The Hollies – ‘Look Through Any Window: 1963-75’ DVD (2011)
The Hollies always seemed like a less dangerous version of the Beatles, and ‘Look Through Any Window’ – pleasant though it no doubt is – only underscores that.
Archive for October, 2011
dB's, still at work on reunion album, release new track
The dB’s will release a new song called “Revolution of the Mind” for free download through their Web site. You May Also Like: No related posts.
Jimmy Cobb, on Miles Davis, Dinah Washington and Rediscovering Jazz: Something Else! Interview
Jimmy Cobb, the lone survivor of Miles Davis’ first legendary band, continues to furiously drum – even while carrying the torch.
Gregg Robins – Everything That Matters (2011)
Gregg Robins’ debut album, and this is quite a feat, speaks to the idea of loss — loss of family, loss of country — without ever descending into a shivery gloaming. You May Also Like: No related posts.
Mikko Innanen and Innkvisitio – Clustrophy (2011)
I know of at least two things people from Finland excel in: cell phones and forward-thinking jazz. You May Also Like: Andrew Barker + Jon Irabagon Duo – ‘Anemone’ (2020) Sound Etiquette – Sound Etiquette (2016) Pearring Sound – ‘Nothing But Time’ (2019)
The Original 7ven (aka The Time) – Condensate (2011)
Prince once declared that The Time is so good, they’re the band scare him the most, and evidently, enough so that he took their name and went home.
Cinque, featuring Joey DeFrancesco and Steve Gadd – Catch a Corner (2011)
The trio of respected Canadian sidemen who complete the Cinque band, though nowhere near as famous as Joey DeFrancesco and Steve Gadd, end up providing the structure and verve for this celebration of good-time soul jazz. You May Also Like: Joey DeFrancesco, with Pharoah Sanders – ‘In the Key ofRead More
Something Else! Featured Artist: KISS
News that Kiss is back in the studio, working toward the 2012 release of a new project called Monster, got us scurrying back to our old album collections. And not just because of those fond memories of playing air guitar with former guitarist Ace Frehley during Kiss Alive. You MayRead More
Half Notes: Slivovitz – Bani Ahead (2011)
A dizzying mixture of muscular, electric guitar-driven jazz ensemble playing and these intriguingly angular Balkan textures, this energetic follow up to the Slivovitz septet’s Moonjune Records debut Hubris builds on that success, even as it adds different musical shadings. See, this isn’t your typical chamber-rock; at times, it threatens —Read More
David Paul Mesler – Just a Lucky So and So (2011)
Many a jazz singer has stumbled through the Great American Songbook, slowed by imitative missteps or the inability to keep pace with a swinging quartet surrounding him. David Paul Mesler is not that singer. You May Also Like: Shawn E. Hansen, Mike Pride + Clayton Thomas – ‘DREAMBAND’ (2023)
