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I’m a firm believer in the power of live music. The experience is even more important for freely improvised music. You May Also Like: Daniel Carter, William Parker, Matthew Shipp – Seraphic Light, Live at Tufts University (2018) Paul Jolly, free jazz musician, club owner and producer: Something Else! Interview

In a dark song that would not have been out of place on Nebraska, our protagonist is finding life difficult in his post-prison years. You May Also Like: Reevaluating Bruce Springsteen’s ‘The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle’

Before Watercolors digs back into introspection (which I will get back to next week) we have River Quay, extending what appears to be the introduction of the sound of the Pat Metheny Group. You May Also Like: Why You Should Give Pat Metheny’s ‘Rejoicing’ Another Listen Pat Metheny, May 16,Read More

Up until the last couple of days, I hadn’t thought about audio cassettes in a good long while. But then I discovered that there exists a freakishly large pile of independent labels dedicated to the form. You May Also Like: Jeff Babko: The Albums That Shaped My Career ‘Hot House:Read More

They say that as you get older, the percecption of the passage of time can appear to accelerate. I can vouch for this though there are some differences on the short vs. long-term scale. You May Also Like: Returning to U2’s ‘How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb,’ Over Lunch

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It’s not a constant presence on this album, but as mentioned when we discussed the title track on Watercolors, what would become the sound of “The Group” begins to establish itself. You May Also Like: Pat Metheny, May 16, 2019: Shows I’ll Never Forget Pat Metheny, “You Are” from ‘FromRead More

So this Henry Goldcamp guy has come up with the terrific idea of installing typewriters all across his city of St. Louis, with the question posed “What the Hell is St. Louis Thinking?” You May Also Like: No related posts.

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