Blackjack - Donald Byrd

Advantages: music
Disadvantages: too short

..., Ray Ayers and Donald Byrd were cut. In the early seventies Vynilartists already scratched&moved such as Grandmaster Flash already mixed and even let tapes of Revox fly. The jazz always injected the HipHop the certain Flavor. Under the guidance of host Guru succeeds to the young musicians with the " volume 1 " from " Jazzmatazz " in my opinion a bridging of the generations. Page A: the Mentor Guru speaks the introduction, all participating musician are introduced. The jazz becomes motive, only one trumpet run, a loop becomes audible and simultaneous here to the mental origin of Jazzmatazz. " loungin " underlaid of fat Beats is able to blew your radio. Guru goes as a singer into action; as always self-confident and positively and its HipHop dream occurs. Jazzdinosaur Donald Byrd improvised at the trumpets... Read review

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...Born in St Louis, Missouri on 12/02/52, Michael McDonald came to fame in the 70's LA music scene, singing on Steely Dan's "Katy Lied" album (1974) before joining The Doobie Brothers for their definitive 1976 release "Taking It To The Streets". Possessing a gorgeous vocal that most people would be able to recognise as soon as hearing it, success was assured for this blue-eyed soul boy and destiny awaited in the form of What A Fool Believes, that massive hit of 1978. The Doobs disbanded at the turn of the new decade, and Michael signed a solo deal with Warner Bros. Originally released in 1987, this greatest hits album culls 12 of Michael's finest moments from his two solo albums up to that point and collaborative moments with other singers. A couple of the tracks on here descend into that dreadful synthesiser mush that... Read review

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Advantages: It's Donald Fagen
Disadvantages: The sound quality is pants!

...In between recording with Walter Becker the seminal albums “Aja” and “Gaucho” under the banner of Steely Dan, Donald Fagen recorded this masterpiece of audio art. The afore mentioned album called the “The Nightfly” runs at less than 40 minutes long and has 7 self-penned tracks and has 1 track written by the legendary song-writing partnership of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, their song “Ruby Baby” is clearly the most commercial sounding on the whole album, the collection was arranged by Donald Fagen and on production duties was the same producer as the man who had produced all the Steely Dan recordings Gary Katz. As the album opens up with the track ”I.G.Y.” (International Geophysical Year) the “electric piano” playing of Greg Phillinganes creates a retro sound... Read review

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