Mar 23, 2011
Sunday evening, Spring sneaked in and finally put an end to the most tiresome winter I can recall.
Monday morning, we got an inch
or so of snow. More on Wednesday.
Sigh.
With Mother Nature failing to cooperate, the best way to get in a spring mood is to listen to some jazz with a spring theme. With that in mind, Podcast...
Mar 21, 2011
JAZZ: The Smithsonian Anthology, the new 111-track, 6-CD, 200-page compendium of the great American musical invention, traces the turning points of this 20th-century tale through its legendary innovators and notable styles. The great American musical invention of the 20th century, jazz is an ever-youthful, still...
Mar 18, 2011
For 30 years, the Yellowjackes have stood as one of the top bands to walk the precariously thin lines between fusion, smooth and straight ahead jazz. Keyboardist Russell Ferante and bassist Jimmy Haslip have had a number of different players pass through the group, which might account for some of the uneveness in...
Mar 14, 2011
New Orleans’ own Dr. John has been recording for more than 50 years. He is steeped in the rhythms and traditions of the city, and has spent his career championing its music. As he told New Orleans rhythm & blues historian Jeff Hannusch, “[New Orleans music] is part of whatever I’m about. The importance of it is...
Mar 12, 2011
For my money, the greatest live album ever recorded is the Allman Brothers Band's "At Fillmore East". Released in the summer of 1971, it has the band at their improvsational greatest, and stands as what one writer called their "spooky pinnacle" as a live act. The album was recorded during two shows at Bill...