Archive for January 5th, 2012

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Greg Lake on “Lucky Man,” “Court of the Crimson King,” Others: Gimme Five

Greg Lake reveals how the keyboard solo on Emerson Lake and Palmer’s most memorable song almost got erased before anyone ever heard it.

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Bill Frisell – Go West: Music for the films of Buster Keaton (2009)

OK, so I tried the Pandora Radio thing again. After the first tune from my Marc Ribot channel, an excellent live version of his really screwy take on Jimi Hendrix’ “The Wind Cries Mary,” we ended up at a tune from Bill Frisell You May Also Like: Bill Frisell –Read More

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Daniel Bennett Group – Peace and Stability Among Bears (2011)

Daniel Bennett is a saxophone, clarinet and flute player in Manhattan, but he’s not like any jazz horn player out of NYC. And the reason for that is because what he plays is just as much not jazz as it is jazz. Blending in heaping helpings of folk and someRead More

Stealers Wheel - 'Stuck In The Middle With You: The Hits Collection' (1998)

Stealers Wheel – ‘Stuck In The Middle With You: The Hits Collection’ (1998)

Stealers Wheel, a band featuring Gerry Rafferty from Paisley, Scotland, bumped up against the too-much, too-soon dilemma.