Archive for November 16th, 2010

Vinyl

Bruce Springsteen: The Promise: The Lost Sessions (2010)

by Mark Saleski To call this group of songs “The Lost Sessions” is to put a slightly misleading spin on things. We all know the story, the one of the huge volume of music that Bruce wrote post-Born To Run with some songs ending up on Darkness On The EdgeRead More

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Bruce Springsteen – The Promise: Darkness on the Edge of Town Remastered (1978)

This world of digital sound can be quite tricky. The original line about CDs was that they would provide “perfect sound forever.” Yeah, sure. In their haste to get product to market, the early mastering jobs produced less than stellar results. In the intervening years, we’ve learned a lot aboutRead More

Old School (2003): Movies

Old School (2003): Movies

A coworker kept insisted that I have to see Old School, that it was just the funniest movie in ages. The day it came out he rushed out to buy it, watched it immediately, and has been quoting lines from the movie ever since. I should know by now, havingRead More

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Half Notes: Mario Romano Quartet – Valentino (2010)

by S. Victor Aaron Here’s the setup: a successful real estate tycoon suddenly decides to revisit his original passion, music, and pulls in three of Canada’s most prestigious jazz musicians and a top-notch producer to make his first record, one full of done-to-death standards. And you’re thinking, this is probablyRead More

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Half Notes: The Britton Brothers Band – Uncertain Living (2010)

by S. Victor Aaron Bands led by horn players tend to work well if there’s a lot of rapport between the horn players. That’s not an issue for The Britton Brothers Band, whose trumpet player (John) and saxophonist (Ben) have the same parents. For this debut, these young cats builtRead More

Jason Stein's Locksmith Isidore - 'Three Kinds of Happiness' (2010): Half Notes

Jason Stein’s Locksmith Isidore – ‘Three Kinds of Happiness’ (2010): Half Notes

Jason Stein’s ‘Three Kinds of Happiness’ makes all kinds of sweet noise.