http://www.soultracks.com/kirk-whalum-romance-language-review Kirk Whalum – Romance Language Click on CD cover to listen or purchase Ever since the release of his album debut, Floppy Disk, in 1985, Memphis, Tennessee native Kirk Whalum has accomplished two enviable feats: incorporated multiple genres (soul, jazz, gospel and blues) into a trademark signature sax style and growing his fan base and… Continue reading ST: CD Review, Kirk Whalum’s “Romance Language”
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“Soundtrack For a Revolution,” ST CD Review
http://www.soultracks.com/various-artists-soundtrack-to-a-revolution-review-2 Various Artists – Soundtrack For A Revolution (Review Two) Click on CD cover to listen or purchase Bigotry, prejudice, rampant racism and inequality based on superficial qualities like gender and race: for every dizzying achievement that surged the United States forward, the ugliness of racism stalled progress, undermined its democracy and murdered the… Continue reading “Soundtrack For a Revolution,” ST CD Review
WILL DOWNING, “TODAY”
http://www.soultracks.com/review-will-downing-today Will Downing – Today (EP) Click on CD cover to listen or purchase Few artists of his generation or beyond are as consistently and succulently satisfying as veteran singer, songwriter and musician Will Downing. So experiencing Today, his second EP in an independently released trilogy, is a tautly-executed and tantalizing tease (since he’s… Continue reading WILL DOWNING, “TODAY”
Luther Vandross, “Hidden Gems,” ST CD Review
http://www.soultracks.com/luther-vandross-hidden-gems-review Luther Vandross – Hidden Gems Click on CD cover to listen or purchase Thanks to his understated elegance, impeccable phrasing and sophisticated style of delivering soul music, it’s hard to believe that anyone can say they’ve never heard, or heard of, Luther Vandross. Before he passed in 2005, the 54-year-old singer/songwriter/producer, who once… Continue reading Luther Vandross, “Hidden Gems,” ST CD Review
SWV, “I Missed Us,” ST CD Review
http://www.soultracks.com/swv-i-missed-us-review SWV (Sisters With Voices) – I Missed Us Click on CD cover to listen or purchase Years before Destiny’s Child bemoaned their cash-flow-deficient boyfriends and shortly after TLC declared they weren’t too proud to beg, there were the Sisters With Voices, a.k.a. SWV. A trio that met in school and cultivated their harmonies in… Continue reading SWV, “I Missed Us,” ST CD Review