Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers – The Sesjun Radio Shows (2011)
This double-album set features late-period performances by the Jazz Messengers found years after Art Blakey passed away.
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Movies: Stan Kenton – Artistry in Rhythm: Portrait of a Jazz Legend (2011)
Stan Kenton would have been 100 this year and, in many ways, he’s as misunderstood now as he was in his own time. You May Also Like: 14 Jazz Orchestra, Jazzrausch Bigband + Grand Rapids Jazz Orchestra: Big Bands on Different Paths Help to get jazz percussion legend Warren Smith’sRead More
Christy Murphy – Feeling Good Looking Good (2011)
When Christy Murphy’s off-kilter sensibility and spare folk-rock jangle mesh, as on the YouTube hit “Single Girl’s Love Song,” her album Feeling Good Looking Good is a merry little distraction. You May Also Like: Leviathan Drummer Gary ‘Roscoe’ Murphy: Something Else! Interview Glenn Frey’s music gave us a peaceful, easyRead More
Whitesnake – Forevermore (2011)
Maybe it’s because I was forced to listen to “Is This Love?” way too many times in the late 1980s, but for some reason, I just don’t hold Whitesnake in the same regard as many of my friends of a similar age. You May Also Like: Sail Away: Whitesnake’s FantasticRead More
Forgotten series: Nick Cave – No More Shall We Part (2001)
by Tom Johnson First impressions . . . you know what they say about that. They’re always right. Unless they’re not. You May Also Like: Tony Malaby’s Sabino – ‘The Cave of Winds’ (2022)