He says they walk a fine line between celebrating their past and moving forward.

What changed? Lee isn’t exactly sure. But he’s got a theory or two.

The costs of these conflicts, the very real costs, are writ large.

He says Led Zeppelin gave Bonham “the vehicle to play the way he really wanted.”

Diligently designed songs, executed with taste, substance, and energy.

The first jazz record released by the just-beginning ESP-Disk record company, ‘Spiritual Unity’ quickly put this tiny label on the map, as well as thrust Ayler to the forefront of the free jazz movement when it was released more than a year later. Even then, this record was well ahead of the frontier of jazz and remains so today.

Bonamassa advances his new album with a pretty nice display of his soulful side.

Scott Amendola’s leadership and Nels Cline’s presence should make ‘Fade To Orange’ a special recording, but don’t sleep on Trevor Dunn. Every time I’ve come across a record on which he’s appeared, it’s been a rather good record. That bodes well for this one.

After a period of exploring roots music, Hornsby takes a bold step.

A brilliant reimagining of a song you probably thought you knew inside and out.