Archive for October 21st, 2013

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Something Else! sneak peek: Najee, “Champs Élysées” from The Morning After, A Musical Love Journey (2013)

Saxophonist Najee has been a major figure in smooth jazz right from the get-go with his debut Najee’s Theme (1986), which came out smack dab in the middle of the genre’s emergence into a popular music style onto its own. You May Also Like: Bluey – ‘Tinted Sky’ (2020) LindseyRead More

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Javier Vercher and Ferenc Nemeth – Imaginary Realm (2013)

It’s exactly the kind of music you’d expect from a talented musician after a healthy bout of introspection. You May Also Like: Reza Khan – ‘Imaginary Road’ (2021) Radical Empathy Trio – ‘Reality and Other Imaginary Places’ (2019) Ernesto Cervini’s Turboprop – Rev (2017)

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‘He didn’t have my number’: Paul McCartney laments missed telegram that halted work with Jimi Hendrix, Miles Davis

Paul McCartney still wonders at what might have become of a musical collaboration with Jimi Hendrix and Miles Davis — creating perhaps the unlikeliest of supergroups — but for a misplaced telegram. You May Also Like: When Miles Davis Finally Looked Back on ‘Miles and Quincy: Live at Montreux’ JimiRead More

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Natsuki Tamura – Dragon Nat (2013)

Natsuki Tamura’s latest release Dragon Nat reveals more of what makes the trumpeter tick. Featuring eight pieces that drift between melodic coherence and raucous provocativeness, this is a disc of multiple personalities. You May Also Like: Gato Libre [Natsuki Tamura] – ‘Sleeping Cat’ (2022) Gato Libre [Natsuki Tamura, Satoko FujiiRead More

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Toto’s Steve Lukather furiously defends Jeff Porcaro: ‘Does anybody ever do any homework?

Toto was preparing for its first major U.S. tour in a decade when the anniversary of Jeff Porcaro rolled around again. Incredibly, it’s been 21 years since Steve Lukather and Co. said goodbye to their founding drummer. You May Also Like: Steve Porcaro on Toto’s 2018 U.S. Tour, New MusicRead More

Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, “Balboa Park” (1995)

Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, “Balboa Park” (1995)