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One Track Mind: Bob Wayne, “Sam Tucker” (2013)

When I interviewed Bob Wayne a few months back, he teased us with a few details of a new song he was working on at the time about an Alabama gold miner. You May Also Like: Bob James + Sam Franz – ‘2080’ (2022)

(Cross the) Heartland: Pat Metheny, "Watercolors" (1977)

(Cross the) Heartland: Pat Metheny, “Watercolors” (1977)

A year after his auspicious debut, Pat Metheny returned to the ECM label with a lineup that’s very close to what would become the first incarnation of the Pat Metheny Group. You May Also Like: Why You Should Give Pat Metheny’s ‘Rejoicing’ Another Listen Pat Metheny, May 16, 2019: ShowsRead More

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On Second Thought: Will Lee – Love, Gratitude and Other Distractions (2013)

I once read that the great acoustic bassist Ray Brown had appeared on more records than any other jazz sideman. If Will Lee doesn’t hold that distinction among electric bassists, than I’m at a loss as to who that might be. You May Also Like: Tom Tallitsch – Gratitude (2016)Read More

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The Hickoids – Hairy Chafin’ Ape Suit (2013)

This long-promised long player from the Hickoids has taken on a kind of mythical quality over the last quarter century or so. Hairy Chafin’ Ape Suit delivers on every broken promise You May Also Like: Ever Wonder How David Byrne Fit Inside That Giant Talking Heads Suit? Why Patti Smith’sRead More

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The Friday Morning Listen: Art Ensemble Of Chicago – Live In Paris (1969)

So my friend Bob says to me, “You ever accidentally buy an album that you already owned?” Yes! You May Also Like: Richard Turgeon, “Powder Keg” (2020): One Track Mind Jack Bruce and Robin Trower found new success with old sounds on Seven Moons Art Pepper – ‘Smack Up’ (1960;Read More

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Lorraine Feather – Attachments (2013)

It stands to reason that jazz singer Lorraine Feather’s latest record would make hay out of the idea of connectivity. She is, after all, one of the most candidly original vocalists going You May Also Like: Guy Capecelatro III – Hope Is the Thing With Feathers (2017) Thom Yorke –Read More

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‘It’s a lot of different kind of songs’: Paul McCartney previews his first solo album in six years

Amy Winehouse vet Mark Ronson’s work on a forthcoming Paul McCartney studio effort, the former Beatle’s first mainstream pop album as a solo artist since 2007’s Memory Almost Full, has gotten all the headlines. The truth is, Ronson’s one of several collaborators on the project. You May Also Like: NoRead More

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‘The Hall of Fame tries to be too politically correct’: Van Halen’s Sammy Hagar questions why Journey isn’t in

Asked which band he thinks should join him in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Sammy Hagar says — without hesitation: Journey, the band Steve Perry spurred to chart heights just as Hagar joined Van Halen. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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‘It’s an important commodity’: Did Adam Lambert insure his voice ahead of latest Queen show?

The story, going into Adam Lambert’s U.S. concert debut with Queen, is that he had his voice insured — “allegedly,” he says, “for $50 million.” Lambert, an American Idol finalist, hedges on confirming such a thing. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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Tedeschi Trucks Band – Made Up Mind (2013)

With the Grammy-winning debut Revelator and the double-disc modern-day Live At Fillmore East road epic Everybody’s Talkin’, the Tedeschi Trucks Band quickly established themselves as arguably the best seventies band four decades hence You May Also Like: Susan Tedeschi’s Varied ‘Back to the River’ Set the Stage for Greatness DerekRead More