Maria Schneider Orchestra – ‘Data Lords’ (2020)
Maria Schneider wanted to send a strong message about the threat of a mass manipulation with ‘Data Lords.’ She gets the message across in perhaps the grandest way possible.
Archive for July, 2020
Richie Goods: The Albums That Shaped My Career
Richie Goods, dubbed “my left-hand man” by Mulgrew Miller, joins Ross Boissoneau to discuss the albums that shaped his hall of fame career.
Richard Turgeon, “Learning to Fly” (2020): One Track Mind
Richard Turgeon covers a song about coping and adapting when life is seemingly unbearable, which surely speaks to a lot of us right now.
Yes, “Don’t Take No For an Answer” from ‘Fly From Here: Return Trip’ (2018): YESterdays
Yes included a completely new song when they returned to ‘Fly From Here’ in 2018, but I wouldn’t recommend buying it just for “Don’t Take No For an Answer.”
Michael Olatuja – ‘Lagos Pepper Soup’ (2020)
After a long layover from a lead role, the superb bassist and composer Michael Olatuja makes ‘Lagos Pepper Soup’ well worth the wait.
Endless Field, “White Pond Sun” (2020): Something Else! Video Premiere
This is the video premiere of Endless Field’s “White Pond Sun,” from the recently released ‘Alive In the Wilderness’ album.
How Bob Mould Tempered His Techno Edge on ‘Body of Song’
Released 15 years ago today, ‘Body of Song’ updated the excessive, naive electronics of ‘Modulate’ with the return of Bob Mould’s razor-sharp guitar.
Chicago “We Can Last Forever” from ‘Chicago 19’ (1988): Saturdays in the Park
Another of Jason Scheff’s well-written masterpieces, “We Can Last Forever” makes me appreciate his tenure in Chicago even more.
Mark Helias’ Open Loose – ‘The Third Proposition’ (2020)
Just as his instincts on bass are superb, Mark Helias showed good instincts about cutting loose this long, forgotten recording of an Open Loose club date when all cylinders were firing.
William Shatner and Canned Heat, “Let’s Work Together” (2020): One Track Mind
Canned Heat creates a swampy vibe again on “Let’s Work Together” while William Shatner does a competent sing-speak to create some good, joyous fun.
