It’s been a lot of fun to dig back into Pat Metheny’s early catalog as SER’s Mark Saleski recently commenced his weekly song-by-song PM retrospective, (Cross the) Heartland. You May Also Like: Ivo Perelman, Barry Guy + Ramon Lopez – ‘Interaction’ (2024) Lance Lopez – Tell the Truth (2018)
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
When guitarist Peter J Martin got together with a pair of old buddies, they constructed something that was anything but a nostalgia exercise. You May Also Like: Marty Stuart, April 7, 2017: Shows I’ll Never Forget How ‘Stanley Clarke Band Featuring Hiromi’ Recalled a Funky Past
Last year a sextet led by saxophonist Dan White made a cool record New York Sessions where the covers were just as interesting as the originals, especially their imaginative take on “Man Out Of You” from the Disney animated film Mulan. You May Also Like: Vijay Iyer Sextet – FarRead More
It’s damned near impossible to pick and choose only a handful of Paul Bley records as being the essential few, he’s been so prolific and readily moves from one idea to the next, constantly evolving along the way. You May Also Like: Paul Bley, Gary Peacock + Paul Motian –Read More
Recently I issued Part Two of list of five pretty good fusion jazz records from the underrated 1980s. You May Also Like: Jeff Lorber: The Albums That Shaped My Career
Bright Size Life concludes with Pat finally tipping his hand on his love for Ornette Coleman. You May Also Like: ‘Bright Size Life’ Gave Early Definition to Pat Metheny’s Incredible Career Why You Should Give Pat Metheny’s ‘Rejoicing’ Another Listen The Knack – ‘Round Trip’ (1981): Forgotten Series
With song titles like “Galaxy 32 Star 4,” “Portals To Forever” and “Outside Of Space” and a CD cover of Chick Corea striking a Romantic Warrior pose, The Vigil looks to be a Return To Forever kind of Corea album. You May Also Like: Chick Corea – ‘The Montreux Years’Read More
For all of its storied five-decade history, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band — at least before issuing That’s It! this summer on Legacy — had never released an album of all-new recordings. You May Also Like: The Blind Boys of Alabama’s Down in New Orleans added a new musical wrinkleRead More
June, 2011 was a bittersweet time for Jeff Golub. He had released The Three Kings that month, a blues-themed record that won this successful crossover jazz guitarist wide acclaim You May Also Like: No related posts.
