Disc two features more cover tunes than originals, including a very chilled take on Billy StrayhornвЂ™s вЂњChelsea BridgeвЂќ and a delightfully realized rendition of Sonny RollinsвЂ™ вЂњSonnymoon for Two.вЂќ Both discs offer songs that are very much free-form вЂњMigrationвЂќ and вЂњHear and NowвЂќ have a thoroughly improvised feel and a very keen edge. The tunes on the first CD, mainly Hall and Frisell originals, with covers of Milt JacksonвЂ™s вЂњBags GrooveвЂќ and Bob DylanвЂ™s вЂњMasters of War,вЂќ are pensive pieces that thrive on the deft interplay between the pair, whose sound blends acoustic and electric. This double-CD project unites guitarists Jim Hall and Bill Frisell on disc one, then brings in bassist Scott Colley and drummer Joey Baron on disc two. Blige plays the female foil to SoulchildвЂ™s sanctimonious protagonist on вЂњifuleave,вЂќ and Damian Marley lends patois to the reggae-flavored вЂњiwannabe.вЂќ Cleverly layered vocal arrangements elevate such tracks as вЂњuntilвЂќ and вЂњspecial,вЂќ while вЂњmoneyrightвЂќ boasts a skip-along, hand-clapping beat that counters the languid lushness of вЂњsomeoneвЂќ and вЂњsobeautiful.вЂќ Elsewhere, Mary J. But while вЂњradioвЂќ is indeed a surprise and wisely positioned near the end of the album, the other 11 tracks from вЂњOnmyradioвЂќ represent a more measured kind of departure in which Soulchild sprinkles a bit of Southern flavor into his old-school aesthetic. Tapping into the clubby snap style of Atlanta, his adopted home base, the former Philly neo-soulster seemed to telegraph a drastic change of course. Musiq Soulchild raised eyebrows and eardrums in August, when вЂњradioвЂќ came out as the first single from his fifth album. There are traditional moments in the polyrhythmic wash of вЂњRinga RingaвЂќ and the album-closing tattoo of вЂњJai Ho,вЂќ but Rahman focuses more on synthesis, bringing slinky funk overtones to вЂњGangsta Blues,вЂќ thumping Germanic electronic patterns to вЂњMillionaireвЂќ and a popping synthesizer straight out of Donna SummerвЂ™s вЂњI Feel LoveвЂќ to the tuneful вЂњAaj Ki Raat.вЂќ ItвЂ™s one of those rare soundtracks that holds up well independent of its film. Rahman, the prolific Indian film composer who wrote the other 11 tracks on this set.

But if thereвЂ™s justice in the world, that established hit will serve to expose pop and club fans to the music of A.R. The star of this soundtrack set is M.I.A.вЂ™s already lauded вЂњPaper PlanesвЂќ - which appears in two versions, one of them a groovilicious, gunshots-free remix thatвЂ™s worth the price of admission by itself. ARTIST: VARIOUS ARTISTSДЄLBUM: MUSIC FROM THE MOTION PICTURE SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE (Interscope Records) Bonus track вЂњLove Brings ChangeвЂќ is a sublime reminder that music is more than just a wannabe sideline for Foxx. He channels Marvin Gaye on the melodic вЂњI DonвЂ™t Know,вЂќ then steams up the proceedings on the sexy duet вЂњFreakвЂ™in MeвЂќ with FloetryвЂ™s Marsha Ambrosius. But itвЂ™s during the albumвЂ™s romantic second half that Foxx winningly struts his stuff. Sporting production by Chris вЂњTrickyвЂќ Stewart, Terius вЂњthe-DreamвЂќ Nash and Timbaland (on the funky standout вЂњI DonвЂ™t Need ItвЂќ), вЂњIntuitionвЂќ contains additional assists from the usual suspects (Lil Wayne, T-Pain) on songs mirroring the formulaic vein of most contemporary R&B and pop. That ascent was no doubt buoyed by the infectious first single, вЂњJust Like MeвЂќ featuring T.I., and the remix вЂњShe Got Her OwnвЂќ with guests Ne-Yo and Fabolous. 3 on the Billboard 200 with this latest outing. NEW YORK (Billboard) - Tapping his musical side, actor/comedian Jamie Foxx debuted at No. Entertainer Jamie Foxx performs at the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz International Trumpet Competition and Herbie Hancock Tribute in Hollywood, October 28, 2007.

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