Playground [Enhanced]

Playground [Enhanced]

Playground [Enhanced]

ASIN: B0001MZ7JQ

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
The Max Jazz label couldn't have picked a better artist to debut their String Series than guitarist Russell Malone. Malone's résumé already boasts high-profile gigs with Ray Brown, Branford Marsalis, and Diana Krall, plus recordings as a leader with Columbia and Verve. On this recording, his playing--with shades of George Benson, Grant Green, and Wes Montgomery--is clear and even-toned on old standards like Billy Strayhorn's evergreen ballad, "Something to Live For." But he can also change up the groove, as evidenced by his Latin take on the Carpenters' "We've Only Just Begun." On unaccompanied readings of Carole King's "You've Got a Friend" and the Jerome Kern/Dorothy Fields number "Remind Me," his solo sound evokes Joe Pass's intimate timbres. The CD also spotlights Malone's growing compositional chops, as evidenced by the live CD-ROM bonus track, "Mugshot," the hyper-bop diity "Sugar Buzz" (with vibraphonist Joe Locke), and the Coltrane-styled "Mandela," which features Gary Bartz on alto saxophone. --Eugene Holley, Jr.

Product Description
Malone has the honor of launching the Strings Series for MAXJAZZ with his label debut Playground (April 6, 2004), which features his working band of Martin Bejerano, piano; Tassili Bond, bass; E.J. Strickland, drums and guests Gary Bartz, saxophone; and Joe Locke, vibes. All arrangements are by Malone, who also produced the CD and wrote six of the ten tracks.

Playground [Enhanced]

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Shapeshifter (Enhanced)
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • ýShapeshifterý an album that begs to be listened to
 Shapeshifter (Enhanced)
Marcy Playground
Manufacturer: Emi
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
Alternative RockAlternative Rock | Imports | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00003ZKYF
Release Date: 1999-11-22

Album Details

Features an Enhanced Component Containing the Video Clips for 'sex and Candy', 'coming Up from Behind', 'st Joe on the Scholl Bus' and 'sherry Frazier'.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars ýShapeshifterý an album that begs to be listened to.......2001-08-13

In a time when a lot of music seems manufactured, Marcy Playground has managed to write an album with unique style and dazing melodies. "Shapeshifter," the follow up to their self-titled CD "Marcy Playground," is an eclectic mix of soulful acoustic grooves combined with just the right amount of raw rock and roll. Intelligent songwriting, exceptional music and a feel-good vibe makes "Shapeshifter" an album that begs to be listened to over and over again. Tracks like "Rebel Sodville" and "Pigeon Farm" show the bands diverse music style and the song "Never" lays down true heart-felt modern rock with that inimitable sound that Marcy Playground seems to manage. A great album and must for any true music lover.

Todd Mills

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