Richard Turgeon, “Never Leaving California” (2020): One Track Mind
Vibrating with volume, Richard Turgeon’s “Never Leaving California” projects a mood that fits right in with its dark subject matter.
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Whit Dickey – ‘Expanding Light’ (2020)
Veteran drummer and novice record label entrepreneur Whit Dickey finds ways to keep things fresh, this time with a new trio for ‘Expanding Light.’
Chicago, “Nothin’s Gonna Stop Us Now” from ‘Chicago 18’ (1986): Saturdays in the Park
This ironically named Chicago song is well written, detailed and very descriptive, but it took me a while to understand what the lyrics really meant.
Al Stewart – ‘Year of the Cat’ (1976): On Second Thought
A striking synthesis of folk, classical, pop and rock, ‘Year of the Cat’ deftly demonstrated Al Stewart’s ability to craft literate songs.
Karuna Trio (Adam Rudolph, Hamid Drake, Ralph M. Jones) – ‘Imaginary Archipelago’ (2020)
By applying today’s sound processing technology to hand-made music that was conceived instantly, Adam Rudolph magnifies the exotic musical concepts of himself and his longtime partners and collaborators Hamid Drake and Ralph M. Jones.
Todd Rundgren’s Utopia, Jon Anderson, Gary Husband and Markus Reuter + Others: Five for the Road
Todd Rundgren’s Utopia, Jon Anderson, Gary Husband and Markus Reuter are part of the latest edition of Five for the Road, an occasional look at music that’s been in my car lately.
Chad Taylor Trio – ‘The Daily Biological’ (2020)
With Neil Podgurski and Brian Settles by Chad Taylor’s side, ‘The Daily Biological’ manages to cover a lot of fertile ground found in Taylor’s artistry.
Alestorm – ‘Curse of the Crystal Coconut’ (2020)
For the first time ever I leave an Alestorm album not with a big grin and a desire to hoist the Jolly Roger, but actually kind of bummed.
McStine & Minnemann – ‘McStine & Minnemann’ (2020)
Well crafted, melodic and utterly engaging, yet musically and lyrically challenging, ‘McStine & Minnemann’ almost defies description.
Aaron Parks – ‘Little Big II: Dreams of a Mechanical Man’ (2020)
Aaron Parks has the songwriting and playing chops to make a solid jazz record whenever he wants to. This time, he went beyond that realm.
