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One Track Mind: Gregg Allman, "I Can't Be Satisfied" (2011)
By Pico I know no one will believe it, but a couple of weeks ago I heard Muddy Waters' 1948 classic recording of his first hit “I Can't Be Satisfied" for the first time in a while and decided then and there that it needed the One Track Mind treatment. Really, I was going to do ...
Scanner and the Post Modern Jazz Quartet - Blink of an Eye
By Mark Saleski The area of electro-acoustic music encompasses so many different sounds and constructions that the label itself is nearly meaningless. As the name implies, it is music created with both acoustic and electronic instruments. On my list of favorites are the Anthony Braxton/Richard Teitelbaum collaboration featuring synthesizers and contrabass clarinet, and Alvin Lucier's I ...
The Dave Liebman Group - Turnaround, the Music of Ornette Coleman (2010)
By Mark Saleski Harmolodics. It's not difficult to find decently-written descriptions of Ornette Coleman's musical philosophy. A general understanding of his concept can lead the listener to a deeper appreciation of the music. I thought I understood what Ornette was getting at...until having the opportunity to see him play live in Boston after the release of ...
UK - Danger Money (1979)
By Pico It's not a unique story when it's about a 70s progressive rock that went through rapid lineup changes and ultimately broke apart after “artistic differences." That's essentially the narrative of the short-lived supergroup UK, which existed roughly from 1977 to 1980. It's also not all that surprising that somehow in a group of uber ...
Forgotten Series: Reevaluating Hall and Oates
By Something Else Reviews Call them a guilty pleasure. (We have.) But the truth is, there's more to Hall and Oates than the sum of their blow-dried caricature. So, we set about looking for tunes that made some points: That they brilliantly connected the dots between new wave and and rock music's R&B ancestry. That they ...
One Track Mind: Hannah Miller, "All My Love" (2010)
Photograph by Caleb ChanceyBy Nick DeRiso Hannah Miller sings in a raw, emotionally available register that occasionally goes so high it's almost outside of her control. That lends a heartrending urgency to songs like “All My Love," released in August as part of a four-song EP called Journey to the Moon. With her partner away, Miller ...
Gerry Rafferty (1947-2011): An Appreciation
Editor's note: Here's a repost of our review of 1978's City to City By Gerry Rafferty, who died today in London from liver failure after a lengthy battle with alcoholism. Rafferty scored Top 10 hits first with Stealers Wheel ("Stuck in the Middle") and then with his own “Baker Street" from this recording.City to City sold ...
Ferit Odman - Nommo (2010)
By Nick DeRiso Drummers, even the rare ones who find fame, are enablers. They spend the bulk of their time refocusing the spotlight on others. It's no different on Nommo, the sterling new quartet release by Turkish-born Ferit Odman. He assembled a thoughtful group of notables for sessions held in Brooklyn, N.Y., and then smartly allowed ...
The Friday Morning Listen: Yes - Tales from Topographic Oceans (1974)
By Mark Saleski “Dear Betsy,—To begin; Hi! I Miss you & Love you. You seem to be the echo of all of my thoughts. I am going to try very hard to convey my feelings on this paper. It is hard for me sometimes. I'm not at all sure of them myself. When I think of ...
Jake Fryer/Bud Shank Quintet - In Good Company (2011)
By Pico Just prior to kickoff for the Fiesta Bowl played the other day between the Oklahoma Sooners and the Connecticut Huskies, the sad story was told about the starting UConn cornerback who was senselessly stabbed to death during the prior football season. The night before to his murder, Jasper Howard and his teammates celebrated a ...
