Four Classic Albums Plus (The Modern Jazz Sextet/No Sun In Venice/Grand Encounter/At The Opera House/A Concert - John Lewis & The Modern Jazz Quartet

Advantages: Huge memory and great value for money.
Disadvantages: Too much memory for some?

...these sexy new pieces of kit seemed to have limited memory. Although there are 16GB versions now available, at the time it was 8GB on both the iPhone and the Touch. My original 20GB iPod had been filled with the first ten months and I was looking for something to store ALL my songs, not just the music I was listening to that month. Speaking to one of the Apple guys over the phone they almost didn't seem to want to discuss the iPod Classic. The iPod Classic is the best option for anyone who has a love of music which goes beyond the temporary. Personally I like to have all my music in one place and to be able to access it easily whenever I want. I originally bought the 80GB classic but opted for the 120GB after it was stolen. I am still adding music to it now. As Apple continue to up the memory available on the other devices I will, no... Read review

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Advantages: Compelling, ground breaking
Disadvantages: Brutal in places

..., who finds his own way to make the war work for him. Practicalities ~~~~~~~~~~ In 2008 Empire of the Sun was re-printed as part of the Perennial Collection (a series of prizewinners, bestsellers and modern classics). The collection has a series of cool covers designed by Petra Boner (www.dutchuncle.co.uk) and is appended by a series of articles and an interview with the author all of which provide an enlightening footnote to the novel. I thoroughly recommend this book, no matter what edition you get hold of. It can be purchased cheaply (under £1) from Amazon and I borrowed mine from the local library.... Read review

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Advantages: Very cool, majority of tracks outstanding
Disadvantages: Not to everyones taste

...Amy Winehouse seems to be in the news a lot, for her well published issues with drink and drugs, her husband and her 'antics'. I have to say that I was not initially impressed with her music. Then someone suggested I listen to 'Moody's Mood For Love'. I loved it, I will talk a bit more about it later on, suffice to say, in my opinion it is a modern Jazz classic. I have now bought the album on i-tunes. This was her first album, before all the 'rehab' songs etc. So, the tracks, one by one. 1. Intro/Stronger Than Me -------------------------------------------- Quite a strong start, very smokey, bit 'angsty', she does not really sound like any other artist that comes to mind, maybe an octave higher than Billie Holliday. 2. You Sent Me Flying Interesting, eclectic mix of instrumental (bit long), sultry vocals and a bit of Bossa... Read review

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