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Article: Live Review

55th Monterey Jazz Festival: September 21-23, 2012

Read "55th Monterey Jazz Festival: September 21-23, 2012" reviewed by Larry Taylor


Monterey Jazz FestivalMonterey, CASeptember 21-23, 2012Standing out this year at the 55th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival, as expected, were the three honorees--Ambrose Akinmusire, Bill Frisell and Jack DeJohnette. Besides receiving accolades they also had busy schedules, appearing in concerts in the festival for three-days, Sept. 21-23, at the Monterey County Fairgrounds in Northern ...

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Article: Interview

Anil Prasad: Inner Views, Borderless Perspectives

Read "Anil Prasad: Inner Views, Borderless Perspectives" reviewed by Joe Lang


He may not be a household name and you likely won't hear him mentioned in music journalism classes alongside Robert Christgau, Lester Bangs and Anthony DeCurtis. But for those familiar with his work, Anil Prasad is considered among the most knowledgeable, provocative and forward-thinking music journalists in the world today. In 1994, Prasad ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

Genesis: The Movie Box 1981-2007

Read "Genesis: The Movie Box 1981-2007" reviewed by John Kelman


Genesis Genesis: The Movie Box: 1981-2007 Rhino Records 2009 With its entire audio discography now remixed and remastered on 1976-1982 (Rhino, 2007), 1983-1998 (Rhino, 2007), 1970-1975 (Rhino, 2008), and, most recently, Live: 1973-2007 (Rhino, 2009), legendary progressive popster Genesis finishes its series with Genesis: The Movie Box. Like the Live CD ...

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Article: Interview

Ed Palermo: We're Only In It For The Music

Read "Ed Palermo: We're Only In It For The Music" reviewed by Ian Patterson


It's got to be love, hasn't it? Why else would someone bother to transcribe 200 of Frank Zappa's tunes? For what other reason would someone dedicate himself for over 15 years to presenting his arrangements of Zappa's music in the setting of a 17-piece jazz big band, and at a loss to boot? Yes, ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

Live 1973-2007

Read "Live 1973-2007" reviewed by John Kelman


With all of British mega-group Genesis' studio discography now available in remixed/remastered form, including 5.1 surround mixes and a bevy of bonus audio and video features, the only commercial material left to receive engineer Nick Davis' careful attention is its series of four live albums. These begin with Genesis Live (Charisma, 1973) and end with The ...

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Article: Book Excerpts

Give The Drummer Some: On the record with Zappa's Drum Alumni

Read "Give The Drummer Some: On the record with Zappa's Drum Alumni" reviewed by Mitch Myers


This excerpt appears in The Boy Who Cried Freebird: Rock & Roll Fables and Sonic Storytelling (Harper Paperbacks, 2008). Composer/bandleader/guitarist Frank Zappa needs no introduction. He was an incredibly prolific musician who died in December 1993, and his estate, the Zappa Trust, is still releasing new editions of never-before-heard recordings organized under the ...

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Live In Digital

Label: Sea Breeze Records
Released: 1988
Track listing: T.O.; Ana Luisa; Groovin' High; Louisiana; Sambanice; I Love You;

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In The Land Of The Long White Cloud

Label: Kiwi
Released: 1988
Track listing: In The Mood; Moonlight in Vermont; The Happy Undertaker; A Minor Case Of The Blues; Together We Can Love; Baby It's You; This Love; The Long White Cloud; Squib Cakes;

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I Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 93

Label: Curcio
Released: 1982
Track listing: Memphis To K.C.; Mine; Walk A Soul Mile; Bag A Bones; Babo; One For Carter; Big Wheel; Save Your Love For Me;

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Direct

Label: Sheffield Lab
Released: 1981
Track listing: Fanfare : You Know It; You 're Gonna Need Me; Squib Cakes; That's Why I Sing; What Is Hip; Never Let Go Of Love;


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