Word: albums
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...HANKS, who follows up his Mark McGwire performance in Saving Private Ryan with a Sammy Sosa for the holidays. In TELEVISION, it means a goodbye from the nation's most beloved faux talk-show host. (Sorry, Magic.) In DESIGN, a cool house by Koolhaus. In MUSIC, a magical, defiant album by the woman formerly known as a Fugee. In THEATER, an angry drama from a member of the latest generation of angry young men. In BOOKS, a novel that floats like a butterfly and stings like a bee, and a biography of the man who pioneered that style. In SPORTS...
...ARETHA FRANKLIN A Rose Is Still a Rose (Arista) On her latest album, Franklin teams up with some of the hottest producers in pop, including Sean ("Puffy") Combs, Dallas Austin and Jermaine Dupri. The rejuvenating cross-generational collaborations are more than a marketing move: this is Franklin's most rewarding album in more than two decades. The queen's long reign continues...
...great live performer, both passionate and incisive, this alto saxophone player has rarely come across as forcefully as he should in the studio. His recent albums on Blue Note have been critically acclaimed, but to this listener often sounded dry and analytic. Not this time. Captured with a MiniDisk recorder plunked on a table at an unnamed New York City nightclub, this is an unusually live "live" album. Playing tunes by Ellington, Monk and Parker as well as an original, Osby and his quartet push and probe but are also unafraid to play pretty. So why aren't all albums...
Compilations are usually hit and miss; on this album, every cut hits. It's often hard to find the latest singles and albums by reggae newcomers in mainstream record stores; Platinum Reggae deftly presents recent work by the most exciting contemporary Jamaican reggae stars. There's a winning duet between vocalists Luciano and Sizzla, a ballad by veteran performer Gregory Isaacs, and wonderful contributions from a host of other artists. It's a trip to Kingston, no passport necessary...
Phish attempted to turn a corner in their music this year, as they moved from previously rehearsed and recorded songs to songs based mostly on improvisation. Their latest album The Story of the Ghost is made up mostly of their jam sessions. Giving their music a slightly less polished but much more heartfelt edge, their extended jam sessions have improved over the years as the connection among band members has strengthened. Guitarist Trey Anastasio and keyboardist Page McConnell were especially in synch the weekend after Thanksgiving, working off of each other to increase the enthusiasm of a crowd that...