Archive for June, 2012

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Cassandra Wilson – Another Country (2012)

Cassandra Wilson’s forthcoming release Another Country might well have been called “Another Voice,” so prominent is the work of collaborator Fabrizio Sotti, her guitarist and producer. You May Also Like: Cassandra Wilson’s slow-starting Loverly didn’t take her usual risks

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Rich Halley 4 – Back From Beyond (2012)

The name changed a little bit, but not the lineup: the Rich Halley 4 is the same Rich Halley Quartet who last year gave us the stunning Requiem For A Pit Viper You May Also Like: Rich Halley 5 – The Outlier (2016) Rich Halley – ‘Boomslang’ (2021)

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Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, "Ramrod" (1980)

Let’s roadhouse!!! “Ramrod” is The River‘s last full-on rocker and it’s one of my favorites, especially when played live. You May Also Like: Reevaluating Bruce Springsteen’s ‘The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle’

Joe Jackson - The Duke (2012)

Joe Jackson – The Duke (2012)

Joe Jackson tries to radically reinterpret many of Duke Ellington’s best-known works. Some remakes emit sparks, but all too few.

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The Beatles – Yellow Submarine (1968; 2012 reissue)

Even if you still wish there’d been more of the Beatles themselves in ‘Yellow Submarine,’ there’s no denying this film’s staggering visual creativity.

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Shawn Colvin – All Fall Down (2012)

Singer/songwriter Shawn Colvin’s eighth studio album is a deeply personal, deeply sustaining experience. All Fall Down was produced by her long-time pal Buddy Miller You May Also Like: Allen Shawn and Michael Bisio – ‘Improvisations’ (2020) Adam Miller – ‘Unify’ (2020) Shawn E. Hansen, Mike Pride + Clayton Thomas –Read More

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Jerry Douglas – Traveler (2012)

Dobro ace Jerry Douglas might have been expected to do some picking and grinning on the forthcoming Traveler. Happily, in keeping with the name, the album moves far afield of such easy assumptions. You May Also Like: Dave Douglas with Melvin Gibbs, Sim Cain + Rafiq Bhatia – ‘Marching Music’Read More

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Joel Frahm Quartet – Live at Smalls (2011)

Tenor saxophonist Joel Frahm’s latest release Live at Smalls places the listener at the center of jazz innovation in New York City. You May Also Like: Ernesto Cervini’s Turboprop – Rev (2017) How Billy Joel’s ‘Turn the Lights Back On’ Recalls Past Glories

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Nick DeRiso’s Half-Year List of Top Albums for 2012: Live and Reissues

For the musical Indiana Joneses amongst us, 2012 has already yielded a number of artifacts for the ages — and we’re but half way done. There were rare live recordings unearthed from the likes of jazz giant Bill Evans, and the hitmaking Philadelphia International Records stable of the O’Jays, MFSB,Read More

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One Track Mind: Mother's Finest, “Like a Negro” (1992)

I hadn’t thought about this song in years, but as I was writing another piece, I stumbled across a 2010 cover of it by Jackyl and Darryl McDaniels of Run-D.M.C. You May Also Like: Ozzy Osbourne + Jeff Beck, “Patient Number 9” (2022): One Track Mind