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Michael Formanek Quartet - The Rub and Spare Change (2010)
By Pico It's been quite a while since the bassist and composer Michael Formanek has led a date but with his ECM debut The Rub And Spare Change, he's more than made up for lost time. Out since October 12, The Rub marks his return as a leader since the solo bass recording Am I Bothering ...
One Track Mind: The Byrds, "Mr. Tambourine Man" (1965)
By Nick Deriso A Bob Dylan song reimagined into something like the Beach Boys, and also something like the Beatles—and nothing like folk music—propelled the Byrds to their first No. 1. Oh, and started the folk-rock movement. Among other things. It begins with Roger McGuinn's guitar, sustained and bright, which was then paired alongside a complex ...
Nelson Riveros - Camino al Barrio (2010)
By Pico I remember at least as far back as 1988that South American grooves and contemporary jazz can and do mix together well. I was reminded of that harmonious blend again when I first spun up the new CD by New York electric guitarist and composer Nelson Riveros. The light, danceable grooves, the tasteful guitar playing, ...
The Friday Morning Listen: Brian Eno - Ambient 1: Music for Airports (1978)
By Mark Saleski What is it about a vacation? Let's say that there's just the two of you, a house, no kids. Then, you go on vacation, arriving at your destination spot. So now the house has been swapped for a nice hotel room with a view (in our case, a view of the side of ...
Sameer Gupta - Namaskar (2010)
By Pico One of the bigger regrets I've had with this site was missing the opportunity to review Rudresh Mahanthappa's Kinsmen when it was released two years ago, because this saxman of Indian descent did such a brilliant job in combining traditional Indian music with traditional jazz. Last week, the debut album by another Indian-American, the ...
Concert Review - Pat Metheny at Binghamton University (2010)
By Mark Saleski Oh dear, I was this close to feeling disappointed. I loved the Orchestrion concept and music so much that tickets were procured and a trip was planned (across southern New Hampshire, Vermont, and all the way out past Albany to Binghamton, NY) to see what Pat Metheny would do with his creation in ...
Deep Cuts; Styx "Miss America" (1977)
By Pico Love 'em or hate 'em, Styx was part of many an American boy's soundtrack of the late 70s and early 80s. When I think of arena rock, the first two bands I think of are Journey and Styx; both bands encapsulated everything that was good and not so good about that style of rock. ...
One Track Mind: Jimmy Rushing, "Good Morning Blues" (1937)
By Nick Deriso Every so often, a singer gets so dispirited, laid so low, that he's simply got to talk back to the blues. I love those songs. Think Billie Holiday's “Good Morning Heartache," and this one—recorded by Jimmy Rushing with a sizzling early edition of the Count Basie Orchestra. Included on the Decca date are ...
Scott Amendola Trio Lift (2010)
By Pico That drummer Scott Amendola must like a lot of the same kind of music that I do, because his name comes up in the credits list of plenty of records that I enjoy. A lot of that has to do with his close association with Nels Cline and being the drummer for the Nels ...
Howard Wiley and the Angola Project - 12 Gates to the City (2010)
By Pico Howard Wiley's The Angola Project (2007) created a lot of buzz and put his name firmly on the jazz map. It wasn't so much for the tenor saxophonist's playing or inventing a whole new style of jazz. Rather, the acclaim came from the attention he brought to the spirituals of Louisiana's state prison at ...
