Cold Diamond and Mink: Here Today Gone Tomorrow
adminDo you know what’s cool? When your band backs a great performer who brings back the heart of 1960s vinyl soul in a fresh way and then your arrangements and…
Read MoreArt of the Album: Pedro Bell
Pedro Bell, the artistic talent behind Funkadelic’s wild urban psychedelic album cover art, died on August 27, 2019 in Evergreen Park, IL. NDIM presents this retrospective and tribute to Bell.
Read MoreReturn to Forever
They bridged the gap between fusion and prog rock bands Return to Forever had a pretty long run with a few different lineups, but in their most classic incarnation, they…
Read MoreThe Dawn of Hip-Hop DJs
From Brooklyn Disco to the Bronx Playground “The idea of a d.j. making something new out of other people’s music might seem preposterous. But there’s no question that a real…
Read MoreParliament: Mothership Connection
1976’s Mothership Connection is one of the best albums George Clinton released under the Parliament banner in the five years between 1975 and 1980. During that period the group released…
Read MoreDavid Axelrod/The Edge: David Axelrod at Capitol Records 1966–1970
Read David Axelrod: Soul on the Edge David Axelrod stands as one of a handful of record producers who created a sound that, regardless of the artist with whom he…
Read MoreDavid Axelrod: Soul on The Edge
by Marshall Bowden Read about the compilation David Axelrod/The Edge David Axelrod’s first work as a producer was on tenor saxophonist Harold Land’s The Fox, an album that demonstrated what…
Read MoreTony Joe White Lived It and Wrote It
by Marshall Bowden Tony Joe White passed away on October 24, 2018. He died suddenly at home of a heart attack only weeks after the release of his album Bad…
Read MoreSun Goddess
How the paths of Ramsey Lewis and Maurice White led to the recording of this quiet storm classic by Marshall Bowden Ramsey Lewis was one of the more popular jazz…
Read MoreAretha Arriving: Young, Gifted and Black
Aretha Franklin, great American singer, songwriter and pianist, passed away on August 16th. As a tribute, New Directions In Music takes a look at her landmark 1972 recording Young, Gifted…
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