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Guilty Pleasures: Norah Jones - Feels Like Home (2004)
By Mark Saleski Smack in the middle of the initial Norah Jones explosion (remember? When it seemed like the radio was tryin' to brainwash you by playing “Don't Know Why" every 20 minutes or so ... and you kept thinkin' “gee, aren't there any other songs on that CD?) it was pretty easy to pick up ...
Brainkiller - The Infiltration (2011)
Remember last month when I said I have more examples of weird-assed trios coming up? Here's another one. Inspired by the long running Ray Anderson-led BassDrumBone trio, Brainkiller has Brian Allen manning the trombone and Hernan Hecht on drums, but substitutes the bass for keyboards and effects by Jacob Koller. Despite sporting a name that would ...
Father's Day Special: Bruce Springsteen, "You're Missing" (2002)
This song, issued in the wake of the devastating attacks on New York City in 2001, nearly overwhelmed me with grief the first time I heard it. I thought of my father. He's been dead more than 20 years, and I must admit that—like everything from that long-ago time—there are moments when it is hard to ...
One Track Mind: Adrian Belew on Songs from King Crimson, His Power Trio and the Bears
On this special edition of Something Else! Reviews' One Track Mind, we hand the reins over to Adrian Belew, guitarist with King Crimson. Discover why he likes working with younger musicians (no mortages or spouses to lure them out of the studio!), and how he'd like to push Crimson's double-trio format even further out. Reminesce on ...
Something Else! Sneak Peek: Ry Cooder, "No Banker Left Behind" (2011)
Tough times call for angry protest records, for political records, for records that produce rueful smiles. Ry Cooder has done that and more with “No Banker Left Behind," a tart treatise on the recent financial meltdown to be included on his forthcoming album Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down. In a canny twist, Cooder turns ...
Duke Ellington - Live at the Whitney (1995)
Early on, you never heard much piano from Duke Ellington, a grievous thing. It was only in the twilight of his career that this American jazz master regularly consented to taping some shows where his impish wit at the instrument could be heard front and center. Perhaps the best is this belated Impulse release—a Monday night ...
Orrin Evans - Freedom (2011)
You might say that top-notch jazz pianist Orrin Evans has become a fixture here at SER. It all got started four years ago when we noted his participation in Robin Eubanks' EB3 unit that made the phenomenal double-CD Live, Vol. 1 of 2007. Early last year we salivated over Evans' Bobby Watson tribute Faith In Action, ...
Something Else! Interview: Adrian Belew, of King Crimson
Adrian Belew, at work these days a classical reformulation of his well-received 2009 trio project e, admits that he's unsure when King Crimson will reform. “No word right now," he says of the group, led since its late 1960s inception by Robert Fripp. “We're just waiting on a word of encouragement from dear Robert." It's not ...
Pat Metheny - What's It All About (2011)
If you were tasked with listing the influences of JazzGuitaristPatMetheny, some good entries might be Four and More (Miles Davis), Ornette Coleman's Something Else!!! (Sorry, couldn't resist), and Smokin' At The Half Note by the Wynton Kelly Trio with Wes Montgomery. Ah, but people often forget that influence can come from many directions. Pat has stated ...
Books: R. Crumb - Draws the Blues (1993)
By Derrick Lord Occasionally jazz and blues fans need to be reminded that we don't have to limit ourselves strictly to musical recordings. Keep in mind there is plenty of great artwork available that would be a nice addition to any collection or music room. Of particular interest to me is the work of Robert Crumb. ...
