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Jazz News: Huge Music Donation to the Library of Congress

January 11, 2011

Universal Music Group has made a huge donation of treasured recordings from its vault to the Library of Congress. The material, dating from 1926 to 1948, includes music from Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Bing Crosby, and Billie Holiday. Here's the story from the New York Times: Library of Congress Gets a Mile of Music By Larry ...

John Coltrane - "Afro Blue" (1963)

January 11, 2011

What CES 2011 Taught Me About the Music Biz

January 11, 2011

Former Vice President of the United States, Dan Quayle once said, “The future will be better tomorrow." Is there a chance that CES 2011 made sense of this idiom? You want the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show in one sentence? 3D TVs, every iPad accessory you can think of and competing tablet computers. There, I just saved ...

CES: Tablets, Tablets Everywhere

January 11, 2011

The future is clear. It will be a world of tablets. Tablets in the kitchen, the hall. Tablets in the kid's room, the bathroom, the car, you name it. And to keep them safe, ergonomic and efficient there are literally over 50,000 companies that are making accessories to facilitate the tablet revolution. The vast, vast majority ...

One Track Mind: Gregg Allman, "I Can't Be Satisfied" (2011)

January 11, 2011

By Pico I know no one will believe it, but a couple of weeks ago I heard Muddy Waters' 1948 classic recording of his first hit “I Can't Be Satisfied" for the first time in a while and decided then and there that it needed the One Track Mind treatment. Really, I was going to do ...

Scanner and the Post Modern Jazz Quartet - Blink of an Eye

January 11, 2011

By Mark Saleski The area of electro-acoustic music encompasses so many different sounds and constructions that the label itself is nearly meaningless. As the name implies, it is music created with both acoustic and electronic instruments. On my list of favorites are the Anthony Braxton/Richard Teitelbaum collaboration featuring synthesizers and contrabass clarinet, and Alvin Lucier's I ...

The Dave Liebman Group - Turnaround, the Music of Ornette Coleman (2010)

January 11, 2011

By Mark Saleski Harmolodics. It's not difficult to find decently-written descriptions of Ornette Coleman's musical philosophy. A general understanding of his concept can lead the listener to a deeper appreciation of the music. I thought I understood what Ornette was getting at...until having the opportunity to see him play live in Boston after the release of ...

Orange then Blue Hands It off to Either Orchestra

January 11, 2011

Rock 'N' Roll Roundup

January 11, 2011

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion—Dirty Shirt Rock 'n' Roll (Shout Factory, 2010) The Explosion isn't a blues band per se, but an indie/punk rock band steeped in the blues and other American roots music. This compilation covers their records released in the preceding ten years, a fascinating combination of snarling punk like the live version of ...

If Major Labels Are Bleeding so Badly, Why Are They Still Creating the Biggest Artists?

January 11, 2011

Do we have to talk about the demise of the major label system again? Perhaps this is just a four-car pileup that demands a slow-down and stare. The lights are dimming at EMI, political upheaval is tainting UMG and Sony, and WMG is often considered 'next' for the wolves. But if the majors are bleeding so ...