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Monterey Pop: Sometimes You Really Can't Go Home Again
by John Kelman
They say you can't go home again, but people often expend a lot of energy proving just the opposite. Anyone who was alive during the so-called Summer of Love in 1967 would like to remember a time of openness and innocence. While Vietnam was full-throttle, Kent State was still three years away. Woodstock was two years ...
Gimme That Old Time Shellac: Two Treasure Troves Of Vintage Americana
by Alexander M. Stern
There is a powerful irony in the modern consumption of old music. When record companies first sent representatives into the Appalachians and the Mississippi Delta, the intention was to record music that the inhabitants of those regions themselves would buy. The idea that people in cities like New York or Boston would be interested in the ...
Various Artists: The House That Trane Built: The Story Of Impulse Records
by Chris May
From 1965-75, the Impulse! label was what Blue Note had been in the preceding decade--namely, the label that defined its era--but much of its back catalogue has been only fitfully available for years. The release of this four-CD set, plus a label biography and ten single-artist CD compilations, suggests that might be about to change. If ...
A Confusing Musical Story About Pierre Verger
by Norman Weinstein
This is a rumination about a great collector of world music, and an equally great photographer, Pierre Verger, whose name is now on the sleeves of some outstanding world music CDs.I'll return to the particulars of the several discs in the Collection Edition Pierre Verger series. But first, let me share my puzzlement about ...
The House That Trane Built: The Story of Impulse Records
by Norman Weinstein
Various Artists The House That Trane Built: The Story of Impulse Records Impulse! 2006 Your reaction to this four-CD box has a great deal to do with whether you give more emphasis to the main title, “The House That Trane Built, or the subtitle, “The Story of Impulse Records. If ...
Various Artists: The Royal Dan
by Jim Santella
For this tribute to the genius of Steely Dan, the Tone Center label brought in ten leading fusion guitarists who apply their veteran skills on one track apiece, doing their best to capture the magnetic force embodied by this memorable rock duo. Several of the musicians appearing here have worked with Steely Dan. Robben ...
Various Artists: Swedish Songbirds
by Mark Sabbatini
Full-price sampler albums tend to be unsatisfying, sort of like paying for a catalogue. Too many labels sell them at deep discounts, give them away with other CDs, and/or offer comparable collections on the web. The song selection is also usually less than spectacular, designed to appeal to as many potential customers--and offend as few--as possible. ...
Various Artists: BBC Jazz Awards 2006
by Chris May
As a boy, I was told that wedding reports in our local newspaper generally concluded with the remark that the nuptial gifts were “both numerous and costly." A similarly de rigueur riff accompanies the publication of lists of awards nominations today, with “both varied and of a very high standard" the preferred epithet. Sometimes the claim ...
Various Artists: Downbeat The Ruler: Killer Instrumentals from Studio One
by Norman Weinstein
If a reggae instrumental compilation seems rather out of place in the context of a jazz site, rest assured that many of the players on these eighteen selections were or are major Jamaican jazz players. In a just world, their fame would be taken for granted in both jazz and reggae contexts. In our imperfect world, ...
Various Artists: The Rough Guide To Planet Rock
by AAJ Staff
Here's an interesting first: after a long string of successful compilations in the Rough Guide world music series, one that actually falls flat. The subject matter could not be broader--there is probably no single international genre as enormous and diverse as rock. So what went wrong? Johannes Heretsch, the veteran DJ and Berlin radio host who ...
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