Something Else! sneak peek: Gerald Albright – Slam Dunk (2014)
Another well-developed mixture of smooth jazz, and adult contemporary music.
Articles by: Preston Frazier
Gimme Five: Overlooked Yes Albums (And Why Some of Them Should Be)
For every ‘Fragile,’ Yes has several other projects that are routinely ignored.
Preston Frazier’s Mid-Year Best of 2014 (Rock, Pop and Jazz): Simon Phillips, Kere Buchanan, Nathan East, Oz Noy, Judith Owen, Toto
Already, we’ve heard so much great stuff from the Toto family tree of music.
Chicago – ‘Chicago XXXVI: Now’ (2014): Something Else! Sneak Peek
This may well be Chicago’s first great album of new material in a generation.
Kiki Ebsen – Scarecrow Sessions (2014)
Kiki Ebsen, a long-time collaborator with Chicago, pays tribute to her famous father, Buddy Ebsen.
Steely Dan Sunday, “Planet D’Rhonda” (2012)
While “Planet D ‘Rhonda” may not be as great as “Miss Marlene” and “Good Stuff,” it does end ‘Sunken Condos’ on a strong and convincing musical note.
Ricardo Lemvo and Makina Loca – La Rumba SoYo (2014)
If you don’t feel the urge to move, you need to have your pulse checked.
Steely Dan Sunday, “Good Stuff” (2012)
This time Fagen brings lyrics which are a equal to his stellar arrangements.
Judith Owen – Ebb and Flow (2014)
Clearly, Judith Owen has read the book on making a perfect jazz/pop album.
Steely Dan Sunday, “Miss Marlene” (2012)
In praise of a song about bowling – yes, about bowling – from Donald Fagen’s ‘Sunken Condos.’
