Johnny Winter Refined His Hell-Raising Brand of Texas Blues on ‘Guitar Slinger’
35 years ago, Johnny Winter returned with a great, grimy studio album where you could smell the booze and cigarettes.
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Jazz Funk Soul, “Windfall” from ‘Life and Times’ (2019): Something Else! Sneak Peek
Here is the advance single “Windfall,” from Jazz Funk Soul’s upcoming album ‘Life and Times.’
Chicago, “No Tell Lover” from ‘Hot Streets’ (1978): Saturdays in the Park
“No Tell Lover” isn’t the deepest song in the world, but it’s a very enjoyable track from an uneven Chicago album.
Adam Hopkins – ‘Crickets’ (2018)
Adam Hopkins is one of the few talents with the vision to make jazz directed at the current and future generations, not the past ones.
Herbie Hancock’s ‘Fat Albert Rotunda’ Hinted at Mainstream Successes to Come
Fifty years ago, Herbie Hancock paused to have a little cartoon-related fun. And when Herbie is having fun, his listeners usually are, too.
Other Barry (George Colligan, Enzo Irace, Micah Hummel) – ‘Escape Route’ (2018)
A direct outgrowth of George Colligan’s work as an educator, Other Barry sounds like a bunch of PhD professors of funky rock-jazz.
U2, “New Year’s Day” from ‘War’ (1983): One Track Mind
Dozens of winters later, as “the world in white gets underway,” U2’s message on “New Year’s Day” is still worth exploring.
Steve Kuhn Trio – ‘To and From the Heart’ (2018)
Steve Kuhn just doing his regular jazz trio thing with Joey Baron and Steve Swallow – as they do on ‘To and From the Heart’ – is always exceptionally good.
Yes, “Foot Prints” from ‘Keys to Ascension 2’ (1997): YESterdays
The fact that Yes’ ‘Keys to Ascension 2’ wasn’t a hit is more due to the changing music environment that the material.
Tiger Hatchery – ‘Breathing In the Walls’ (2018)
Tiger Hatchery’s ‘Breathing In the Walls’ proves that you don’t have to find an alternative to jazz to get your yah-yah’s out.
