When the Talking Heads’ ‘Fear of Music’ came wiggling out of my speakers for the first time 45 years ago, it was obvious I was onto something different.

Recorded live to a Tascam 388 analog machine, the organ-driven Parlor Greens’ ‘In Green / We Dream’ emerges as a near-perfect debut.

Vicki Peterson and John Cowsill joined Steve Matteo to discuss ‘Long After the Fire’ and appearing at the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame.

Pat Metheny’s creative use of the baritone guitar makes ‘MoonDial’ so meaningful and softly gratifying

On ‘Meandering Demons,’ Callisto uses tradition as a launching pad for propelling Van Huffel’s music into the vanguard.

Released 55 years ago today, ‘In a Silent Way’ is the demarcation line between Miles Davis’ straight-jazz era and the electric jazz-rock fusion to come.

IO Earth lost almost all its equipment when a fire swept through the complex where the British prog rock band’s studio and rehearsal space were located.

Here’s a look back at a handful of early songs that pointed the way from Yes’ self-titled debut, released 55 years ago today.

Jazz pianist and composer Luther Allison makes his first splash as a leader with his introductory, Memphis Mafia-inspired album ‘I Owe It All to You.’

Nothing brings out the true character of virtuosic musicians Aruán Ortiz and Ramón López like the ‘Ephemeral Shapes’ improvisation sessions with Ivo Perelman.