this CD was released. 15 Dub shots from these classic reggaesongs we all know: Behold, Holy Mt. Zion and many more. Although released in the nineties, these dubs are old-skool. Roots reggae dubs in the style of the Goldmine Dub from the Revolutionaries (guess who laid down the riddims on this album) and Dub over dub. Yes, you wanted this album 20 years ago! It sounds like all the work is done in the seventies, when you listen to this record, you almost think you are back in that time when Rockers hit Jamaica. Most of the tracks on this album are hard steppers, but not all. You' also get a good listen to what the percussionist plays, as this gets overheard a lot of times in the vocals (original mix with the singers). When you love the vocals, you will love these versions as well. Culture's reggae is essential like Burning Spear and Israel Vibration. Only they have had their dubwize releases, now listen to the essential Culture in Dub!

dub me mon.......2000-09-20

This cd offers excellent dub tracks to many of Culture's biggest hits, both from the classic trio lineup as well as some of the more modern ones, as well.

Dub fans and fans of Culture will both embrace what Culture has to offer and run with it. A nice album and lovingly done, as well. Yummy.

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