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Jewels and Binoculars: Ships With Tattooed Sails

by Jeff Stockton
November 6, 2007

Jewels and Binoculars takes its name from a line in one of Bob Dylan's songs, and the irony is it's the lyrics that tend to undermine the interpretations offered up by bassist Lindsey Horner, percussionist Michael Vatcher and reed player Michael Moore on Ships with Tattooed Sails. This is the third outing for this leaderless trio, so the case for Dylan the melodist has been made. And while it may be true that the compositions are becoming less familiar, particularly ...

Jewels and Binoculars: Ships with Tattooed Sails

by Jerry D'Souza
September 6, 2007

Jewels and Binoculars, the collaboration between Michael Vatcher (drums, percussion), Lindsey Horner (bass) and Michael Moore (alto saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet, melodica), delves into the Bob Dylan songbook for its third album, the Upshot Records release Ships with Tattooed Sails.

Dylan is not a stranger to them. They have been exploring his music since the 1990s, finding their inspiration in the images conjured by his words while taking flight from the roots of folk music to shape a whole new ...