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Originally posted September 2011 Robert Baird writes ….. Big bands died out back in the 1950s, right? They went away when the jitterbug faded and folks began dancing to music other than swing? And then real jazz fans departed when the bebop soloists came along and made big-band players look clumsy and quaint?Despite that widely […]
We are told ….. Blue Note is proud to present a new batch of six “5 original albums” in one box sets celebrating legendary jazz artists from the Blue Note catalogue. These continue on from the successful Verve and Concord titles released earlier in the year. This run includes Art Blakey, Dexter Gordon, […]
Joel Kasow writes: Two recital albums on Decca have recently come our way featuring two “house”singers. Renée Fleming’s Poèmes shows off the soprano, highlighting the extraordinary vocal beauty in exotic repertoire, thus demonstrating the soprano’s eagerness to lead her fans outside the customary paths. The most familiar item, Ravel’s Shéhérazade, is given one of the […]
Smokin’ set from Club Redux, Dallas, Texas, Broadcast live by Q-102 FM. Riding high on the success of this Grammy Award winning 4th album ‘Strong Persuader’ Cray is joined by Stevie Ray Vaughan for a stunning Strat duel finale. 01 I Guess I Showed Her 02 Still Around 03 T-Bone Shuffle 04 Right Next Door […]
We are told: CLASSIC 1994 BROADCAST, LIVE FROM MUSIC CITY USA In April of 1994, Johnny Cash released American Recordings, his first collaboration with Rick Rubin, who would serve as Cash’s producer until his 2005 death. Under Rubin’s stewardship, Cash would reinvent himself for the final time, and later cover, among others, Soundgarden’s ‘Rusty Cage’, […]
Dustin Arbuckle & The Damnations – Across The DesertSmokin Joe Kubek and Bnois King – Have Blues Will TravelBacktrack Blues Band – Your Baby Has LeftWill Wilde – I’m Your WitchdoctorAki Kumar – Don’t Hold BackSam Morrow – Wicked WomanThe Achievers – MovementKeith Secola and Wild Band Of Indians – Wailing BluesBen Harper – I […]
“When I was researching my new biography of The Kinks, there were several special moments: sitting in the slightly shabby remnants of their legendary north London studio Konk, for instance, listening to drummer Mick Avory’s reminiscences, while Ray Davies flitted around spectrally in the background, scarf trailing behind him like Rupert the Bear. Most magical, […]
Recorded live for FM broadcast in the spring of 1969, this superb set captures the legendary jazz drummer putting his band through their paces on a series of incendiary extended tracks. Featuring the young Woody Shaw on trumpet, as well as Carlos Garnett (tenor saxophone), George Cables (piano) and Scotty Holt (bass), it’s presented here […]
Probably top of the list is Led Zeppelin appearing at UMIST for the princely sum of 7s 6d, or in today’s money about 33p. I have to say, with some acute embarrassment, that I didn’t go simply because I didn’t like the spelling of the name. I thought it pretentious. Turns out that it wasn’t […]
Howard Popeck: Steve Marriot. As you probably recall he was the joint founder of the Small Faces and because of the fully justified popularity of the band I haven’t chosen to play any of the Hits. You can get them elsewhere! Now then subsequent to Small Faces he formed a band with Pete Frampton, he […]
Mike Westbrook was a key figure in the development of British jazz in the 1960s. He has released dozens of albums over the subsequent decades and is still working today. This album, now receiving a worldwide release for the first time, is being issued on Hux Records with the full approval of Mike Westbrook, who […]
We are told …. The entire original King Biscuit Flower Hour, WXRT, WLIR, WMMR, Washington DC and KBCO FM Broadcasts Covering performances from Nine Incredible shows; Ripley’s Music Hall 1983, The Spectrum 1984 & 1988, Chicago Blues Festival 1985, Fox Theatre 1986, Mann Music Center 1987, Red Rocks Amphitheatre 1989 and include five bonus tracks […]
From our archive: Neil McCormick (The Telegraph) writes: The soul veteran Bobby Womack died in June this year, aged 70, after health problems that included cancer, diabetes and Alzheimer’s. Frankly, reading his smart, punchy autobiography, it’s a wonder he lived as long as he did. He opens dramatically with a story of being […]
They tell us ….. High energy, focused show from the 11,000 space of UIC, Chicago. After a rocky ’86 the band seem to be finding their groove again. From the Bucket-Sugaree opener through Loser, Touch of Grey, Terrapin & Wharf Rat the vibe is maintained and the sound quality from the WXRT-FM broadcast is top-notch. […]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFabNBveHOk Caution – for those of you unfamilar with is heavy, heavy reworking of the Diva Ross original, this may, err … surprise / shock you. We though, 335,820 think it’s terrific!
The Milk Men – FabulousBoogie Beasts – Who’ll Be NextThe Boneshakers Ft Jenny Langer- More, More, MoreThorbjørn Risager & The Black Tornado – Fire InsideDC Blues – Rollin’ & Tumblin’The Hungry Williams – Boss ManJohn Primer – My Sugar MamaJohn Angus Blues Band Cry On My ShoulderThe Dig 3 – Run & HideBuddy Guy Ft […]
We are told ….. Oscar Peterson Quartet, live from Glenn Gould Studios, Toronto, Ontario, Canada on May 10th 1993Although this legendary Canadian jazz pianist won many awards (including eight Grammys) during his long career, the announcement that he was to become the third recipient of the Glenn Gould Prize had a special resonance, as […]
R. J. Deluke writes: Marshall Gilkes is a trombonist of monster chops and great taste whenever he puts the brass to his lips in any performance. He’s seen sitting in the trombone section of the Maria Schneider Orchestra in recent years, and has associations with other big bands, either subbing in, or as a member […]
Patrick Latimer writes: Collateralised Debt Obligations Those that can remember further back than last week will remember CDOs the packaged debts that brought capitalism to its knees in the last decade. Well here is the musical equivalent. Packaged reissues of forgotten performances from the past all nicely presented in a smart card CD holder. Now […]
Tenor Saxophonist Julian “Cannonball” Adderley Is One of the Greatest Ever to Play the Instrument His Final Project Was Big Man, a Musical Play Based on the Legend of John Henry Released as a 2-LP Set with a Libretto, BigMan Featured Music from Adderley and His Then-Current Musical Associates Including Brother Nat Adderley, George Duke […]