MIXTURE: GREAT Review over at All About Jazz!

Fresh on the heels of reaching into the Top Ten on the CMJ Jazz charts comes this highly complimentary review of Mixture over at All About Jazz by Edward Blanco. Here are a few quotes:

• Mixture is a gem of smooth-styled jazz that sparkles all over.
• Key to this endeavor is friend, keyboardist and songwriter Tom Rule with whom Stuckey has collaborated the past several years, writing the music for this album.
• Whether familiar with the blind guitarist or not, Mixture is a delightful recording, delivering an all-around pleasurable musical experience from an amazingly talented artist who, despite his physical limitation, navigates his musical path like a driven visionary, letting nothing get in the way of his success.
• Not everything here is soft and sweet however, as stuck in the middle of these selections is the swinging, bop-to-the-core "Too Pooped To Bop."
• .....the album presents a versatile set of primarily warm tunes with a touch of bop and pep.

CLICK HERE to read the full review!

Do you like MIXTURE?

These people do! Here's what new fans are saying about "Mixture"!

“ Give Five: Outstanding music ... and soulful too. Best wishes in your music career. You have quite the impressive Bio with incredibly, "... insightful vision."

"Thank you for sharing your music. And I very much appreciate reading your biography history. Thank you, thank you!”

“I can see myself cruising in My "66 Impala with not only the "Windows Down", but the top down as well, listening to this. ”

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MIXTURE is moving up the charts!

  Just got a text from Joey - he has been informed by the MIXTURE team that the album is now at

#9

on the CMJ charts, passing Marcus Miller and Lee Ritenour! 

In one week we went from #34 to #9!

Don't forget you can visit the "All the Tunes" page to get quick access to all the MIXTUREcast episodes - and pick up the album on iTunes, CDBaby, Amazon and other fine online establishments!

MIXTURE is debuts at #34 on the CMJ chart!

The CMJ Chart tracks College and non-commercial radio stations across the USA, and MIXTURE debuted at position #34.

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Call up, email, facebook message your radio station and ask them to play MIXTURE!

Another MIXTURE review: This one from "This is Book's Music"

The reviews just keep coming in for MIXTURE.

For a bit of luxurious jazz in your late nights or early morning, you may want to check out the latest album from guitarist Joey Stuckey.

Mixture (Senate records) is a 10-track collection of laid back jazz, smooth if you will but not a cheesy smooth. He does take time to get into a bebop vibe with the appropriately titled “Too Pooped To Bop”, but he makes a great effort in showing off his skills on the guitar.

“Sunday Brunch” will definitely take you to the shores of Rio and make you wish you had a coffee, tea, or some kind of liquid refreshment...while “Crooked” seems to be Stuckey getting comfortable in the style of music he loves the most, and thus ends the album in a fine fashion.

 Click for the Original Review

"Smooth but not cheesy smooth" - I just had to laugh! We saved the cheese factor for the MIXTUREcast videos.

Another review for MIXTURE!

There's another VERY positive review for MIXTURE. Gotta love what Rofcod has to say about the album!

See the original at

http://rotcodzzaj.com/wordpress/?page_id=3552

Joey Stuckey – MIXTURE:  Man, where has this guitar player been all my life (or yours, for that matter)…. supercharged & ready for prime time from the first note, this is high-energy jazz, to be sure!  After a smashing guitar intro on the opener, “We’ll See“, there are snatches of vocals that are purely psychedelic!  You’ll be able to clearly see every sonic image Joey paints; all the more amazing since he’s a blind player – or perhaps that’s part of what makes him sound so great – either way, you’ll love the “jump” on “Too Pooped To Bop”… you’ll know exactly how that feels after you listen to this, my favorite track of the 10 on the CD.  Joey not only gets a MOST HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, with an “EQ” (energy quotient) of 5.00, he gets the “PICK” of this issue for “best jazz guitar”!   Get more information at Joey’s website.      Rotcod Zzaj 

Anyone speak Dutch? We got reviewed again overseas!

Another mixture Review, again overseas! 

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ROOTS TIME.BE Moest u op zoek zijn naar de perfecte achtergrond muziek voor een restaurant, of beter nog bij u thuis tijdens een etentje met muzikale vrienden, dan is deze “Mixture” van Joey Stuckey misschien wel iets voor u.De blinde jazzgitarist deed voor dit album beroep op de meesterlijke toetsenspeler Tom Rule en de evenzeer begaafde percussionisten Miguel Castro en Marcus Reddick. Het resultaat is een tien nummers tellend album met de toepasselijke naam “Mixture”. Toepasselijk omdat de man die ooit begon als klassieke gitaarliefhebber wel zijn veelzijdigheid aan kunnen laat bewonderen. Maar evenzeer van toepassing op de samenwerking met Tom Rule die er doorgaans een andere muzikale stijl op nahoudt. Zeer zeker is de boventoon jazzy gekleurd, zeg maar relaxte Jazz maar evenzeer krijgt hij er een solo uitgeknepen waar meerdere rockbluesgitaristen groen van jaloezie zouden bij uitslaan. Die momenten zijn wel schaars te noemen, eerder uitzonderlijk zelfs. Zijn virtuositeit op de snaren zal de liefhebbers van Jazz weten te bekoren. Hij flirt bijwijlen wat met Frank Zappa maar evenzeer kan je er wat Zuid Amerikaanse invloeden op terugvinden. Een instrumentaal album dus en alle nummers geschreven door Joey en Tom Rule. Zo een album dat je nergens teleurstelt als je de stijl weet te appreciëren maar evenzeer eentje dat al afgelopen is voor je het beseft. Het stoort nergens, het springt nergens uit de band. Muzikaal klassewerk van rasmuzikanten niets meer maar zeker niets minder. Luc Meert

English translation, courtesy of Google Translate Should you be looking for the perfect background music for a restaurant, or even better in your home during a dinner with musical friends, then this "Mixture" Joey Stuckey perhaps is something for you. The blind jazz guitarist did for this album appeal the master key player Tom Rule and the equally gifted percussionists Miguel Castro and Marcus Reddick. The result is an album with ten songs depicting the aptly named "Mixture". Applicable because the man who started as classical guitar enthusiast displays versatility one can admire. But equally applicable to the collaboration with Tom Rule is that there is usually a different musical style, keeping alive. Certainly, the overtone jazzy colored, say relaxed jazz but also gets a solo squeezed where several rock blues guitarists will be green with envy. His virtuosity on the strings will be admired by lovers of Jazz and will amaze you. He flirts at times with sounds like Frank Zappa but also can throw in some South American influences on retrieval. An instrumental album and so all songs written by Joey and Tom Rule. An album that never disappoints if you know how to appreciate the style but also one that is already finished before you realize it. Musically class work of great musicians. Also posted HERE