In praise of a song about bowling – yes, about bowling – from Donald Fagen’s ‘Sunken Condos.’

This heretofore traditional Americana trio offramps into a diaphanous, mystery-filled place.

Juber, with Wings from 1978-81, always had a keen sense of what this opportunity meant.

This doesn’t often sound like big band music, as Fujii draws from every impulse at her disposal.

Each song on ‘Offramp’ is so different from the next, and yet it all hangs together.

This feels like a solo album dressed up in Echo and the Bunnymen’s clothes.

With the Beatles’ “Ask Me Why,” John Lennon and Paul McCartney embark on their unprecedented run as songwriters.

A force in its day, the music of this seminal funk-jazz-rock combo remains very much potent today.

I still don’t really know the entire story, and maybe its better that I don’t.

One of the most influential players in the free jazz scene, Brotzmann remains a force.