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Das Vibenbass: Live at Tost in Seattle
by Mark Sabbatini
As the ESPN maniacs put it, “That's a top 10 nominee. The debut live concert download by the Das Vibenbass quartet is a marvel of modernistic jazz that, frankly, is a pain in der arsch to review since decent writers avoid clichés like “riveting “breathtaking and “astonishing. But since new postings are still mostly ...
Hanging Chads: Live At Theo's
by Mark Sabbatini
One of the few things most people agree on after the 2000 election is “Hanging Chads is a great name for a band. Dave Barry lists it among his continuous suggestions such as “Low-Flow Toilets. Somebody at a Web site called Tuba City is one of many expressing interest. A new Illinois instrumental metal ...
Jazz Age Songs: 372 Free Recordings from the 1890s to 1930s
by Mark Sabbatini
The songs are cheesy, the sound quality is terrible and the files are in a format requiring extra effort to play. And it's something anyone calling themselves a jazz fan ought to know about. The value of the Jazz Age Songs web site needs no explanation beyond the facts: 372 free songs recorded between ...
A Dozen Free Concert Downloads
by Mark Sabbatini
Free online concerts are either getting more frequent or I'm just spending too much time downloading them. Either way, I'm now backlogged with shows I've been meaning to review, but putting aside halfway through as I discover and listen to new ones. So I'm taking the easy way out and offering quick summaries of ...
Oddio Overplay: Kitty Cat Songs to Celebrate Mama Cat
by Mark Sabbatini
I'm accused of being anti-cat, perhaps because my favorite feline name is “Punt, or because one of my first favorite Web hangouts was an “Official Cat Football site which included advice such as using duct tape to avoid injury (to the player, not the pet). If true I'd never give Kitty Cat Songs to ...
Jessica Lurie Ensemble: Live at Bruno
by Mark Sabbatini
When I argue there's enough quality jazz that's free and legal on the Internet to last any reasonable listener a lifetime, this is what I'm talking about. Seattle native Jessica Lurie does more than deliver an outstanding 2.2-hour sax and vocal showcase of modern jazz in this February 18, 2005 performance in San Francisco. ...
Benevento/Russo Duo: Live At Revolution Hall, February 19, 2005
by Mark Sabbatini
A high noise-to-musician ratio isn't hard for many jam bands. Decent noise is another story. The Internet is packed with free performances from groups “breaking the bounds of sound," but truth is a lot of it is similar and gets repetitive fast. Load the MP3 player with a day's worth of shows and maybe ...
Modern Drummer's MP3 Page
by Mark Sabbatini
Sometimes circumstances just call for a good beating. Having gotten mine from a variety of masters at administering them, an explanation is probably in order before the politically correct crowd flames me in e-mail effigy. Nothing gets abused beyond some metal, plastic, wood pulp - and maybe a few animal hides - for those ...
The User: Symphony No. 2 For Dot Matrix Printers
by Mark Sabbatini
Every now and then an album awes me with its artistry, even though I can't bear to listen to it in more than small doses. This might be the pinnacle of that group. The title says it all. Two Canadians, Emmanuel Madan and Thomas McIntosh, composed Symphony No. 2 For Dot Matrix Printers"? on ...
Bob Powell: Anthology
by Mark Sabbatini
Someone keeping score might notice my reviews of online albums tend to be more positive than traditional CDs. The main reason is I focus largely on quality discoveries, since lousy stuff is easily found without assistance. But sometimes you have to warn people. Bob Powell's Anthology may be one of the very ...
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