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Medeski Martin & Wood: Medeski Martin & Wood: Radiolarians III
by Doug Collette
Bonded as if in a purposeful and passionate quest to unite the opposites of discipline and spontaneity, the Zen masters of modern jazz known as Medeski, Martin & Wood have now completed The Radiolarians Series, an eighteen-month endeavor in which the trio composed new original material, embarked on tour to road test it, and then immediately ...
The Wood Brothers: The Wood Brothers: Up Above My Head
by Doug Collette
Highlights of The Wood Brothers' live performances invariably include ingenious renditions of choice covers in addition to their own well-wrought originals. So it stands to reason they'd find it perfectly natural to put together this mini-album of outside material by the likes of Beck and Allen Toussaint, among others. Returning to the strictly two-piece ...
Bob Dylan at The Champlain Valley Expo, Essex Junction, Vermont
by Doug Collette
The Bob Dylan Show Champlain Valley Expo Essex Junction, Vermont July 17, 2009 Bob Dylan had a lot to prove at the Champlain Valley Fairgrounds on July 17th following Willie Nelson and John Mellencamp. Both ingratiated themselves to the brave audience fighting the elements, the former with understated charm and ...
Jackson Browne at The Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, Vermont
by Doug Collette
Jackson Browne Shelburne Museum Shelburne, Vermont July 14th, 2009 Jackson Browne should have opened his two-set performance with I'm Alive," closed it with Running On Empty," and encored with the much-requested Redneck Friend." In so doing he'd have effectively avoided the pedestrian moments early in the first set ("Boulevard," ...
Grateful Dead: Road Trips Volume 2, Number 3
by Doug Collette
Recorded in the summer of 1974, marking the initial use of the famed Wall of Sound" system, this latest edition of the Grateful Dead archive series finds the band scaling what may be the pinnacle of its performing powers. At the same time, the group was devoting its organization's resources of time, money and expertise to ...
Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood: Live From Madison Square Garden
by Doug Collette
Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood Live From Madison Square Garden Reprise Records 2009 The garish pseudo psychedelic cover graphics of guitarist Eric Clapton and keyboard player and guitarist Steve Winwood's Live From Madison Square Garden package mislead. These recordings taken from a three night run at the hallowed venue in ...
The Bill Evans Trio: Turn Out the Stars: The Final Village Vanguard Recordings June 1980
by Doug Collette
The extent to which Bill Evans' studio and live recordings have been recorded, archived and released is a testament to the deserved reverence the late pianist has elicited. Originally available only in a limited run, Turn Out the Stars-The Final Village Vanguard Recordings June 1980 is further evidence of that devout respect. Far more lavish (and ...
The Neil Young Archives Vol. 1 (1963-1972)
by Doug Collette
Neil Young's Archives project has been subject to so many delays, and rumors arising out of those delays, that its eventual releaseas a 10-disc box set as well as in other formatsis almost an anticlimax. The project is, however, the work of a master singer, guitarist and songwriter who has studiously refused to look back or ...
The Taj Mahal Trio at Higher Ground
by Doug Collette
The Taj Mahal Trio Higher Ground South Burlington, Vermont June 18, 2009 Given the pre-show buzz in the ballroom, it is quite likely Taj Mahal had the Higher Ground crowd in the palm of his hand before he even ambled onstage on June 18th. He didn't take their loyalty for ...
Discover Jazz Festival, Burlington, Vermont: Garden of Musical Delights
by Doug Collette
Discover Jazz Festival 2009: Garden of Delights Burlington, Vermont June 5-14, 2009 ---> Observing how the Queen City of Burlington Vermont comes alive during the ten days of the Discover Jazz Festival is akin to the way the spring and summer evolves in the Green Mountains. The plenitude of rain ...


