Michael Leonhart Orchestra – ‘The Painted Lady Suite’ (2018)
Not everyone is cut out to take on such an ambitious project but one look at Michael Leonhart’s background makes it undeniably clear that he could.
Not everyone is cut out to take on such an ambitious project but one look at Michael Leonhart’s background makes it undeniably clear that he could.
Preston Frazier offers his take on the best albums of 2018 (so far), with tips of the hat to Neal Morse, Parliament, Take 6 and others.
This time Fagen brings lyrics which are a equal to his stellar arrangements.
On first listen, Donald Fagen’s “The New Breed” seems deceptively simple.
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