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Lee Sklar has been a prominent figure among Hollywood session bassists dating back to the 1970's and ever since. Sklar has more than 2,500 albums to his credit (and still counting), and is considered to be one of the "A" players in the highly selective L.A. music community where the competition for recording dates is fierce, and where only the strongest will survive. His very recognizable bass playing style has been heard on hits by Linda Ronstadt, James Taylor, Hall & Oates, Jackson Browne, Phil Collins, Clint Black, Reba McEntire, Billy Cobham, and George Strait, to name just a few. He’s a bass icon " as famous for his foot-long beard as he is for his rich, deep-pocketed grooves. Since the ’70s, Lee Sklar has been in constant demand for both studio sessions and live performances. His résumé reads like a Who’s Who. Lee didn’t rise to the top of the bass world by spraying notes all over songs " although he can surely do so when called upon

Article: Reassessing

Spectrum

by Dean Nardi
April 13, 2026

Was it jazz or rock? This was (is) the eternal question about fusion. Back in the 1970s when the Mahavishnu Orchestra pioneered the genre, the electric and chaotic unpredictability of the John McLaughlin-led outfit cut across what was thought to be basic jazz concepts by displaying loud electric guitar riffing over what could stand ...

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Jackson Browne (2023 Remaster)

By Jackson Browne

Label: Inside Recordings
Released: 2023
Track listing: Jamaica Say You Will; A Child In These Hills; Song for Adam; Doctor My Eyes; Something Fine; From Silverlake; Under The Falling Sky; Looking into You; Rock Me On The Water; My Opening Farewell.

Article: Album Review

Jackson Browne: Jackson Browne (2023 Remaster)

Read "Jackson Browne (2023 Remaster)" reviewed by Doug Collette

by Doug Collette
December 2, 2023

It was only a matter of time until Jackson Browne turned his attention to an archival endeavor devoted to his self-titled debut album. Having plumbed the vault for his masterwork, Late For The Sky (Inside Recordings, 2014), then a re-release of his most commercially-successful record, Running On Empty (Inside Recordings, 2019) five years later, he may ...

Article: Multiple Reviews

Cimarron 615 and Poco: This Country Rocks!

by Doug Collette
June 17, 2023

When Poco formalized the marriage of country music with rock and roll via Pickin' Up The Pieces (Epic, 1969)--after the first convergence of the genres on the Byrds' Sweetheart of the Rodeo (Columbia, 1968), the quintet emphasized improvisation in a way that's been lost during the evolution of contemporary country (although it's now the foundation of ...

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For The Love Of Bass

By Alberto Rigoni

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2021
Track listing: Drops of Memories (feat. Tony Franklin); In the Loop (feat. David Pastorius); Dreamers (feat. Michael Manring); Alone in the Dark (feat. Doug Wimbish); Paranoia (feat. Cody Wright); The Maze (feat. Mohini Dey) Masked Souls (feat. Nathan East & Michael Manring); Social Distortion (feat. Adam Nitti); Mad World bass cover (feat. Leland Sklar); Killers (feat. Lars Lehmann); Misirlou bass cover (feat. Lars Lehmann); Lost (feat. Adam Nitti).

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Orange Crate Art 25th Anniversary Edition (2 CD)

By Brian Wilson

Label: Omnivore Recordings
Released: 2020
Track listing: CD 1: Orange Crate Art; Sail Away; My Hobo Heart; Wings Of A Dove; Palm Tree And Moon; Summer In Monterey; San Francisco; Hold Back Time; My Jeanine; Movies Is Magic' This Town Goes Down At Sunset; Lullaby. Previously Unissued 'Extra Oranges': Rhapsody In Blue; Love Is Here To Stay; What A Wonderful World. CD2: Previously Unissued Instrumentals - Orange Crate Art; Sail Away; My Hobo Heart; Wings Of A Dove; Palm Tree And Moon; Summer In Monterey; San Francisco; Hold Back Time; My Jeanine; Movies Is Magic; This Town Goes Down At Sunset.

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Spectrum

By Billy Cobham

Label: Atlantic Records
Released: 1973
Track listing: Quadrant 4; Searching for the Right Door; Spectrum; Anxiety; Taurian Matador; Stratus; To The Women in my Life; Le Lis; Snoopy's Search; Red Barron.