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Gerry Rafferty's Reverie on 'City to City' Always Takes Me Back

Gerry Rafferty’s Reverie on ‘City to City’ Always Takes Me Back

Forty years ago, Gerry Rafferty’s most famous album offered a lasting sense of rebirth, even if the former Stealers Wheel frontman never found it himself.

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Donny McCaslin – ‘Blow’ (2018)

This album seems to have brought Donny McCaslin to a decision point: Is he a jazz player, an improviser or a rock / pop / stage show player?

Yes, "That, That Is" from 'Keys to Ascension' (1996): YESterdays

Yes, “That, That Is” from ‘Keys to Ascension’ (1996): YESterdays

If this had been included on an album of all-new material, rather than on a hybrid studio/live Yes project, perhaps it would have garnered more recognition.

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Harriet Tubman – ‘The Terror End of Beauty’ (2018)

Harriet Tubman continues with the lofty ideas found on 2017’s ‘Araminta,’ and one ups it with deeper experimentations into rhythms.

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Jon Larsen Did a Twist on Frank Zappa With ‘The Jimmy Carl Black Story’

On this date 10 years ago, Jon Larsen set out to put Zappa drummer Jimmy Carl Black back in the spotlight not just a musician, but as a person.

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Jeremy – ‘Dulcimer Dance’ (2018)

Jeremy Morris embraces another wide array of sonic expressions on his latest inspired endeavor, ‘Dulcimer Dance.’

Paul McCartney Found Collaborative, First-Take Genius Again With 'Electric Arguments'

Paul McCartney Found Collaborative, First-Take Genius Again With ‘Electric Arguments’

Set free from the boundaries of his own fame, Paul McCartney flourished on the Fireman’s ‘Electric Arguments,’ issued 10 years ago today.

Chicago, "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (2003): Saturdays in the Park

Chicago, “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” (2003): Saturdays in the Park

Bill Champlin and Chicago gave “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” the breath of fresh air needed to make this over-exposed holiday classic listenable again.

The Allman Brothers Band's Ubiquitous 'Whipping Post': One Track Mind

The Allman Brothers Band’s Ubiquitous ‘Whipping Post’: One Track Mind

The Allman Brothers Band’s half century-old song about timeless heartache and the drowning of one’s sorrows has captured the blues-rocking imagination of a new generation.

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Ryan A. Miller – ‘Atrophy Torque Fly’ (2018)

Ryan A. Miller’s ‘Atrophy Torque Fly’ thrives in its uniqueness.