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Mark Dresser: Guts
by Robert Bush
Mark DresserGutsKadima Collective Recordings2010 He doesn't receive anywhere near the publicity given to his friend, and fellow bassist, William Parker, but make no mistake about it: Mark Dresser is a giant in the free jazz / new music continuum and has been so for years. Dresser has been ...
Jackson Browne: Going Home
by Doug Collette
Jackson BrowneGoing HomeEagle Vision2010 Jackson Browne remains the most compelling of the singer/songwriters from the 1970s because his more recent work, such as I'm Alive (Elektra, 1993)--in the wake of which this documentary was produced--resonates as profoundly as his earliest releases, such as Late For The Sky ...
Ian Dury: Rare and Unseen
by AAJ Italy Staff
Ian Dury Rare and Unseen Wienerworld / MVD Visual (2010) Valutazione: 3,5 stelle Ian Dury è stata una delle figure leggendarie del punk e del rock inglese dalla seconda metà degli anni settanta in poi ed è rimasto attivo sino alla fine del millennio. Il termine di un'epoca che purtroppo per lui ha coinciso con una ...
Cachao: Uno Mas
by Eugene Holley, Jr.
Israel “Cachao" LopezCachao: Una MasDOC Film Institute2008 It's a cliché to say that any one man is largely responsible for a large part of modern music. But in the case of Israel “Cachao" Lopez--the Cuban-born, Miami-based bassist, composer and bandleader, who died in 2007 at around the age ...
Mellodrama: The Mellotron Movie
by Jack Huntley
Various ArtistsMellodrama: The Mellotron MovieBazillion Points2010 Few instruments in modern music have endured such a tormented life as the Mellotron. In the mid-1960s, the analog, tape-driven keyboard was hailed by rock 'n' roll artists as an expansive musical tool in their arsenal of sound. Especially beloved in progressive ...
When You're Strange: A Film About The Doors
by John Kelman
The DoorsWhen You're Strange: A Film About The DoorsEagle Vision2010 There are a usually two ways of looking at iconic 1960s rock group, The Doors. One views it as nothing more than a vehicle for front man Jim Morrison, an enigmatic and undeniably charismatic singer with little regard ...
Rufus Reid: Live in Vienna
by Jim Santella
Rufus ReidLive in ViennaQuantum Leap/MVD Visual2005 In a memorable 2005 concert performance at the Porgy and Bess jazz club in Vienna, bassist Rufus Reid's trio interpreted several of his original compositions as well as the standard “Cherokee." And what power that old chestnut emitted. With pianist Fritz Pauer ...
Emerson, Lake & Palmer: Pictures At An Exhibition - Special Edition
by John Kelman
Emerson, Lake & Palmer Pictures At An Exhibition: Special Edition Eagle Vision 2010 With the return of Emerson, Lake & Palmer at the recent High Voltage festival something of a resounding thud--preliminary YouTube videos portraying a bloated, embarrassing group where keyboardist Emerson's unfortunate hand problems caused the group to slow originally ...
Jaga Jazzist: Live at Cosmopolite
by John Kelman
Jaga Jazzist Live at Cosmopolite Smalltown Supersound 2010 With 30 dates already performed in 2010 since the release of One-Armed Bandit (Ninja Tune, 2010)--its first studio record in five years--Jaga Jazzist is keeping the momentum of its comeback rolling, with a variety of free download tracks and a vinyl-only remix EP, ...
Dan Phillips: Jazz Guitar - Basics and Beyond
by Ian Patterson
Dan PhillipsJazz Guitar: Basics and Beyond Self Produced2010 With 20 years' experience as a jazz educator, guitarist Dan Phillips in a position of some authority to be giving advice to guitarists learning their craft. Two decades and many musical adventures later, Phillips occupies the chair of guitar teacher ...
