Archive for December, 2019

Yes, "Magnification" from 'Magnification' (2001): YESterdays

Yes, “Magnification” from ‘Magnification’ (2001): YESterdays

This album deserved a better sales fate. ‘Magnification’ proved that Yes could continue to progress.

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Ivo Perelman, Matthew Shipp, William Parker + Bobby Kapp – ‘Ineffable Joy’ (2019)

With ‘Ineffable Joy,’ Ivo Perelman makes a significant addition to free jazz’s most fabled record company catalog.

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Claudio Scolari Project – ‘Upside Down’ (2019)

Using high-level musicianship and a great sense of harmony and rhythm to carry out one instantaneous idea after another is the trademark of Claudio Scolari Project.

The Beatles' 'Abbey Road' and Prog Rock: Reprises & Recapitulations

The Beatles’ ‘Abbey Road’ and Prog Rock: Reprises & Recapitulations

Mike Tiano explores the wide-open spaces created for progressive rock inside the Beatles’ ‘Abbey Road.’

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BUNDA LOVE (Mike Pride & id m theft able) – ‘Foreman’s Mustache’ (2019)

Mike Pride & id m theft able are a match made in heaven – or rather, the outlying regions of heaven where few dare to tread.

Chicago, "Rescue You" from 'Chicago 16' (1982): Saturdays in the Park

Chicago, “Rescue You” from ‘Chicago 16’ (1982): Saturdays in the Park

“Rescue You” seems more appropriate for 1980’s poorly received ‘Chicago XIV’ than on this otherwise solid collection of songs.

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Matt Mitchell – ‘Phalanx Ambassadors’ (2019)

Even if the music isn’t so simple, the intricacy on Matt Mitchell’s ‘Phalanx Ambassadors’ makes it so absorbing.

King Crimson, 'In the Court of the Crimson King: 50th Anniversary' (2019)

King Crimson, ‘In the Court of the Crimson King: 50th Anniversary’ (2019)

King Crimson’s ‘In the Court of the Crimson King’ was a product of a time when creating new styles with no boundaries was not only welcomed but expected.

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Kikanju Baku and Citizens of Nowhere – ‘No Justice – Justification’ and ‘Revolt Against State Stimulated Stockholm Syndrome’ (2019)

Listening to his own work like ‘No Justice – Justification’ and ‘Revolt Against State Stimulated Stockholm Syndrome,’ it becomes crystal clear why so much better-known talent like to be around him.

A Christmas Realization: Bob Dylan, Woodstock and the Allman Brothers

A Christmas Realization: Bob Dylan, Woodstock and the Allman Brothers

It’s Christmas again, and time for reflections and reminiscences – this time about Bob Dylan, Woodstock and the Allman Brothers.