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Alvin Batiste - Marsalis Music Honors Series (2007)

February 13, 2011

By Nick DeRiso People think of clarinets as this sound from a different era, and the guys who play them as having done so in black and white. The late Alvin Batiste, who initially found his muse in Charlie Parker's “Now's the Time," was never that way. His isn't a same-ole, same-ole southland sound so much ...

Jonathan Parker - Jonathan Parker Group (2010)

February 11, 2011

By S. Victor Aaron Many up and coming jazz artists we've covered here typically come from just about every corner of the U.S.A., attend a prestigious music school and, perhaps after some intermediate stop at a regional jazz hub, eventually end up in the intensely competitive but vibrant environs of New York City. After all, “if ...

The Friday Morning Listen: Bjork - Drawing Restraint 9 (2005)

February 11, 2011

One Track Mind: Robbie Robertson, "He Don't Live Here No More" (2011)

February 11, 2011

Photo from RobbieRobertson.comBy Nick DeRiso “He Don't Live Here No More," the edgy lead single from Robbie Robertson's upcoming album How To Become Clairvoyant, is a rollicking rebuke of the dark demons that stole too many friends. “I was higher than a lost kite—too far gone," Robertson wails, channelling lost souls like Richard Manuel and Rick ...

Sasha Masakowski - Wishes and Take Your City Eps

February 10, 2011

By Nick DeRiso Sasha Masakowski, at once fearless and charming, is featured on two new EPs, one as a leader with Musical Playground (the forthcoming next-gen jazz recording Wishes from Hypersoul Records) and another as part of the New Orleans indie rock/electronic band Bionica on Take Your City. Across these nine songs, we discover a vocalist ...

Howlin' Wolf - Live and Cookin' at Alice's Revisited (1972, Reissue)

February 9, 2011

By Nick DeRiso Howlin' Wolf, posthumously inducted into the Blues Foundation's Hall of Fame in 1980 and then the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991, had no right to rock it like this. Not after what he had been through. By the time of his 1972 date at Chicago's Alice's Revisited, he had suffered ...

Bann (Seamus Blake/Jay Anderson/Oz Noy/Adam Nussbaum) - As You Like (2011)

February 9, 2011

By S. Victor Aaron BANN is a jazz supergroup of sorts, consisting of saxophonist Seamus Blake, bassist Jay Anderson, guitarist Oz Noy and drummer Adam Nussbaum. We know how supergroups can be hit-or-miss affairs; either egos clash and the different voices don't click together, or they come together naturally to create something that can be very ...

Gimme Five: King Crimson's Adrian Belew

February 8, 2011

By Nick DeRiso His credentials are as deep as his records are extraordinary: Adrian Belew, after all, has had stints with Frank Zappa, David Bowie, the Talking Heads, King Crimson and Nine Inch Nails. But, try as he might with pop outfits like the Bears, Belew—bless him—has never swerved out into the mainstream. His impulses are ...

Gimme Five: Favorites, Forgotten Gems from Peter Gabriel

February 8, 2011

By Something Else Reviews Anybody who names his first four solo recordings after himself is going to require some deciphering, right? We're here to help with a five-song spin through Peter Gabriel's solo career, featuring both charting favorites and a few forgotten gems. “HERE COMES THE FLOOD" (PETER GABRIEL 1/CAR, 1977) By Tom Johnson With Gabriel's ...

Gary Moore (1952-2011): An Appreciation

February 8, 2011

By Something Else Reviews Gary Moore, former guitarist with Thin Lizzy and Skid Row, has died at age 58. The Belfast-born Moore, perhaps most famous for his 1979 hit “Parisienne Walkways" with the late Phil Lynott, was found dead in a hotel room Sunday while vacationing at the Costa del Sol, Spain. The cause of death ...