WILLIE NELSON: Don’t fret about the end of the world

From the archives ….. Willie Nelson tells Martin Chilton about his new book as he talks about President Obama, and about the end of the world. “If there’s one soothing voice you want talking to you about the end of the world, then I guess country singer Willie Nelson will do fine. But it’s just […]

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If sell-out crowds, rave reviews, and Grammy nominations are any indication, Karrin Allyson is one of today’s top jazz vocalists

From the archives: Born in Kansas and raised in Nebraska, where she began her college studies as a classical piano major, she developed her craft in Minneapolis before moving to Kansas City. There, singing took precedence over piano playing and she recorded her first album, I Didn’t Know About You, in 1993. In 2000 Allyson […]

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JAZZ: Tapping the rhythm section

Jazz usually has a juicy beat that you can feel. A basic difference between swing and a stiffer beat stems from the placement of accents. People who’re unfamiliar with jazz often clap on the first and third beat in every group of four. Jazz audiences, by contrast, usually emphasize two and four, with a looser, […]

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ERIC CLAPTON: Planes, Trains And Eric (Blu-ray) Track listings shown here

Eric Clapton is one of the most revered and influential guitarists of all time. From his early days with the Yardbirds, through John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, Cream, Blind Faith, Derek And The Dominos and on to his solo career he has had consistent critical and commercial success. “Planes, Trains And Eric” follows Eric Clapton and his […]

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MILES DAVIS / JOHN COLTRANE: The Final Tour: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 6 – AllMusic Review by Thom Jurek

The sixth volume in Legacy’s Miles Davis Bootleg Series circles back to 1999’s Miles Davis and John Coltrane: The Complete Columbia Recordings 1955-1961, with an exclamation point. The four discs here are taken from five concerts in March 1960: Two sets from L’Olympia in Paris, two at Stockholm’s Konserthuset, and one from Copenhagen’s Tivolis Koncertsal. […]

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BLUES: What really is the Chicago style?

by Reverend Keith A. Gordon Updated March 08, 2017 When American became embroiled in World War II, it served to increase the exodus of African-Americans from the Southern states northward to cities like St. Louis, Detroit, and Chicago. Former sharecroppers were moving out of the rural areas of Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia to find jobs […]

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VERTERE ACOUSTICS / Tempo Motor Drive: News

Vertere Acoustics launches Tempo Motor Drive Touraj Moghaddam Vertere’s founder and chief designer announced that the new Tempo motor drive had commenced shipping.Tempo is a new generation’ digital’ motor drive, unlike its sibling, the analogue SG motor drive. Sitting a little above the well-established SG at £2850, $3995 and €3598, Vertere expects that sales will […]

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