Jazz Articles about Tom Moon

About Tom Moon

Book Review

1,000 Recordings To Hear Before You Die

by Charlie Ricci
November 9, 2013

1,000 Recordings To Hear Before You Die Tom Moon 992 Pages ISBN: 076113963X Workman Publishing Company 2008 Tom Moon once played saxophone in Maynard Ferguson's big band. More famously, he is a music critic who worked for the Philadelphia Inquirer, Rolling Stone Magazine, and National Public Radio. His top flight music credentials helped him complete his first book, 1,000 Recordings To Hear Before You Die. The theme of this massive tome ...

198

Mix Tape

Brazil Songbook, Post Bossa Vol. 1

by Tom Moon
February 17, 2011

Whenever I need to reconnect with the infinite inspiration of music, I dial up something from Brazil. Here's a short tour of some incredible records that deserve recognition as classics of world culture—a few craftily updated classics by Antonio Carlos Jobim, a few stellar gems from the songbook of Milton Nascimento, some crackling Baden Powell, an absolutely gorgeous Edu Lobo tune, etc. Enjoy! TrackNameTimeArtistAlbum1 Três temas de fé afro-brasileira: Pai (Um canto de preto velho)4:35Baden PowellTristeza / ...

540

Interview

Tom Moon: From Musician to Critic--And Back Again

by R.J. DeLuke
February 8, 2011

Award-winning writer Tom Moon spent about three years doing research for a book that recommends recordings people should listen to at some point, well, before they die. It's a well-considered and valuable book, and it champions a great way to fill leisure time while enlightening oneself. It guides readers into musical areas they may otherwise not investigate, exposing them to broad musical samplings that can push them toward even more explorations.Moon's tome, “1000 Recordings to Hear Before You ...