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The Guess Who: Live at the Paramount
by C. Michael Bailey
A so-so live LP transformed into a perfect live CD.
Say what one may that all the introduction of the compact disc has done is provide more mediocre music than the LP— this is certainly true more than it is not. But just as true are the diamonds that are produced. With the longer playing format, the CD has enabled record companies to more completely document live records. Some of these documents offer no improvement over the original LP ...
Continue ReadingElla Fitzgerald: In The Groove
by Derek Taylor
There’s no scarcity of Ella Fitzgerald on record. From her precocious work with Chick Webb’s Orchestra to her twilight albums on Norman Granz’s Pablo imprint her discography numbers easily into the triple digits. So why the need for this recent Buddah compilation? The answer lies in the nature of the selections themselves. Culled from three shows at the Savoy and Roseland Ballrooms in New York and the Grand Terrace in Chicago they represent Ella’s earliest concert recordings and thanks to ...
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