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Article: Album Review

The Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey: JFJO: The Sameness of Difference

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by Doug Collette

The Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey hits its stride with a flourish on the The Sameness of Difference. The fluidity and focus of the trio is palpable as the players position themselves at a nexus between the worlds of traditional and contemporary jazz. You don't necessarily have to listen to JFJO pianist Brian Haas' solo album The ...

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Article: Film Review

The Who: Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970

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by Doug Collette

The Who Live at The Isle of Wight Festival 1970 Eagle Vision 2004 Just by virtue of the combustible dynamics of their personalities, The Who on stage were an improvisational unit of the highest order, apt as easily to implode as explode. At the time of their appearance ...

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Article: Live Review

Suspicious Activity Indeed: The Bad Plus Live

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by Doug Collette

Irreverent and eccentric, The Bad Plus are a bundle of nervous energy when they play. Yet as this ever-so-intimate venue in the Green Mountains of Vermont, the trio entranced rather than repel by dint of their humor and imagination, not to mention just enough conventionalism to make their quirks that much more effective. The early ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

The Rolling Stones: A Bigger Bang

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by Doug Collette

The Rolling Stones A Bigger Bang Virgin 2005 Rolling Stones albums have always been tricky never more so than in recent years as assorted songs and collections of same sneak up on you after having made little or no impression at first encounter. It's almost like the Cheshire ...

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Article: Live Review

Hardly Just Another Band: Los Lobos Live

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by Doug Collette

Los Lobos are a joy to behold, especially when you see them live. There is absolutely no artifice with this great band from east LA, which is why a performance such as the acoustic set in New Hampshire, might well rank among the happiest concert experiences you are likely to have. The abbreviated first set ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

Live Phish: Island Tour

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by Doug Collette

Phish Live Phish: Island Tour Phish Dry Goods 2005 Its generic bootleg style front graphics camouflaging gorgeous stage shots on the inner sleeve (is that a man jumping on a trampoline?), the packaging of the latest release in the “Live Phish" series of archival recordings , Island Tour , may ...

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Article: Album Review

Delbert McClinton: Delbert McClinton: Cost of Living

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by Doug Collette

Among Delbert McClinton's many virtues are his longevity and his integrity, not to mention the humility that gives the title to Cost of Living. Staying power comes at a price, but like his late, lamented Texas blues peers, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Doug Sahm, this Texan can't sell out, because he really does not know how.

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Article: Extended Analysis

Brad Mehldau Trio: Day Is Done

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by Doug Collette

Brad Mehldau Trio Day Is Done Nonesuch Records 2005 Brad Mehldau is one of jazz's most talented and prolific artists. Through the course of his recording career, he has proved himself open to innovation (Largo) and reverential of tradition (the Art of the Trio series). He is a ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

Soulive: Breakout

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by Doug Collette

Soulive Breakout Concord Records 2005 Soulive is nothing if not a young jazz band of the people, playing on the road constantly, interacting with audiences graciously and regularly hosting musicians on stage and on tour. Yet this trio adamantly refuses to release albums that merely reflect its live ...

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Article: Live Review

Bound to Keep On Ridin': The Allman Brothers Summer Tour 2005

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by Doug Collette

The Allman Brothers Band hit a creative peak in 2003 with their first studio album in nine years, Hittin' the Note, and a spectacular extended run at The Beacon Theater in New York city. Culminating in September of 2004 with a brilliant three-night stay at the Fox Theatre back home in Georgia, the next year's worth ...


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