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Ten Artists: March 2019

by C. Michael Bailey
March 1, 2019

Kristina Koller At The Poli Club Self Produced 2019 New York City vocalist Kristina Koller follows up her debut recording, Perception (Self Produced, 2017), with this four-song, extended play live recording. Koller is backed by Fima Chupakhin on piano, Ben Rubens on bass and Darrian Douglas on drums. Their support deepens ...

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Ten Artists: February 2019

by C. Michael Bailey
February 4, 2019

Cecilia Bartoli Antonio Vivaldi Decca 2018 2019 marks the thirtieth anniversary of mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli recording for Decca, her label for the duration of her career. Bartoli's first recording was Rossini's Il Barbiere di Siviglia (London/Decca, 1989) opposite famous baritone Leo Nucci. My own introduction to Bartoli was through her Mozart ...

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Memphis Rent Party: The Blues, Rock & Soul in Music's Hometown by Robert Gordon

by C. Michael Bailey
February 3, 2019

Memphis Rent Party: The Blues, Rock & Soul in Music's Hometown Robert Gordon 272 pages ISBN: # 978-1632867735 Bloomsbury USA 2019 One becomes part of a place when one takes that place for granted. I spent the better part of the 1980s in Oxford, Mississippi, attending graduate ...

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Lefty Frizzell: An Article From Life - The Complete Recordings

by C. Michael Bailey
January 26, 2019

Lefty Frizzell An Article From Life -The Complete Recordings Bear Family Records 2018 Obsession is a great motivator and perhaps the greatest form of appreciation. However, that may be no more than making a virtue out of necessity. The German label, Bear Family Records has made a career of being ...

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Ten Artists: January 2019

by C. Michael Bailey
January 16, 2019

I am adopting my “Bailey's Bundle" format as sole vehicle for my music reportage. Moreover, I am sharpening my focus to three segments of the jazz universe, in this order: (1) Jazz Vocals, (2) Archival Releases, and (3) Everything Else. I have changed the title to the more inclusive “Ten Artists," better reflecting how I have ...

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Ben Sidran: Renaissance Man

by C. Michael Bailey
January 2, 2019

The only appropriate person to tell the story of Ben Sidran is Ben Sidran. And, that is exactly what he did in his “autobiography/memoir" Ben Sidran: A Life in Music. The book is also the perfect companion to Ben There, Done That: Ben Sidran Live Around the World (1975-2015), a 3-CD retrospective of Sidran performing in ...

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Seven Women (Plus Three) 2018 – Part XI

by C. Michael Bailey
December 6, 2018

Kris Adams We Should Have Danced Self Produced 2018 There is a special significance to Kris Adams's release We Should Have Danced. The recording features Adam's original lyrics with arrangements by pianist Tim Ray, of compositions of the late Steve Prosser, Adams' former husband and Berklee College of Music professor. ...

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The Traditional Holidays - 2018

by C. Michael Bailey
November 24, 2018

The Monastic Choir of St. Peter's Abbey, Solesmes, France Gregorian Chant Christmas Paraclete Records 2018 Paraclete Press continues its re-release of Gregorian Chant from The Monastic Choir of St. Peter's Abbey, Solesmes, France with a 2-CD Christmas offering hot on the heels of their recent release of Melodies I & II ...

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The Nontraditional Holidays - 2018

by C. Michael Bailey
November 23, 2018

Robyn Spangler Christmas is... O.P. REcords

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Seven Women (Plus Three) 2018 – Part X

by C. Michael Bailey
November 6, 2018

Lucia Jackson You and the Night and the Music Roni Music 2018 To a precious few, much talent is given, particularly the young of age, like New York City —native Lucia Jackson, who, at the age of 26 has already distinguished herself as an accomplished dancer and model. Now Jackson emerges ...