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Toto, "Tale of a Man" from 'Toto XX' (1998): Toto Tuesdays

Toto, “Tale of a Man” from ‘Toto XX’ (1998): Toto Tuesdays

“Tale of a Man” may well be the greatest song on ‘Toto XX’ – and that’s amazing, since the album is full of classics.

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The Embrooks – ‘We Who Are’ (2018)

The Embrooks’ highly anticipated ‘We Who Are’ represents a welcome, positive and long-overdue comeback.

Johnny Winter Refined His Hell-Raising Brand of Texas Blues on 'Guitar Slinger'

Johnny Winter Refined His Hell-Raising Brand of Texas Blues on ‘Guitar Slinger’

35 years ago, Johnny Winter returned with a great, grimy studio album where you could smell the booze and cigarettes.

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Jazz Funk Soul, “Windfall” from ‘Life and Times’ (2019): Something Else! Sneak Peek

Here is the advance single “Windfall,” from Jazz Funk Soul’s upcoming album ‘Life and Times.’

Chicago, "No Tell Lover" from 'Hot Streets' (1978): Saturdays in the Park

Chicago, “No Tell Lover” from ‘Hot Streets’ (1978): Saturdays in the Park

“No Tell Lover” isn’t the deepest song in the world, but it’s a very enjoyable track from an uneven Chicago album.

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Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog – ‘YRU Still Here?’ (2018)

Marc Ribot and his merry little band of jazz misfits are back extending the middle finger to anything or anybody that catches their ire.

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Adam Hopkins – ‘Crickets’ (2018)

Adam Hopkins is one of the few talents with the vision to make jazz directed at the current and future generations, not the past ones.

Herbie Hancock's 'Fat Albert Rotunda' Hinted at Mainstream Successes to Come

Herbie Hancock’s ‘Fat Albert Rotunda’ Hinted at Mainstream Successes to Come

Fifty years ago, Herbie Hancock paused to have a little cartoon-related fun. And when Herbie is having fun, his listeners usually are, too.

Judas Priest, Dead Daisies, Amorphis + Others: Fred Phillips' Best of 2018 (Hard Rock / Metal)

Judas Priest, Dead Daisies, Amorphis + Others: Fred Phillips’ Best of 2018 (Hard Rock / Metal)

This best of 2018 list for hard rock and metal is capped by one mammoth record that made the whole year worth it.

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Other Barry (George Colligan, Enzo Irace, Micah Hummel) – ‘Escape Route’ (2018)

A direct outgrowth of George Colligan’s work as an educator, Other Barry sounds like a bunch of PhD professors of funky rock-jazz.