With the sophomore disc What It Is, Heather Stewart steps completely into her own, presenting a disc of deep emotional honesty amid agelessly created music. You May Also Like: Peter Brotzmann + Heather Leigh – Ears Are Filled With Wonder (2016) Peter Brotzmann + Heather Leigh – ‘Sparrow Nights’ (2018)
Pianist Connie Crothers and tenor saxophonist Jessica Jones color outside the lines on Live At the Freight, a duo recording taken from a session in August of 2011 at the Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse in Berkeley. You May Also Like: Pearring Sound – True Story (2017)
For Rush’s Geddy Lee, the opportunity to get back into the studio in advance of Vapor Trails, after all that Neil Peart had been through, was its own reward. You May Also Like: How the Holocaust Shaped One of Rock’s Signature Bands Every Copy of Rush’s ‘Roll the Bones’ RevealsRead More
For guitarist Steve Cropper, an intuitive sense of things served him well. Twice, when it came to legendary riffs on what would become legendary Stax songs, he simply did what came naturally. You May Also Like: No related posts.
Missouri Music unfolds like a musical travelogue across a broad and intriguing landscape, with the Mosby Group making pit stops along the way to pick up elements of folk, jazz, fusion, rock, funk and world music. You May Also Like: Larry Carlton was at his most approachable with Tak MatsumotoRead More
Steve Howe’s departure from Asia, which had been working with its original lineup again since 2006, has turned into something of a blessing, according to frontman John Wetton. You May Also Like: No related posts.
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In a style that would fully bloom years later with the emergence of Pat’s Pikasso guitar, “Suite: II. Legends Of The Fountain” has Metheny spinning up beautiful melodies and arpeggios supported by deep pedal tones and artificial harmonics. You May Also Like: Pat Metheny Discovered Bold New Machine-Aided Freedoms WithRead More
Jeffery Straker sings with the unflinching attention to detail of Neil Young, but with the emotional arc of classic-era Elton John. You May Also Like: The Bittersweetness of Elton John and Leon Russell’s ‘The Union’ How Neil Young’s Complex, Hypnotic ‘Greendale’ Revived the Concept Album
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