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From the Stacks: Pico's 2010 Stacks, Volume 3
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Something Else!
By Pico Volume 3 of my Stacks series makes it twenty albums considered and off my “pending" pile this week. This installment, like the prior two, follows no predetermined pattern, although I admit I inserted Barry Harris' latest offering at the last minute when I realized I didn't have any enough of the longtime well-known masters represented here. The rest? They're names you are less likely to have heard of, but perhaps you should get to know them. Whether it's ...
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John Coltrane's 'A Love Supreme': The Greatest Jazz Album Ever
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All About Jazz @ Spinner
This is the first of an ongoing series where I'll look back at a jazz classic, arguing for its place as the greatest jazz album ever. It's one part love letter to pieces of music that are hardwired into jazz's DNA, one part go-to list for music fans curious about the music, and one part indulgence where I get to write about some of my favorite pieces of music. Ask any jazz fan worth his or her salt what the ...
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Bill Kreutzmann, Papa Mali, George Porter Jr. - 7 Walkers (2010)
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Something Else!
By Nick DeRiso Grateful Dead co-founder Bill Kreutzmann, great groovy Meters bassman George Porter Jr. and hoodoo guitarist Papa Mali have joined together to form 7 Walkers, a rousing fusion of Bay area jam-rock with greasy New Orleans rhythm and blues. Their self-titled debut, issued Nov. 2 on Response Records, bills itself in the liner notes as a love letter to New Orleans—where many of the band members have connections: Kreutzmann's mother was born there, and Louisiana native Mali has ...
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From the Stacks: Pico's 2010 Stacks, Volume 2
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Something Else!
By Pico Although the order of these CD's are random, it's no accident that two of these selections are older recordings issued by Cuneiform Records. Although old, both are keeping in line with the label's reputation for adventurous, experimental music. A third also is a new issue of a vintage, mind expanding recording. Yet another comes from ESP-Disk, which name is synonymous with experimental. The rest are a hodgepodge of competent mainstream jazz. Who are these artists responsible for this ...
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The Friday Morning Listen: Mary Halvorson Quintet - Saturn Sings (2010)
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Something Else!
By Mark Saleski Time to return to one of my favorite topics: Why do I like that? Have you ever engaged in this kind of self-debate? There are all sorts of ways to play. There's the Top-40 angle: “Come On Eileen...Bawitdaba!? Hmmm...I better not tell anybody," the Angle of Pure Nostalgia: “People might look down on Boston's so-called corporate rock, but that girlfriend I had? I'll never forget Don't Look Back." I don't want to give you the wrong idea ...
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Jimi Hendrix Covers Dylan and the Band's "Tears of Rage"
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JamBase
BOX SET OUT NOVEMBER 16 On November 16, Legacy Recordings and Experience Hendrix LLC will West Coast Seattle Boy—The Jimi Hendrix Anthology, featuring more than four hours of rare and previously unreleased Jimi Hendrix music on a 5 Disc (4 CD/1 DVD) deluxe box set. Among the many jewels in the box set is a previously unreleased Hendrix cover of Bob Dylan and The Band's “Tears of Rage." Rolling Stone has posted the song online. Click here to listen. (Thanks ...
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Younger Brother: New EP
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JamBase
FIRST NEW STUDIO MATERIAL SINCE 2007 Younger Brother's Night Lead Me Astray EP, their first studio release since 2007 and the first to feature contributions from members of the Disco Biscuits, Brothers Past, and the Benevento-Russo Duo, is now available digitally from their own Younger Brother Records. The release is a preview for their upcoming full-length Vaccine, expected in early 2011 along with an accompanying worldwide tour. Simon Posford (Shpongle, Hallucinogen), Benji Vaughan (Prometheus) and Ruu Campbell (Leftfield) are the ...
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CD: Mike Barone
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Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
Mike Barone, Live 2005! Redux (Rhubarb). Barone is one of the most accomplished big band arrangers never to become famous. For this reissue, he remixed to improve the sound, pruned overlong solos and added a track. Why “Grand Central" hit the editing room floor the first time around is a mystery. Ernie Watts and Vince Trombetta share the tenor sax glory in Barone's pungent treatment of the John Coltrane classic. Alto saxophonist Kim Richmond, trumpeter Steve Huffsteter and Barone the ...
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