Jazz Articles about Chris Hillman

About Chris Hillman

Album Review

Gene Clark & Carla Olson: So Rebellious A Lover

Read "So Rebellious A Lover" reviewed by Doug Collette

by Doug Collette
April 11, 2025

At first glance, it may be hard to tell the difference between the two Sunset Blvd. CD packages of Gene Clark & Carla Olson's So Rebellious A Lover. Close inspection reveals the 2025 edition is issued in the digi-pak format and contains an ever-so-slightly different set of bonus tracks than its predecessor (the colored vinyl set including a 45-single is something else again.) Such cosmetic niceties aside, the re-release is a worthy reminder of the highly impressive level ...

Book Review

Chris Hillman: Time Between: My Life As A Byrd, Burrito Brother and Beyond

by Doug Collette
November 15, 2020

Time Between: My Life As A Byrd, Burrito Brother and Beyond Chris Hillman 315 Pages ISBN: # 978-1947026353 BMG Books 2020) Chris Hillman has undoubtedly led one of the most extraordinary careers of any musician in contemporary rock. In fact, if the Grammys or The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame offered a 'Lifetime Achievement Award for Versatility,' it might well named after this native California musician. Such recognition would ...

Album Review

Chris Hillman: The Asylum Years

Read "The Asylum Years" reviewed by Doug Collette

by Doug Collette
February 24, 2018

Chris Hillman is a rare musical artist indeed. Not only is he a multi-instrumentalist as capable as he is versatile plus an engaging lead and harmony singer, he's also a songwriter well-versed in a range of music including folk, rock, bluegrass and country. Of equal and perhaps even greater importance is Hillman's ability to forge a bond between collaborating musicians so that their efforts gain genuine unity: the ill-fated Souther/Hillman/Furay Band is the exception to this rule he established so ...