At first blush, Norah Jones’ new Danger Mouse-produced effort sounds like post-modern mood music. But there’s something else going on here.

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Spring has sprung and it’s time for some blues! Sure, true believers know that it’s always time for some blues. Well, this record from Yellow Dog artist Eden Brent is the kind of thing that just might create a few true believers. Brent has a beautifully soulful voice (with justRead More

Alex “Apolo” Ayala marries modern jazz ideas with Latin-inspired rhythms, connecting the ideas with a blend of spry originals and brilliantly reworked classics. Not that it seemed that way at first. You May Also Like: Pagliuca-Mena Sextet – El Templo de Las Ideas (2018) Arema Arega – ‘The Red Soundtracks’Read More

Now here’s a band that paid some serious dues! Founded in late 1964, the Ides of March were barely teenagers when they started gigging and cutting discs. You May Also Like: The Undertones – True Confessions: Singles = A’s + B’s (1999): Forgotten Series

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