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Blue Note at 70
by Joel Roberts
No label in jazz can match the history and legacy of Blue Note Records. Since its founding in New York in 1939 by German emigre Alfred Lion, Blue Note has been associated with an amazing assortment of jazz luminaries including Horace Silver, Art Blakey, Jimmy Smith, Lee Morgan, Freddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, ...
Van Morrison on Bringing 'Astral Weeks' Shows to NYC
Van Morrison said that his Hollywood Bowl shows in November would be the only time he would perform his classic 1968 album Astral Weeks live. But that was before the two performances, which he says in an exclusive Times interview, “was more than I could have hoped for." The whole thing just worked, he told The ...
Candy Dulfer: Prodigy Turned Pro
by Mikayla Gilbreath
It's an age-old question--What's the secret of success? For Candy Dulfer, arguably the most commercially successful female saxophonist ever, the answer seems to include first-rate musicianship combined with a healthy dose of stage presence. To those attending their first Candy Dulfer concert, she must seem somewhat of an enigma. When she first takes the stage, tall, ...
Van Morrison at the Hollywood Bowl
For anyone who wasn't at the Hollywood Bowl on Friday night, there'd be little chance of explaining how Van Morrison's repetition of one seemingly innocuous sentence -- “This is a train" -- could turn into a deeply spiritual incantation. But transcendence is what Morrison has been after with his music from the beginning, and it's what ...
Van Morrison: Remasters Redux
by Doug Collette
Inasmuch as the six titles range from the sublime to the pedestrian, the latest batch of Van Morrison remasters constitutes a microcosm of The Belfast Cowboy's entire discography. Because Morrison is such an uncommonly gifted artist, it's possible to excuse the oversights in the overall archiving process, including lack of details in the remastering preparation and ...
Van Morrison Discusses the 'Poetry and Mythical Musings' of a Classic
Van Morrison discusses Astral Weeks, which he'll perform at the Hollywood Bowl If necessity is the mother of invention, it might follow that desperation is the father of inspiration. That was certainly the case 40 years ago, when Belfast-bred blue-eyed soul singer Van Morrison found himself broke and stranded on the East Coast despite coming off ...
Under Review 1964 - 1974
by AAJ Italy Staff
Van Morrison Under Review 1964 - 1974 MVDB (2008) Valutazione: 3,5 stelle Qual è il peso specifico dell’eredità di Van Morrison? 63 anni questo agosto, l’irlandese può guardarsi alle spalle soddisfatto di una carriera che lo ha visto bazzicare, musicalmente, dovunque. Lo ha visto imporre un modo di cantare, innovativo; lo ha visto far confluire jazz, ...
Van Morrison: Remasters at Last
by Doug Collette
Van Morrison's position as one of the leading white soulmen of our times is as firmly grounded as his begrudging acceptance of celebrity status. The Belfast Cowboy so reviles the cult of personality that has surrounded him since his days leading Them, that it has resulted in his steadfact refusal, since the advent of the compact ...
Van Morrison Concert in Palace of Jewels: Less Than Dazzling
by Ralph A. Miriello
Van Morrison in Concert United Palace TheaterNew York City March 15, 2008 The air was cool and the streets were filled with middle-aged transplanted white folks from the suburbs, all making there way to the upper reaches of Manhattan island--175th Street and Broadway, to be precise--the area known as ...
