The Beatles, “How Do You Do It” (1962): Deep Beatles
It may be known as the Beatles hit that wasn’t, but “How Do You Do It” embodies an era in pop music.
It may be known as the Beatles hit that wasn’t, but “How Do You Do It” embodies an era in pop music.

The Michael Gregory Jackson Clarity Quartet’s ‘Whenufindituwillknow’ pulls together the guitarist’s many musical threads into a richly diverse basket of songs.
Recorded 50 years ago this month, Joe Henderson’s ‘Power to the People’ features perhaps his most varied track listing and his best-ever backing band.

A reissue of Pearl Harbor and the Explosions’ delightful New Wave debut is more than welcome and long overdue.

Miles Davis was a master at recognizing other people’s good ideas and making them great; jazz pianist Denny Zeitlin does the same here.
Five years ago, the Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger’s ‘Midnight Sun’ created an alternate universe filled with undiscovered musical worlds.

Dave Stryker’s third Baby Boomer covers album ‘Eight Track III’ is a can’t-lose proposition because the melodies are rich with timeless soul.
Johnny Cash’s ‘American Recordings’ arrived 25 years ago today like this shimmering life preserver amid a sea of hat acts.

Joanna Duda’s inventively experimental ‘Keen’ does pretty well at disinfecting your brain of preconceived notions of music.
No song better summarized the fraught period surrounding the Beatles’ White Album than “Not Guilty,” George Harrison’s defense of his talents and spiritual beliefs.