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February-March 2004 Highlights
by Charlie B. Dahan
In addition to what I hope is as a complete as a list as possible of upcoming reissues that I cover in the Straight From The Vault column, I will be highlighting those releases that I feel deserve attention as the upper tier of reissues, collections and special event recordings. Here are some of my highlights ...
Ultimate Savoy Instrument Collections: Groovin High and Good Time Blues
by Charlie B. Dahan
Sometimes what you crave in your CD player is just a great representation of a particular sound or instrument. Savoy Jazz has dug into its spectacular archives and released two new such collections: one of bluesy tenor sax recordings, the other of great trumpet sides. These releases are the perfect blend of great music and a ...
March 2nd - March 30th
by Charlie B. Dahan
While it is said that March comes in like a lion and leaves like a lamb. In the world of jazz and blues reissues, special event recordings and collections, it comes in like a lion and leaves, well, like a tiger. Attention record labels! Please email me your reissue schedules so I can ...
John Fahey: The Best of John Fahey, volume 2, 1964-1983
by Charlie B. Dahan
It seems one of the happiest days in John Fahey’s life was the day he was included in Spin magazine's guide to “Alternative Music," which included biographies about such artists as Nirvana, the Pixies and Joy Division. This listing finally validated that someone understood him and his musical career. Often lumped into the categories of “folk ...
January 20 - February 24
by Charlie B. Dahan
2004 promises to provide a treasure trove of jazz and blues reissues. Labels will dig deep into their catalogues and tantalize us with lost gems, alternate takes and solos, remixes, extensive liner notes and reexamination of different artists and genres. This new column will tip you off to what is about to be released so you ...
Bailey's Lucky Seven
by Charlie B. Dahan
The hardest part of writing the Gennett discography is the long hours of data entry. My hands are the conduits of transferring the data from a source into the database. My mind can take a holiday during this process, as the excitement and stimulation for it is in the collecting, not the compiling. The longest compiling ...
Deanna Bogart: Timing is Everything
by Charlie B. Dahan
Mix blues, soul, and R&B together, add some sassy spice, and you have Deanna Bogart. Bogart has been a consistent presence in the blues world, having released albums on Blind Pig, Shanachie and Lightyear (to name a few); now she has taken full control of her career and artistry and formed her own label in order ...
James Blood Ulmer: No Escape From The Blues
by Charlie B. Dahan
While best known for his work with Ornette Coleman and in the modern jazz world, James “Blood" Ulmer has recorded two fantastic blues records recently. His follow up to Memphis Blood: The Sun Sessions is the equally provocative and musically exciting work No Escape From The Blues. 2003 was declared the year of ...
Earl King: Come On: The Complete Imperial Recordings
by Charlie B. Dahan
With his recent passing, the career and importance of Earl King is an appropriate topic for examination. Earl King was born Earl Johnson. He was one of the important personalities of the distinctive New Orleans sound that was developed and recorded in the 1950’s, helping to define both rock and roll and R&B. Other artists of ...
Various Artists: Jazz Memories
by Charlie B. Dahan
Hall of Fame manager Earl Weaver once said the most valuable weapon in baseball is the three-run home run; a more perfect analogy couldn’t exist between Weavers' baseball intellect and Universal Music’s recent boxset offering Jazz Memories. The three runs figuratively crossing the plate are the packages’ astute track choices, the groundbreaking photography of the legendary ...
