Customer Review: With the recent death of Freddie Hubbard, maybe somebody at Sony will wake up and see fit to do a decent remastering of what is truly one of Freddie's best. While the leader's horn cuts through loud and clear, the other instruments have been reduced to a tinny, poppy mess on this CD. Jack... more info
Customer Review: I recommend this to anyone that likes smooth jazz and wants mood music for Christmas gatherings. Combine this with other smooth jazz Christmas recordings and let them shuffle on your CD player and you are guaranteed to have a festive occassion.
Customer Review: When reading the tracklist, don't mistake the Freddie Hubbard composition Straight Life for the schlocky Bobby Goldsboro tune of the same name. For although many jazz artists of the this era often covered contemporary pop tunes in order to attract fans unaccustomed to jazz, on this CD Hubbard... more info
Customer Review: I'm usually not too keen on Jazz Christmas albums but I heard one track from this CD (Santa Claus is Coming to Town) on an episode of House and was completely taken by it. On most jazz recordings you can have a hard time finding the original melody (and that does occur on this CD) but the... more info
Customer Review: I LOVE the music on this CD.Lee Morgan was fantastic on this album.Unfortunately,I can't listen to this disc or any other that Rudy Van Gelder re-mastered during the later stages of his career.I have a very good 2 channel stereo system(Nad C325BEE integrated amp,NAD C515BEE Cd player and Polk Audio... more info
Customer Review: As far as remastering goes, this is one of the most pleasant listening experiences I've heard recently (although I'm not a hi-tec geek - just a music geek). As far as music goes, this is probably one of the best albums I've recently rated on the amazon... Comparisson to Billie Holiday might seem... more info
Customer Review: I heard this on the radio today, and was moved to tears by Joe Henderson's solo on the title track. And I've been listening to this recording since 1970! I met McCoy Tyner at a tiny jazz club once, and when mentioned his former boss, Mr. 'Trane, he said simply:
"Many are called, but... more info
Customer Review: I have found this to be the best MMW album yet. I listen to MMW on the bus and let the images flow. MMW combines new elements to this cd which I have never experienced before. shifting ballads that rearrange the universe. particles of spaghetti westerns mixed in schizophrenic rhythms; entrenched in... more info
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