Jackson Browne, “The Birds of St. Marks” from ‘Standing in the Breach’ (2014): One Track Mind
Jackson Browne explores a Byrds-ian jangle on this full-band version of a song for Nico that’s been laying around since 1970.

Jackson Browne explores a Byrds-ian jangle on this full-band version of a song for Nico that’s been laying around since 1970.

A prog-leaning album that is noisy, experimental and brave.
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Wadada Leo Smith and his band of free jazz icons show the young guys how it’s done.
It may be a Sinatra song, but Dylan sticks close to his more recent sound.
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Reconciling the icy precision of electronic music with the immediacy of fusion.
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