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Blues for Bighead.
Andy McCloud's Gentlemen of Jazz: Blues for Bighead (Mapleshade 07832)
Bassist Andy McCloud leads a quartet that includes Steve Nelson on vibes (who would later go on to much greater heights as part of The Dave Holland Quintet), Joe Ford on alto and soprano saxophone, and Victor Nelson on drums. As usual with Mapleshade, things seem kind of loose, this CD actually starting with the musicians talking and then counting down into the first cut. One thing you notice right away is the sound, which is a mixture of good and bad: good in its impact and immediacy, but not so good in terms of the mix, which gives way too much prominence to the drums. Mapleshade brags of not using a mixer; in this case, I can only say that one was badly ...
- Hamiet Bluiett and Larry Willis: If Trees Could Talk (Mapleshade 06332).
- Magazine article from: Sensible Sound Nehring, Karl W. February 1, 2000 700+ words
...and Larry Willis: If Trees Could Talk (Mapleshade 06332) This new release from Mapleshade was actually recorded years ago -- 1993...Willis (who soon after this project became Mapleshade's director of music)". Although there...
- Harold Ashby: Just for You (Mapleshade 06232).
- Magazine article from: Sensible Sound Nehring, Karl W. April 1, 2000 700+ words
Harold Ashby: Just for You (Mapleshade 06232) This excellent-sounding new release from Mapleshade is worth picking up for one incredibly...perfection! The clean sound captured by Mapleshade makes it all the better. There are some...
- Warren Smith: Cats Are Stealing My Shit! Mapleshade 05332.(Review)
- Magazine article from: Sensible Sound Puccio, John January 1, 1999 700+ words
Warren Smith: Cats Are Stealing My Shit! Mapleshade 05332. For a better explanation of the album's title, Cats Are...otherwise, fans of the one should like the other. I applaud Smith and Mapleshade for some innovative material.
- Comerica Bank-Texas Market Opens Dallas' Preston Road-Mapleshade Banking Center.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire October 3, 2006 700+ words
...FirstCall/ -- Comerica Bank opened its Preston Road-Mapleshade Banking Center on Sept. 18. The new location is at 19150...cgi-bin/prnh/20010807/CMALOGO ) The Preston Road-Mapleshade Banking Center, managed by Celina Lopez, features a drive...
- King/Bluiett Trio: Makin' Whoopee: A Tribute to the King Cole Trio. Mapleshade...
- Magazine article from: Sensible Sound Puccio, John January 1, 1999 700+ words
King/Bluiett Trio: Makin' Whoopee: A Tribute to the King Cole Trio. Mapleshade 04832. Mapleshade just keeps right on making good, and good-sounding, jazz. Here, the King/ Bluiett Trio pay a tribute...
- Sugar hill groovin high
- Magazine article from: The Village Voice Gossett, Hattie November 5, 1996 700+ words
...jazz there are still records). he & veteran bassist andy mccloud the third have been with ms. berta since the beginning in...berta indeed monday night scene that will be out soon on mapleshade. berta indeed operates 5 nites a week at the pub: the sugar...
- Scoping Software.
- Magazine article from: Sensible Sound Ferstler, Howard June 1, 2000 700+ words
...differently oriented companies: Delos and Mapleshade. Delos is a full,digital outfit that...they also offer some jazz), whereas Mapleshade specializes in sometimes very progressive...Jimmy Cobb). Recorded in 1998, at Mapleshade Studio. Engineer: Pierre Sprey. 54...
- Setting the Record Straight; Slaves Died at This Plantation. Now Jazz Is Master.
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Post Mary Ann French September 3, 1995 700+ words
...weird little recording studio called Mapleshade. Discarded cars lounged in the shade...African American music. He had come to Mapleshade Studio thinking this might be it. Then...to the plantation, to the ghosts of Mapleshade past." Then he wrote an excruciatingly...
