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Chick Corea Elektric Band – ‘Light Years’ (1987, 2023 reissue)

Chick Corea Elektric Band – ‘Light Years’ (1987, 2023 reissue)

If you just want to hear Chick Corea and his mates shred like rock stars, 1987’s ‘Light Years’ by his Elektric Band is a good place for that.

Carl Weingarten – ‘The Simian River Collection 1980-2020’ (2023)

Carl Weingarten – ‘The Simian River Collection 1980-2020’ (2023)

There’s no one like Carl Weingarten and his new retrospective ‘The Simian River Collection’ will make you like his music, like no one else’s.

Tony Williams – ‘Play or Die’ (1980; 2022 remaster)

Tony Williams – ‘Play or Die’ (1980; 2022 remaster)

Tony Williams’ new remaster of the barely released 1980 record ‘Play or Die’ is much more than a curiosity. It’s a legit statement on fusion jazz.

Wayne Krantz – ‘Music Room 1985’ (2021)

Wayne Krantz – ‘Music Room 1985’ (2021)

We’ve long known that guitar ace Wayne Krantz is really good, and now with ‘Music Room 1985’ we know that he was really good at the get-go.

Phil Collins, “In the Air Tonight” (1981): On Second Thought

Phil Collins, “In the Air Tonight” (1981): On Second Thought

There’s really no other song that quite has this kind of affect on people like Phil Collins’ “In the Air Tonight”; it’s a brilliant manipulation of our sense of foreboding.

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Todd Rundgren’s Utopia – ‘Live at the Chicago Theatre’ (2019)

So maybe no one asked for a reunion of Todd Rundgren’s Utopia? It’s a question that should have been asked. And ‘Live at the Chicago Theatre’ is the answer.

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Michel Petrucciani, with Gary Peacock + Roy Haynes – ‘One Night In Karlsruhe’ (2019)

Standing at only three feet tall, Michel Petrucciani showed during one summer evening with jazz giants Gary Peacock and Roy Haynes that he himself was a giant.

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Rockie Charles, “I Just Called To Wish You A Merry Christmas” from Born For You (1996): One Track Mind

The late New Orleans soul-blues great Rockie Charles stashed a dandy little Christmas treat deep within his terrific 1996 ‘Born For You’ LP.

Toto, “Waiting For Your Love” from Toto IV (1982): Toto Tuesdays

Toto, “Waiting For Your Love” from Toto IV (1982): Toto Tuesdays

“Waiting for Your Love” is another ‘Toto IV’ deep cut which could easily have been a successful single from the album. This is song craftsmanship at its finest.

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Fred Hersch – Sarabande (1987, 2016 reissue)

If Fred Hersch has attained legendary status, then the legend began nearly thirty years ago. ‘Sarabande’ makes that clear, and the new, remastered edition makes it even more so.