Jazzmasters 3

Jazzmasters, Paul Hardcastle | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 1, 1999)
• Original Release Date: June 1, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Trippin 'n Rhythm
• ASIN: B00000J7AN
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (39 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,701 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #34 in Music > Jazz > Jazz Fusion
  • #47 in Music > Jazz > Smooth Jazz
  • #96 in Music > Dance & DJ > Electronica

Editorial Reviews

Songs Include : London In Springtime / Lost In Space / Ventura Highway / Nightcrawler / Don't Let It Get You Down / Starchild / Dreams / Trippin' Rhythm / New Dawn / Down So Low / Red Zone / Still Thinking / London Chimes

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Paul Hardcastle In Springtime, May 29, 2003

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Alan Caylow (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jazzmasters 3 (Audio CD)

"Jazzmasters III" was the CD that turned me into a diehard Paul Hardcastle fan. I'd always liked Paul's hit song from the 80's about Vietnam veterans, "19," but "Jazzmasters III" really made me sit up and take notice of the man's music. I was shopping in a music store back in '99, when I heard this album on the overhead speakers, and I was so taken with the dreamy, cool-breeze quality of the music, that I bought the album right then and there, and I've been listening to Mr. Hardcastle's catalog ever since.With Hardcastle brilliantly playing every instrument except saxophone (Snake Davis handles the sax), and featuring the lovely, soulful vocals of Helen Rogers, "Jazzmasters III" is a very cool, very smooth, very *groovy* disc to play. Songs like the dreamy "London In Springtime," the so-very-catchy "Don't Let It Get You Down," the acoustic charmer "Down So Low," and the light grooves of "Still Thinking" are just marvelous. Hardcastle also delivers some incredible, atmospheric instrumentals throughout, like the appropriately-titled "Lost In Space," "Nightcrawler," "Starchild," the super-funky "Trippin' Rhythm," "New Dawn," and "Red Zone." And for the cherry on top, there's a pair of wonderful, breezy covers of America's hit song, "Ventura Highway," and Fleetwood Mac's classic, "Dreams." Fabulous, both of them.Quite simply, Paul Hardcastle is the undisputed King Of Smooth Jazz, with Helen Rogers the perfect vocalist for Hardcastle's tasty tunes, and Snake Davis contributes some fine sax-blowing throughout. This album is just so good! I strongly recommend ALL of Paul's albums, but "Jazzmasters III" was the one that started it all for me as a Hardcastle fan. It's a great place for you to start, too. Pick it up!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST HAVE IN YOUR JAZZ COLLECTION, June 22, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Jazzmasters 3 (Audio CD)

PAUL HARDCASTLE HAS DONE IT AGAIN.THIS CD IS PURE JAZZ PLEASURE WITH ALOT OF CLASS.IT HAS ALOT OF VARIETY FROM EASY LISTENING TO FUNKY JAZZ.HELEN RODGERS VOCALS GLIDES ON THIS SMOOTH JAZZ.THIS IS THE FIRST CD I'VE BOUGHT IN A WHILE THAT IS WORTH EVERY PENNY . IF YOU BUY IT YOU WILL LOVE IT.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Voice of an Angel, June 14, 2001

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M. Mar (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jazzmasters 3 (Audio CD)

Jazz is a compliation of instruments used to sing a melody of song to ones pleasures. Helen Rogers voice is the perfect intrument to compliment the fantastic sounds of Paul Hardcastle. Her voice is so smooth and mellow, soft yet powerful. I play this CD at work for my own enjoyment and just about anyone within ear shot asks who it is and really enjoys her voice. I highly recommend this to anyone who enjoys more of an upbeat vocal jazz sound.