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'REVIEW: Van Morrison, 'It's Too Late to Stop Now,' Legacy Recordings

This is the live Van Morrison motherlode we've been expecting ever since Van The Obstinate Man finally signed a deal that would let his voluminous catalog be properly archived by Legacy over the next few years. The complete title of this great four-CD boxed set is ...It's Too Late To Stop Now: Volumes II, III, IV & DVD. The news here is that this is ALL previously unreleased, culled from his 1973 tour with the 11-piece Caledonia Soul Orchestra.
By Mike Greenblatt

  • 'REVIEW: Warren Wolf, 'Convergence,' Mack Avenue Records

    Warren Wolf has friends in high places. For his third Mack Avenue Records release, 'Convergence,' the vibraphonist/composer of superstar bassist Christian McBride's Inside Straight quintet lets loose with a torrent of styles delivered by McBride, and his personally hand-picked all-star assemblage of pianist Brad Mehldau, guitarist John Scofield and Marsalis drummer Jeff "Tain" Watts. Still, it's Wolf's show.
    By Mike Greenblatt

  • 'REVIEW: Jeff Denson Quartet, 'Concentric Circles,' Ridgeway Records

    Jeff Denson, 39, might be too brilliant for his own good. The music he writes on 'Concentric Circles' (Ridgeway Records) is so difficult to play-and oftentimes to listen to-that one must clear away the detritus of everyday life to make room for it in your brain's ear.
    By Mike Greenblatt
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