Aaron Neville, “Louisiana 1927” from ‘Warm Your Heart’ (1991): One Track Mind
You had to wonder how much better “Louisiana 1926” would have been with someone who could really sing it. Enter Aaron Neville.
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California Transit Authority – Full Circle (2007)
Full Circle isn’t not so much about a CD than it is a story of a certain musician’s redemptive long journey back from personal tragedies. And his new band is a musical group led by a man who sought to provide a willing public the soulful, energetic free wheeling styleRead More
Forgotten series: Gonzalo Rubalcaba – Imagine (1993)
NICK DERISO: Cuban sensation Gonzalo Rubalcaba entered the U.S. not yet a legend, but discovered by one, Dizzy Gillespie. Rubalcaba (very Corea, but with some Hancock mixed in) made a splashy debut on both the Blue Note and Messidor labels in the early 1990s — reinvigorating the Afro-Cuban jazz movement.Read More
Various Artists – Freeway Jam, To Beck And Back (2007)
by S. Victor Aaron Maybe Nick’s covered a couple of “various artists” albums on this blog, I don’t remember. But until now, I’ve stayed away from them. It’s hard to assess these kind of albums as a whole, when there’s so many styles and approaches coexisting on the same record.Read More
One Track Mind: Israel Kamakawiwo’ole, "Somehwere Over The Rainbow/What A Wonderful World" (1993)
I’ve never been much of a movie watcher, and less of a fan of movie soundtracks. But back in 2000 I rented the then-new release Finding Forrester, a movie that featured Sean Connery. And while the movie itself was good, I couldn’t help but to notice what an outstanding andRead More
Dr. John, “When the Saints Go Marching In” (2004): One Track Mind
by Pico We were, of course, a little saddened that the historic season of Louisiana’s NFL team, the New Orleans Saints, came crashing to an ugly end last Sunday. With apologies to U2 and Green Day, the song most associated with this team remains “When The Saints Go Marching In”.Read More
Michael McDonald, “Tuesday Heartbreak” from Motown Two (2004): One Track Mind
We all know that Stevie Wonder is a great singer, but former Doobie Brothers star Michael McDonald simply outdoes him here.
One Track Mind: Spock’s Beard, "South Side Of The Sky" (2002)
Alright, confession time. There are large areas of the musical landscape I listen to pretty regularly but haven’t written about and probably never will. And there’s various reasons for that. For instance, popular releases are bound to be well covered elsewhere, adding my thoughts to it just seems redundant. ThenRead More
George Benson – The Other Side Of Abbey Road (1970)
by S. Victor Aaron I was trying to get mentally prepared to actually describe a Charlie Hunter record when on a whim I decided to cue up GB’s The Other Side Of Abbey Road. That got me to thinking about Nick’s piece on the best Beatle remakes (hey Nick, IRead More
