Jazz and holiday music naturally fit each other; some of our most beloved Christmas albums have been recorded by jazz artists such as Nat King Cole and Vince Guaraldi. You May Also Like: Daniel Bennett Group – ‘New York Nerve’ (2020) Aruán Ortiz Trio feat. Eric Revis + Gerald CleaverRead More
Nnenna Freelon arrives like an effervescent burst of champagne bubbles, cooing and scatting along to one of Frank Foster’s final arrangements on the opening track from her forthcoming Yuletide set. You May Also Like: The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, “Fire” (1968): One Track Mind
With material as tried, true and in some cases worn smooth as Deanna Reuben tackles on Christmas Is Here, the focus quickly shifts to her own approach You May Also Like: Tom Tallitsch – ‘Ten’ (2019) Why I’m Still Confused by Pink Floyd’s ‘On the Turning Away’ Tom Tallitsch –Read More
“Cool Air,” Glass Hammer’s contribution to the recent The Stories of H.P. Lovecraft: A Synphonic Collection, will provide a chill-raising scare on this Halloween. You May Also Like: Jan Hammer – Seasons Pt. 1 (2018)
Don’t come into this looking for a Rockpile-esque post-punk rocker’s snide commentary on the whirring engine of Yuletide commerce. Instead, across an album of new originals and off-beat oldies, Nick Lowe casts a wry eye on things. You May Also Like: East Axis [Matthew Shipp, Allen Lowe, Kevin Ray +Read More
On their self-titled debut LP, Cat’s Eyes — the Horrors’ frontman Faris Badwan and Canadian soprano and multi-instrumentalist Rachel Zeffira — deliver a deceptively simple set of retro-pop vignettes You May Also Like: Chad Bradford, “Friday Morning Rain” (2015): One Track Mind Gato Libre [Natsuki Tamura] – ‘Sleeping Cat’ (2022)Read More
Sure, the leaves haven’t even started changing. The morning jackets are still coming off at lunch. But that doesn’t mean Christmas time isn’t just around the corner. Here’s proof You May Also Like: Sasha’s Bloc + Jane Monheit, “Feels Like Jazz” (2015): Exclusive Something Else! stream Nate Lepine, “Hennies” fromRead More
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCuRmUpou1o&w=500&h=305] Only Van Halen’s David Lee Roth could put on a New Year’s gala this gloriously weird. You May Also Like: No related posts.
Paul O’Neill always said he felt the Christmas trilogy was behind him. Then Trans-Siberian Orchestra released this great holiday-themed EP.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N04YRh9ZRk0&w=420&h=315] The Russian-born, Grammy-nominated, Knoxville-based singer-songwriter Lydia Salnikova has a little holiday treat for us all. We’re at a time when we’re hearing a lot of Christmas songs we’ve heard a million times before. You May Also Like: Dan Markell, “Carnival Game” (2021): One Track Mind Danny Elfman andRead More
