Archive for January 14th, 2018

Chris Potter, Vijay Iyer, Linda May Han Oh: S. Victor Aaron’s Best of 2017  (Part 2 of 4, Modern and Mainstream Jazz)

Chris Potter, Vijay Iyer, Linda May Han Oh: S. Victor Aaron’s Best of 2017 (Part 2 of 4, Modern and Mainstream Jazz)

It was easy to find jazz records that deserved a year-end salute; maybe ‘too’ easy. The heavy lifting came from figuring out which stood above the rest for this Best of 2017 list.

The Beatles, “Anna (Go to Him)” from Please Please Me (1963): Deep Beatles

The Beatles, “Anna (Go to Him)” from Please Please Me (1963): Deep Beatles

“Anna (Go to Him)” impacted the Beatles’ songwriting, and Arthur Alexander’s heartfelt vocal style influenced John Lennon’s intensely personal performances.

Foghat – ‘Boogie Motel’ (1979): Shadows in Stereo

Foghat – ‘Boogie Motel’ (1979): Shadows in Stereo

The short story is that Foghat had two platinum-selling albums back in the ’70s, of which ‘Boogie Motel’ was not one of them.