Results for "James Brown"

Three of a Perfect Pair

by Chris M. Slawecki
March 22, 2009

For the past decade or thereabouts, I've tried to organize “From the Inside Out" around one theme, to address in one column the different ways that different musicians perform on the same instrument, or in the same style or genre. But if there's one lesson that life seems intent on teaching, it's that music (like life) ...

Reverend Zen: Angels, Blues and the Crying Moon

by David King
February 19, 2009

The New York group Reverend Zen has released its debut album, Angels, Blues & the Crying Moon (Blackjack Music, 2006), that is quickly garnering music industry acclaim around the world. Platitudes aside, Reverend Zen's true genius lies in its music. The album is everything a great album should be: melodies that hang in your head like ...

Rocking Cincinnatis R&B Cradle

January 25, 2009

King Records employees in the labels shipping department in the 1950s, early on were proof King adopted an integration policy, and some management positions were occupied by African-Americans. Among the artists on the King roster were the Stanley Brothers, top; James Brown, center, who cut Papas Got a New Bag for the label; and the saxophonist ...

Essential Collection, The

By James Brown

Label: Columbia
Released: 2008

Still Black, Still Proud: African Tribute to James Brown at Kimmel Center

July 31, 2008

Kimmel Center Presents brings a welcoming respite from the dog days of summer with weekly Global Grooves world music dance parties in Perelman Theater. Global Grooves series showcases a hot lineup of international bands in the Perelman Theater, which is transformed into a nightclub with an open dance floor and cash bar. Pancontinental funk/soul ensemble Still ...

In Tense Times, James Brown Stays Cool

July 29, 2008

James Brown in the '60s' shows how the Godfather of Soul calmed Boston James Brown became a powerful symbol of black culture, thanks to such hits as “Say It Loud -- I'm Black and I'm Proud" and “I Got You (I Feel Good)." On April 5, 1968, James Brown stood as a voice of reason and ...

Judge Gives a Go-Ahead to James Brown Auction

July 16, 2008

The personal possessions of the soul singer James Brown, the self-proclaimed “Godfather of Soul," will be auctioned On Thursday as scheduled after an appeals court judge declined on Monday to block the sale. Christie's, the New York auction house, will offer nearly 350 items, including hair curlers, several performance outfits and a green vinyl sofa, in ...

Papa's Got a Brand New Bag & I Feel Good

Featuring the music of James Brown
Duration: 6:45
June 17, 2008

Jazz

By James Brown

Label: Warner Bros. Records
Released: 2007

The Complete On The Corner Sessions

by John Kelman
November 28, 2007

Much has been written about what is perhaps trumpeter Miles Davis' most controversial album, On The Corner (Columbia, 1972). Already shaken from the electric onslaught of Bitches Brew (Columbia, 1969), A Tribute To Jack Johnson (Columbia, 1970), and a series of live or, in the case of Live-Evil (Columbia, 1970), largely live releases, it was the ...