Rich Halley, with the Matthew Shipp Trio – ‘Terra Incognita’ (2019)
Rich Halley’s encounter with the Matthew Shipp Trio is no East Coast meets West Coast kind of thing, just a meeting of great minds that think alike.

Rich Halley’s encounter with the Matthew Shipp Trio is no East Coast meets West Coast kind of thing, just a meeting of great minds that think alike.

Released 10 years ago today, the live-recorded ‘Dresden’ was the most essential Jan Garbarek album in a long time.
“Mad About You” marks the return of former – and future – Toto frontman Joseph Williams, at least in spirit.
These bands can all rock as hard as any other band from any other place, which shows that maybe the importance of location isn’t such a big deal anymore.
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Issued 15 years ago today, Björk’s ‘Medulla’ jettisoned every-day instruments in favor of the purest one: the human voice.
The Lemon Clocks thrive on experimentation, and their enthusiasm for the music they play is infectious.
The star-packed ‘Wakafrika,’ released 25 years ago, somehow didn’t raise Manu Dibango’s profile in the U.S.
It took a while, but “Old Brown Shoe” has emerged from the shadow of being a Beatles B-side.

‘Not Fragile’ hurtled Bachman-Turner Overdrive to stardom 45 years ago this month with an old-fashioned recipe of hard rock rooted in the blues.