Marcin Wasilewski Trio/January
adminAmazon | Spotify The extremely good news is that January, the second ECM release by the Marcin Wasilewski Trio, shows a group that has grown by leaps and bounds since…
Read MoreRe: Pasolini/Stefano Battaglia
Amazon | Spotify Stefano Battaglia’s 2-disc Re: Pasolini is an ambitious project that seeks nothing less than to provide insight into the life, art, politics, and importance to Italian culture…
Read MoreThe Spiritual Energy of the Record Store
In the suburban sprawl where I grew up, record stores were largely chain places with names like Sound Warehouse and Coconuts, but there was one store in town where you…
Read MoreSao Paulo Confessions & Tanto Tempo
How Mitar Subotic moved to Sao Paulo, recorded Sao Paulo Confessions, produced Bebel Gilberto, and became a huge influence on Brazilian electronica.
Read MoreIn Ten Tracks: Cowboy Junkies
A selection of Cowboy Junkies songs that have meaning to me and have stuck with me through the years, appearing frequently on mix tapes and playlists.
Read MoreEric Gale and Phil Upchurch: It’s all in the rhythm guitar
Eric Gale and Phil Upchurch put their driving, R&B based rhythm guitar behind George Benson and helped make him a star. As studio stars, they also heavily influenced the sonic…
Read MoreFive Corners Quintet & Timo Lassy: Helsinki Jazz
by Marshall Bowden Listening to Five Corners Quintet instantly transports the listener back to a time when modern jazz was still hip and cool despite the advent of rock n’…
Read MoreDon’t Look Back: Watching Dylan Become A Rock Star
From April 30-May 10, 1965 Dylan toured Great Britain, a tour that was captured by documentary filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker in his film Don’t Look Back (released in 1967).
Read MoreIn Ten Tracks: The Ramones
A selection of Ramones songs that have meaning to me and have stuck with me through the years, appearing frequently on mix tapes and playlists.
Read MoreQuotable Jazz Now Available in Kindle Edition
Jazz musicians are well known for having strong opinions and a major sense of humor. Quotable Jazz collects the best of these often funny, sometimes outrageous, always enlightening quotes.
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