From: Brian Baltin (bbaltin_at_earthlink.net)
Date: 2004-01-15 02:12:33
Hello all,
I know I'm a little late on this, but still have to chime in. All in all it
was a mighty lovely year for music (live and otherwise), and much of the
best is on the new CD by Baltin, Gloom Chaser
(http://www.liquidatorgraphics.com/cdsbybaltin/gloom_chaser.htm), including
cuts from Dizzy Gillespie (remixed by Funky Lowlives), Anjali, Dimitri from
Paris, Koop (remixed by Patife), Mitchell + Dewbury + Billie Godfrey,
Incognito (remixed by Soul Bossa Trio and Little Big Bee), Louie Vega,
Joyce, Jair Oliveira, Archie Shepp (remixed by Shinichi Osawa), Re:Jazz
(remixed by Nicola Conte), Sara Devine (remixed by Masters @ Work), Nature's
Plan + Carina Andersson, Two Banks of Four + Bembe Segue, Monday Michiru,
and Magos Herrera, alongside older cuts by Sarah Vaughan, Kinobe, Jody
Watley, Mo' Horizons, Swing Out Sister, Dee C. Lee, Yukihiro Fukutomi +
Carolyn Harding, Jazztronik, and Doris Monteiro.
I need to thank everyone for much much support at liquidatorgraphics.com.
Even though I haven't been sending out the e-mail Gig Guide for the last few
months (been busy writing other things), the Guide on the liq site is still
being updated weekly
(http://www.liquidatorgraphics.com/culture/gigs_losangeles.htm - from there
you can access London, NYC, and Chicago guides) and I have much sonic
loveliness posted on all fronts well into the spring. And much else is new
on the site, including a new site map, the completely redesigned Liquidator
Graphic portfolio and CDs by Baltin pages, the Liq Guide to Essential DVDs,
the Liq DJ chart, and much more. Also, the Liq links page continues to bust
at the seams with more than 130 of the best in jazz/groove/beat, graphics,
film, and print sites. So please stop by and pass on the link with abandon.
(Thanks!!!!!!)
Now enough with the plugs, and onto .03's loveliest...
Respectfully,
Brian Baltin
Aesthetic Rejuvenator
Liquidator Graphics
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http://www.liquidatorgraphics.com/
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Mighiest Group/Artist of .03 (far and away):
Kinky
Best LP of .03 (far and away):
Incognito, Love x Love Remixes (Pony Cannon)
Best of the Rest:
Monday Michiru, Moods (Quality)
Kinky, Atlas (Sonic 360/Nettwerk)
Louie Vega, Elements of Life (Vega Records)
Anjali, The World of Lady A (Wiiija)
Jazztronik, Set Free (Flower)
Dimitri from Paris, Cruising Attitude (Victor Japan)
Re:Jazz, Re:Mix (Infra:Com)
Joyce + Banda Maluca, Just a Little Bit Crazy (Far Out)
Magos Herrera, Pais Maravilla (Suave)
Absolute Instant Classic of .03:
Incognito, Stone Cold Heart (Soul Bossa Trio Meets Dazzle T + Quickey
Mix)(Pony Cannon)
Best (other) Single/LP Track of .03:
Two Banks of Four + Bembe Segue, Rising (Red Egyptian Jazz)
Best of the Rest:
Patricia Marx + 4Hero, Submerso (Trama/Nova Vida)
Nature's Plan + Carina Andersson, Somewhere Beyond (Far Out)
Directions, Have You Felt This Way Before (Diaspora in Session)
Sabrina Malheiros, Iemanja (The Mermaid) (Far Out)
Mitchell + Dewbury + Billie Godfrey, Beyond the Rains (Mumo)
John Beltran, Candela (Ubiquity)
Koop, Waltz for Koop (Patife Remix)(JCR)
Kinky, Presidente (Sonic 360/Nettwerk)
Best Comps of .03:
Trip to Brazil Volume 3: Back to Bossa (Universal Germany)
Too Darn Hot (Universal Germany)
Chill Brazil 2: Selected by Joyce (WEA UK)
Best Reissue of .03:
Elza Soares, A Bossa Negra (EMI-Odeon Brazil)
Most Stunning Return to Form of .03:
Monday Michiru
Most Stunning Continued Evolution of .03:
Joyce
Mighiest Labels of .03:
Trama/SambaLoco/Nova Vida (once again)
Far Out
Most Criminally Underappreciated in .03:
Patricia Marx
Best DJ of .03 (still):
DJ Marky
Most Unnecessarily Difficult to Get Record of .03:
Los Amigos Invisibles, Venezuelan Zingason Vol. 1 (Long Lost Brother)
Mighiest Gigs of .03 (Los Angeles):
Gotan Project @ the Henry Fonda Theater (August)
Kinky @ Avalon (December)
Los Amigos Invisibles + Sidestepper + Acida @ Santa Monica Pier (August)
Jody Watley + Julie Dexter + Lizz Fields @ Temple Bar (May)
The Rebirth @ Bounce Rock Skate (August)
Beth Gibbons + Rustin Man @ Avalon (October)
Broadcast @ the Troubadour (May)
Paul Weller (electric) @ House of Blues (February)
Religious Experiences of .03 (Los Angeles):
Nancy Wilson @ the Greek (May)
Pharoah Sanders @ Catalina (February)
Mighiest DJ Set of .03 (Los Angeles):
Louie Vega @ Deep (December)
London Gigs to Make the Rest of Us Weep in .03:
Pharoah Sanders + Sleepwalker @ Jazz Café (December)
Marcos Valle + Jazzinho @ Jazz Café (November)
Alaide Costa + Johnny Alf + Two Banks of Four + Gilles Peterson + Matthew
Herbert Big Band + Bembe Segue @ Queen Elizabeth Hall + Royal Festival Hall
(November)
NYC Gigs to Make the Rest of Us Weep in .03:
Monday Michiru @ the Blue Note (December)
Phil Asher + Masters @ Work + DJ Spinna + Jazzy Jeff + Frankie Feliciano +
Timmy Regisford @ Shelter (July)
Best Development of .03:
Mexico + Argentina continuing to make colossal strides toward joining Brazil
as mighty sonic forces
Best Jazz Development of .03:
Tessa Souter being signed by Jon Lucien
Mighiest Band in Los Angeles in .03 (still):
The Rebirth
Mighiest DJ in Los Angeles in .03 (still):
Jun
Best Mag of .03 (still):
Straight No Chaser
Will Be Sorely Missed After Leaving Us in .03:
Herbie Mann
Nina Simone
Barry White
Edwin Starr