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Tom Waits - Bad as Me (2011)

October 25, 2011

Back when Tom Waits released Real Gone, I used the concept of the essential nature of a pair of bluejeans to illustrate how that record could be used to get at what Waits' music is all about—an introductory album of sorts, one with a high score on the “Waits-y Scale." Much of the idea of Waits' ...

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News: Recording

Etta James - Heart and Soul: A Retrospective (Hip-O, 2011)

October 25, 2011

Etta James was American singer who covered many genres, dabbling in jazz and rock 'n' roll while concentrating the bulk of her energies on blues and rhythm and blues. In the 1950s and 1960s, she had quite a bit of success and this four compact disc boxed set covers the majority of her most well known ...

News: Music Industry

Soundscan May Only Be Counting 15% of Vinyl Sales...

October 25, 2011

Could vinyl sales actually be multiples larger? We've been quoting some heady gains from Nielsen Soundscan, but what if those figures are woefully undercounted? “Soundscan only gets about 15 percent," Vince Slusarz of Gotta Groove Records just told the New York Times. “The majority of the stuff we press, it doesn't even have a bar code." ...

News: Music Industry

Wes Montgomery on Verve

October 24, 2011

Wes Mongomery's recordings for the Verve label between 1964 and 1966 are significant for several reasons: First, the guitarist was able to work with large orchestras and leadingarrangers of the day, including Johnny Pate, Oliver Nelson, Claus Ogerman and Don Sebesky. Second, producer Creed Taylor was able to turn Montgomery into a major force and extend ...

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News: Recording

Forgotten Series: Tom Waits - Real Gone (2004)

October 24, 2011

Obsessive rituals of youth. It's all boils down to pants. Blue jeans, specifically. See, back before we had “pre-washed," “stone-washed," “acid-washed" or any of them other variants, we had plain 'ole blue jeans. And let me tell you...they were very blue and very tough. There was a lengthy (and somewhat painful) break-in process. Even after those ...

News: Recording

Vince Mendoza - Nights on Earth (2011)

October 24, 2011

It's been some time since we've heard Vince Mendoza working in such a personal context. Oh, we've heard plenty from Mendoza over the last decade, as he's handled arranging for the likes of Bjork, Sting and Joni Mitchell. In fact, Mendoza earned two of his six career Grammys for Mitchell's 2003 Travelogue and 2000 Both Sides ...

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News: Recording

Amir Elsaffar - Inana (Pi Recordings, 2011)

October 24, 2011

Amir ElSaffar is an Iraqi-American trumpeter and vocalist. He is also a skilled interpreter of Iraqi maqam, which he sings and plays on the santur. Inana builds on those concepts influenced by Middle Eastern music, and improvised jazz music. The first eight tracks of the album make up the Inana Suite, named after and inspired by ...

News: Opinion

Madonna's Brother is Currently Sleeping Under a Bridge in Michigan...

October 24, 2011

Could there be a starker commentary on America right now? Try this for income inequality: it turns out that Madonna's older brother Anthony Ciccone is now sleeping under a bridge in Traverse City, Michigan, after a fallout with the family. And this is a 'gruesome,' sub-zero existence: as temperatures continue to drop, Ciccone has already suffered ...

News: Performance / Tour

Dark Star Orchestra | Lake Tahoe | Review

October 22, 2011

By Brennan Lagasse Dark Star Orchestra :: 10.04.11 :: Mont Bleu Casino :: South Lake Tahoe, Nevada Dark Star Orchestra (DSO) continues to tour the country in ravenous style. The circus rolled into South Lake Tahoe's Mont Bleu Casino after seven well received shows in California. This was a special night in Lake Tahoe as the ...

News: Video / DVD

STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: In the Tradition with Sherman Irby

October 23, 2011

This week, we present some video clips of alto saxophonist Sherman Irby, who will be in St. Louis next week to do an educational residency for Jazz St. Louis and perform on Friday, October 28 and Saturday, October 29 at Jazz at the Bistro. A native of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, ...