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Article: Album Review

Jay Leonhart: Don't You Wish?

Read "Don't You Wish?" reviewed by Patrick Burnette

by Patrick Burnette

Jay Leonhart has been active as a jazz bassist from the 1960s, and since 1983's Salamander Pie (Digital Music Productions, 1990), he has, from time to time, headlined records as that rara avis, the singer-songwriter who plays acoustic bass rather than acoustic guitar. (one example: “Goodbye, Miami" from the debut--it sounds more prescient day by day.) ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

The Gift of Music (Part 1)

Read "The Gift of Music (Part 1)" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu

by Ludovico Granvassu

Holidays are the season of gift-giving and music makes the perfect gift. So here's the first of a two part series featuring some of my favorite tunes as my holiday gift to end the year on a positive note. Happy Listening! Playlist Donald Fagen “The Nightfly" from The ...

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Cheap Xmas: Donald Fagen Complete

By Donald Fagen

Label: Reprise Records
Released: 2017
Track listing: The Nightfly (1982); I.G.Y.; Green Flower Street; Ruby Baby; Maxine; New Frontier; The Nightfly; The Goodbye Look; Walk Between Raindrops; Kamakiriad (1993); Trans-Island Skyway; Countermoon; Springtime; Snowbound; Tomorrow's Girls; Florida Room; On The Dunes; Teahouse On The Tracks; Morph The Cat (2006); Morph The Cat; H Gang; What I Do; Brite Nitegown; The Great Pagoda Of Funn; Security Joan; The Night Belongs To Mona; Mary Shut The Garden Door; Morph The Cat (Reprise); Sunken Condos (2012); Slinky Thing; I'm Not The Same Without You; Memorabilia; Weather In My Head; The New Breed; Out Of The Ghetto; Miss Marlene; Good Stuff; Planet D'Rhonda; 10 Extras (2007); Rhymes; Big Noise New York; True Companion; Confide In Me; Blue Lou; Shanghai Confidential; Green Flower Street (Live); Century's End; Hank's Pad (Live); Viva Viva Rock 'N' Roll (Live);

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News: Recording

Guitarist Joe Caro & The Met Band to release new recording “Every Dog Has His Day” (Innsbruck Records)

Guitarist Joe Caro & The Met Band to release new recording “Every Dog Has His Day” (Innsbruck Records)

When you hear the cover songs on Joe Caro & the Met Band’s Every Dog Has His Day—classics from Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix and Carole King and one Great American Songbook standard—your first thought may very well be, I’ve never heard those songs played like that before! Then it occurs to you that the original compositions ...

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Article: Jazzmatazz

Remembering Walter Becker

Read "Remembering Walter Becker" reviewed by Matt Hooke

by Matt Hooke

Steely Dan combined rock and jazz in a way no other artist has ever done. Their music is not simply “jazzers slumming it" to make profitable rock recordings, but a precise blend of the two genres that shows the musicians love for both. On Sunday one of the two architects of Steely Dan, Walter Becker, died ...

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Article: Album Review

The Sextones: Moonlight Vision

Read "Moonlight Vision" reviewed by Chris M. Slawecki

by Chris M. Slawecki

Led by songwriter, singer and guitarist Mark Sexton, The Sextones retreated to the relative isolation of Prairie Sun Studios in Sonoma (one of Tom Waits' favorite recording locations) to lay down their full-length debut. “One of the intentions of Moonlight Vision's production was to have a sonically classic sounding album--sounds that are reminiscent of music we ...

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Article: From the Inside Out

Groovin’ Hard In Every Style

Read "Groovin’ Hard In Every Style" reviewed by Chris M. Slawecki

by Chris M. Slawecki

Big Mean Sound Machine Runnin' for the Ghost Peace & Rhythm | Blank Slate Records 2017 On Runnin' for the Ghost, Big Mean Sound Machine sounds intent on obliterating every imaginable musical border: the lines between regional or geographic styles, the divide between acoustic and electronic instruments, the ...

News: Music Industry

Steely Dan’s Donald Fagen Just Doesn’t Get It (Unless He Does?)

Steely Dan’s Donald Fagen Just Doesn’t Get It (Unless He Does?)

Steely Dan's Donald Fagen was recently quoted griping about how he is no longer making enough money from his recorded music, and although it's hard to feel too badly for someone as financially successful as Fagen, his frustration does provide us with an interesting snapshot of music revenue overtime. Guest post by William Paterson University Professor David Philp from Musicbiz ...

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Article: Live Review

Michael McDonald and Boz Scaggs At The Paramount

Read "Michael McDonald and Boz Scaggs At The Paramount" reviewed by Mike Perciaccante

by Mike Perciaccante

Michael McDonald and Boz Scaggs The Paramount Huntington, NY July 5, 2017 Michael McDonald has had a long and storied career. In the early days he was a member of Steely Dan's touring group. Over time he became one of the many adjunct members of the band, working on 1975's Katy ...

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Article: Album Review

Steve Khan: Backlog

Read "Backlog" reviewed by Mark F. Turner

by Mark F. Turner

Steve Khan's love affair with Latin music germinated in the 1980's with his stellar Eyewitness recordings and continued to develop in a number of releases including 2011's Parting Shot and 2014's Subtext both on Tone Center Records. Backlog is third in this series and represents some of the esteemed jazz guitarist's finest work to date.


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