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Torquemada | Atlanta, Georgia USA / Madrid, Spain. | 02/10/2000

(3 out of 5 stars)

"This type of "compilation", where many artists play one track is often hard to rate. In this case, it starts off with all the nergy and power of sax player Everette Harp. This man is pure energy. Track number 2 is a fantastic one with Bobby Lyle playing a very Crusader like "Southern Wind". Up to now, we're in extasy. Then (o-oooooH !) comes a normal cut. Then comes the track "I hear angels", a marvelous slow song, magnificently performed by Tim Owens, Tom Scott, and Byron Miller. Jump to track number 6 and listen to a song that could be a typical Phil Perry one. Delicious ! And of course, Mister Joe sample, with "Jungle Walk". Another chef d'oeuvre.So why only 3 stars ? well, because the other tracks aren't really worth it. So, depending on what you're looking for and how you measure things, it can be a four star, or a two star cd. Let's go for compromise then ! Maybe that is why the album is called double scale."