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Tortoise: It's All Around You
by AAJ Staff
There's always been something dreamy about Tortoise's fusion of rock, improvisation, and studio manipulation, and that quality reaches an all-time high with It's All Around You. In the intervening period since 2001's rough- edged Standards was released, the members of this Chicago collective have pursued a number of other projects--what is a side project, anyway?--ranging from ...
Tortoise: It's All Around You
by Mark Corroto
These days the rantings of prophets and first class doom sayers are all but coming true. I’m not getting on a soapbox here, but the future of civilization (actually our civilization) is tending to mimic or at least adopt the predictions of the movie Koyaanisqatsi. Our living environment has become packaged, sealed, and artificially scented.
Fred Anderson/Hamid Drake: Back Together Again
by Mark Corroto
The image America projects around the world is one of largeness. Big movies, big SUVs, big footballers, and loud rock music. Even the impression of our jazz is loud and large, sometimes Ellingtonian, but large. From Wynton's Blood On The Fields to Ornette's Skies Of America, the largeness is apparent and flowing. The reactions ...
Sticks And Stones: Shed Grace
by Mark Corroto
The trio Sticks And Stones played together for years as the house band for Fred Anderson’s Chicago Velvet Lounge before formally naming themselves. I’m thinking they should rename themselves the Virtuous Sticks and Stones. The name change could act as a descriptor; they are indeed the most patient young band playing music today. Where ...
Chicago Underground Trio: Slon
by Mark Corroto
The music of the Chicago Underground Trio (and Duo and Quartet and Orchestra) has always been about fragments of sound. Not so much abstract disassociation (of those fragments) but discovery of associations and the connotations of their similarities. Whether they are post-Miles, post-Ornette, post-rock, or simply the new Chicago aesthetic, the Trio is pulling ...
Live At BB King Blues Club
By Jeff Beck
Label: Epic Records
Released: 2003
Track listing: 1. Roy's Toy 2. Psycho Sam 3. Big Block 4. Freeway Jam 5. Brush With The Blues 6. Scatterbrain 7. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat 8. Nadia 9. Savoy 10. Angel (Footsteps) 11. Seasons 12. Where Were You 13. You Never Know 14. A Day In The Life 15. People Get Ready 16. My Thing.
