Archive for December 27th, 2012

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‘Not a weak spot on it’: Danny Seraphine’s California Transit Authority returns, this time (yes!) with horns

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qK1C_yIglFA&w=500&h=305] California Transit Authority, which boasts a throwback sound to leader Danny Seraphine’s co-founding stint in Chicago, didn’t feature horns at first. But all of that is about to change with its forthcoming new studio effort. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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One Track Mind: The Avant-Garde, “Naturally Stoned”/”Honey And Gall” (1968)

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qi3V569WwEY&w=500&h=305] Peaking at the No. 40 slot on the national charts in the summer of 1968, “Naturally Stoned” ropes together a spate of different elements, piercing the song with a relatively odd but undeniably catchy sound. You May Also Like: The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, “Fire” (1968): OneRead More

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David Ullman Quintet – Falling (2012)

For his second album, New York guitarist, composer and educator David Ullman was determined to challenge himself. You May Also Like: Vinnie Sperrazza – Juxtaposition (2017) Vinnie Sperrazza Apocryphal – Hide Ye Idols (2017)

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Dean and Ewbank – Blues Say Goodbye (2012)

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zk10No6YZcA&w=500&h=305] The source material here speaks to the essential versatility of these two Georgia-based music industry vets. Blues Say Goodbye includes two blues tracks, a quartet of jazz standards, three smartly reworked rock songs and two originals. You May Also Like: Richard Turgeon, “Goodbye to Summer” (2020): One TrackRead More