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The Atco/Atlantic Singles 1968-1974

By Dr. John

Label: Omnivore Recordings
Released: 2016
Track listing: The Patriotic Flag Waver; Mama Roux; Jump Sturdy; I Walk on Gilded Splinters (Part I); I Walk on Gilded Splinters (Part II); Gris-Gris Gumbo Ya-Ya; Loop Garoo; Wash Mama Wash; Iko Iko; Huey Smith Medley; Wang Dang Doodle; Big Chief; A Man of Many Words; Right Place Wrong Time; I Been Hoodood; Such a Night; Cold Cold Cold; Life; Let's Make a Better World; Me--You = Loneliness; (Everybody Wanna Get Rich) Rite Away; Mos' Scocious.

Article: Film Review

Live in Sweden 1987

Read "Live in Sweden 1987" reviewed by Maurizio Comandini

by Maurizio Comandini

Johnny Winter Live in Sweden 1987 MVD Visual 2016 * * * * C'era la neve a Stoccolma, a gennaio del 1987. E questa non è certo una novità. Ma nella capitale svedese c'erano anche Johnny Winter e il suo trio, senza dimenticare che a sorpresa era stato coinvolto per ...

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Article: Book Review

50 Summers of Music: Montreux Jazz Festival

Read "50 Summers of Music: Montreux Jazz Festival" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson

50 Summers of Music: Montreux Jazz Festival Arnaud Robert 398 Pages ISBN: 978-2-84597-558-3 Montreux Jazz Festival/Editions Textuel 2016 It's neither the oldest nor the largest, but Montreux Jazz Festival is, arguably, the most famous music festival in the word. It's a notable and perhaps unlikely badge of honor for ...

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News: Recording

Nicholas Payton Balances Studio Work As Bandleader, Producer; "Textures," His 5th Album On Paytone Records, Set For Spring Release

Nicholas Payton Balances Studio Work As Bandleader, Producer; "Textures," His 5th Album On Paytone Records, Set For Spring Release

Grammy award-winning Nicholas Payton—one of the era’s definitive artists—has been quite busy this winter blowing with the all-star Monterey Jazz Festival on a nationwide tour, putting the finishing touches on Textures, his fifth release for his very own label, Payton Records, as well as producing and arranging Jane Monheit’s latest project, The Songbook Sessions: Ella Fitzgerald. ...

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Article: Album Review

Dr. John: The Atco/Atlantic Singles 1968-1974

Read "The Atco/Atlantic Singles 1968-1974" reviewed by Chris M. Slawecki

by Chris M. Slawecki

If you have a musician friend who plays in a rhythm section, or just a friend who simply loves rhythm, drop Dr. John: The Atco/Atlantic Singles 1968--1974 on them. Throughout these 22 tracks, every A-side and B-side of every Dr. John Atco/Atlantic Records single issued in the US and the UK, produced by such industry giants ...

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Article: From the Inside Out

Unraveling the Mysteries of Monk, the Night Tripper & More

Read "Unraveling the Mysteries of Monk, the Night Tripper & More" reviewed by Chris M. Slawecki

by Chris M. Slawecki

Terry Adams Talk Thelonious Clang! Records / Euclid Records 2015 Thelonious Monk's music has been more misunderstood and misinterpreted than most composers.' How you play Monk's music is just as important as what you play, and what you don't play is often just as important as what you do. ...

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Article: Album Review

Johnny Summers: Piano Sessions, Volume 2

Read "Piano Sessions, Volume 2" reviewed by Steve Bryant

by Steve Bryant

Canada's contribution to jazz may not be as well documented as that of the United States, but our neighbors to the North have produced some fine players such as Oscar Peterson, Jane Bunnett, Diana Krall, and Renee Rosnes. Now add to that heralded group a young trumpet player by the name of Johnny Summers who has ...

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Article: Top Ten List

Top Ten Guitarists Who Left Us Too Soon

Read "Top Ten Guitarists Who Left Us Too Soon" reviewed by Alan Bryson

by Alan Bryson

Ranking musicians is a hopelessly flawed endeavor. It's about as meaningful as having a list of the top ten best tasting foods. Taste is highly individualized, influenced by mood, familiarity, and the way in which multiple variables interact. One person's escargot is someone else's slice of Chicago style pizza. I just took a break and searched ...

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Article: Film Review

Van Morrison: Another Wondrous Decade: Under Review 1977-1987

Read "Van Morrison: Another Wondrous Decade: Under Review 1977-1987" reviewed by Doug Collette

by Doug Collette

Van Morrison Another Wondrous Decade: Under Review 1977-1987 Chrome Dreams 2015 Early on in Another Wondrous Decade, an exploration of Van Morrison's post-hiatus career in the late Seventies and Eighties, recording engineer Gary Ladinsky makes an ever so astute point about The Belfast Cowboy's approach to recordings: ..."he's particular but he's ...

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Article: Live Review

Joe Jackson at the Paramount Theater, Denver

Read "Joe Jackson at the Paramount Theater, Denver" reviewed by Geoff Anderson

by Geoff Anderson

Joe Jackson Paramount Theater Denver October 8, 2015 Joe Jackson has led a double (or maybe triple) life for most of his lengthy career. He hit the scene in 1979 with his debut album Look Sharp! (A&M 1979) rolling into the U.S. from England as part of the “New Wave," a ...


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