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Gimme Five: Miles Davis – The Original Mono Recordings (2013)

Miles Davis collaborator Jimmy Cobb joins us as we explore nine Columbia albums that capture the earliest flowerings of the Miles Davis legend — the moment when his muse began to match his own prodigious powers. You May Also Like: Miles Davis’ Expanded ‘Kind of Blue: Legacy Edition’ Struck theRead More

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Brian Settles Trio – Folk (2013)

Just a couple of years ago, D.C.-area tenor sax maestro Brian Settles put forth his first album as a leader, Secret Handshake, a quietly probing record that ignored boundaries You May Also Like: No related posts.

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For Carl Palmer, the Emerson Lake and Palmer model continues to resonate: ‘I’ll take a trio every day’

There’s a reason, Carl Palmer says, that he came to fame in the trio of Emerson Lake and Palmer.

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‘I forget I’m supposed to be singing!’: Adam Lambert still finds himself in awe of Queen

Despite his having appeared more than half dozen times with Queen, Adam Lambert says he still finds himself caught off guard by the power and majesty of their music. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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Shows I’ll Never Forget: Kenny Garrett Quintet, October 11, 2013

At Ronnie Scott’s in London: Perhaps for Kenny Garrett and his quintet, it was just another night … just another gig. But for me, and I suspect for others in the audience at Ronnie Scott’s that night, it wasn’t. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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‘No reason to go back’: Paul Stanley says Kiss will never tour again unmasked

Paul Stanley says fans shouldn’t expect another unmasked tour from Kiss any time soon. The band went without makeup from 1983-1996, and has never looked back, he says. You May Also Like: How ‘Revenge’ Became Kiss’ Last Gasp of Greatness

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Cate Le Bon – Mug Museum (2013)

Cate Le Bon was born in Penboyr, Wales and currently lives in Los Angeles. She sings in English and Welsh — a rarity, as less and less people speak Welsh as their mother tongue. You May Also Like: The Speed of Sound – ‘Museum of Tomorrow’ (2021) How the EnglishRead More

The Beatles: The BBC Archives, by Kevin Howlett (2013): Books

The Beatles: The BBC Archives, by Kevin Howlett (2013): Books

Some of the best Beatles performances were, for many years, not officially available anywhere. From 1962-1965, the group played live on 53 BBC radio programs You May Also Like: The Beatles, “Little Child” from ‘With the Beatles’ (1963): Deep Beatles The Beatles, “Boys” from Please Please Me (1963): Deep Beatles

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On Second Thought: Lady Gaga – ARTPOP (2013)

It’s not an easy time to be an artist. The gotta-have-it generation picks up and puts down performers like toys they tire of easily, tweeting and commenting with agitated glee You May Also Like: Kait Dunton and trioKAIT, “The Lady In My Life” from Casual (2016): One Track Mind

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Rhys Chatham – Harmonie du soir (2013)

The 1970s No Wave movement spawned some dark, aggressive, and beautiful music. Do those adjective belong together? Of course! You May Also Like: Rhys Chatham – Pythagorean Dream (2016) When John Frusciante Returned to Solo Work on ‘Shadows Collide With People’