Archive for February 17th, 2013

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Michael Wolff and Mike Clark – Wolff and Clark Expedition (2013)

Past associations with Cannonball Adderley and the Headhunters seemed to point toward a new melding of R&B and jazz here. Instead, Michael Wolff and Mike Clark have created a nimble, adventurous trio recording You May Also Like: Rob Dixon Trio, with Charlie Hunter and Mike Clark – Coast To CrossroadsRead More

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‘We’ll start talking on the phone, exchanging ideas’: Michael Anthony says Chickenfoot to gather again soon

Bassist Michael Anthony says Chickenfoot is ready for a return to the studio for what will be its third release. (Never mind, of course, that the second one was titled III.) First, they’ve got to clear some busy schedules. You May Also Like: How Van Halen’s Jaw-Dropping First Album RuinedRead More

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Forgotten series: Lyres – Lyres Lyres (1986; 2012 reissue)

Having wowed the garage rock squad with their first album, On Fyre, Lyres continued to deliver the goods here on their subsequent outing, which initially surfaced in 1986 on the Ace of Hearts label. You May Also Like: Bill Lloyd – Feeling the Elephant (1987): Forgotten Series Aviation Blondes –Read More

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‘It will be modern takes on what I do’: Cream’s Jack Bruce set to release first solo project in a decade

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHpq8wFqV6A?rel=0&w=500&h=305] Co-founding Cream bassist Jack Bruce, last seen as part of the muscular fusion group Spectrum Road, is set to release a solo album this year — his first since 2003’s More Jack than God. You May Also Like: Jack Bruce and Robin Trower found new success with oldRead More

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Rob Mazurek Octet – Skull Sessions (2013)

The genius of Rob Mazurek doesn’t necessarily lie in all the musical ideas he has; it’s the modular approach he takes to those ideas. You May Also Like: Rob Mazurek Quintet’s hypnotic, diverse Sound Is rewarded close listens Rob Mazurek’s Black Cube Marriage – Astral Cube (2017) Rob Mazurek –Read More

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Steely Dan Sunday, “Cringemaker” (1994)

The real charm of 11 Tracks of Whack is not how much it sounds like classic Steely Dan, but how much it distances itself from it. You May Also Like: Walter Becker, “Cringemaker [Swamp Version]” (circa 1994) Walter Becker, “Medical Science [Demo]” (1994): Steely Dan Sunday Steely Dan, “Hey Nineteen”Read More

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Bobby Rush – Down in Louisiana (2013)

Underneath Bobby Rush’s good-timing, groove-slinging persona is a canny musician, someone who traverses musical styles with such a broad, contagious smile that he makes it all look deceptively easy. You May Also Like: Susan Tedeschi’s Varied ‘Back to the River’ Set the Stage for Greatness Bobby Kapp + Matthew ShippRead More