Recorded over a single day 50 years ago this month, John Lennon’s ‘Instant Karma’ pointed the way for the triumph of his solo debut.

Yes’ “Don’t Go” is an attempt at accessibility and radio play from a band that would never again have a chart hit.

Released 15 years ago this week, Adrian Belew’s ‘Side One’ began four separate installments of adrenaline-charged, twisty guitar. Better buckle up!

It’s not until you actually start combing through the hundreds of records you’ve listened to over a decade that you realize how daunting the task really is.

At casual glance, the Matthew Shipp Trio’s new album could be read as ‘Symbiotic Reality.’ An engaged listen convinces us that should be the actual name.

What if Chicago didn’t hire a singing replacement after Peter Cetera left? “Only You” provides a glimpse.

Let’s return to a handful of favorites – three in the studio, and two on stage – from Warren Zevon, who was born on this date in 1947.

Dan Rosenboom’s ‘Absurd In the Anthropocene’ is the right mixture of the past and future, acoustic and electric, familiar and exotic.

Released 50 years ago this week, ‘Chicago II’ spawned a trio of very familiar Top 10 singles. Let’s explore further into five key deeper cuts.

My exposure to ‘Live’ began as a simple exploration of jazz 25 years ago, but I became a Bill Frisell convert because of it.