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Band of the Year: My Morning Jacket
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JamBase
By: Kayceman
My Morning Jacket by Autumn de Wilde We are our parent's children, but we are not our parents. The generation gap we feel today has been exacerbated by the computer revolution, which birthed our text message, IM (instant message for those of you who haven't made the leap), e-communication lifestyle, which many of those born before the PC have failed to adopt. But beyond our ever-growing inability to interact as humans, we're one ...
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CDs: Bley and Silver
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Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
While probing the mysteries of the Macintosh universe and meeting with frustrations, roadblocks and delights (man, this thing is FAST), I have continued to listen. Here are impressions of two of the CDs that have kept me company during my slam-bang self-tutorial and late-night iMac school. Carla Bley And Her Remarkable Big Band: Appearing Nightly (Watt/ECM). Somehow, this album got by me when it came out in late summer. Since it arrived a few days ago, I've listened to ...
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Season's Greetings from St. Louis Jazz Notes
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Jazz This Week: Bag II's Farewell, Good 4 the Soul, Bhob Rainey, Randy Holmes, and More
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Looking to hear some jazz or creative music amid the holiday hustle and bustle? Here's what's going on in St. Louis over the next few days:Tonight, free-improvising saxophonist Bhob Rainey (pictured) will perform a solo concert at Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center. You can see a couple of short video samples of Rainey's playing here. (The Tuesday night jazz series at The Gramophone is on pause this week as the club hosts a private party.)On Friday and ...
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Top Mindblowers (Vol. 4)
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
With just days to go until year-end, it's time once again for my roundup of favorite quotes from JazzWax interviews over the last three months. If you're looking for the other volumes in this series, simply go to the search engine atop the right-hand column and type in the word “Mindblowers."
I created this quarterly feature for readers who missed the original JazzWax interviews and for those who simply want a recap all in one place. Here, then, are 25 ...
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Universal Will Still Rock Across Asia
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All About Jazz
Music arm renews sales, distribution deal HONG KONG -- Universal Music has renewed its sales and distribution deal with Rock Records, one of Asia's top indie labels, and added the Chinese mainland to its geographical reach.
It extends a deal signed in 2003, which includes sales and distribution for all back catalogue, new releases and joint-venture initiatives (such as compilation albums) for Taiwan, Hong Kong, Korea, Malaysia and Singapore. Rock Records was founded in 1994 and is strong in the ...
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Thelonious Alone in San Francisco
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Monk albums. Recorded over two days in October of 1959 for Riverside, Thelonious Alone in San Francisco marked Monk's last studio date for Riverside before he joined Columbia Records. It also was his second solo album for the label, the first being Thelonious Himself in 1957. As with any great album, there's a back-story.
According to Orrin Keepnews' original liner notes, he and Monk happened to be in San Francisco at the same time and agreed to record. Orrin writes, ...
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