Yes, “We Can Fly” (2011): Something Else! Sneak Peek
“We Can Fly” is the lead single from Yes’ forthcoming new recording ‘Fly From Here’ – but it’s not actually new.
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Gerald Wilson Orchestra – Legacy (2011)
The star of the show on Gerald Wilson’s brilliant ‘Legacy’ remains his adopted hometown of Chicago.
Burning Gums – Burning Gums (2011)
A stylistic tour de force, this self-titled trio effort manages to take in many of jazz music’s most notable influences, even tosses in a dash of Pacific island flavor, but it never falls into the rote imitative traps of so many of today’s more traditionalist recordings. You May Also Like:Read More
Father's Day special: Bruce Springsteen, "You're Missing" (2002)
This song, issued in the wake of the devastating attacks on New York City in 2001, nearly overwhelmed me with grief the first time I heard it. I thought of my father. You May Also Like: How Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Tunnel of Love’ Dug Deeply to Find Hard Truths Remembering 9/11:Read More
Gary Wright on His Friendship With George Harrison, and Being ‘Connected’: Something Else! Interview
Gary Wright joined Nick DeRiso to discuss a long personal and working relationship with George Harrison and his 2011 LP ‘Connected.’
Something Else! sneak peek: Ry Cooder, "No Banker Left Behind" (2011)
Tough times call for angry protest records, for political records, for records that produce rueful smiles. Ry Cooder has done that and more with “No Banker Left Behind,” a tart treatise on the recent financial meltdown You May Also Like: Ry Cooder’s ‘The UFO Has Landed’ Finally Put His AmazingRead More
Adrian Belew on songs from King Crimson, his Power Trio and the Bears: Gimme Five
Discover why Adrian Belew likes working with younger musicians, and how he’d like to push Crimson’s double-trio format even further out
Adrian Belew, of King Crimson: Something Else! Interview
We talked to Adrian Belew during an extended hiatus for King Crimson. But it’s not like he’d been sitting idly by.
Half Notes: Dizzy Gillespie/Sonny Stitt – Duets (1958)
An underappreciated Dizzy Gillespie record on Verve, includes some s-s-smokin’ thoughts of “Con Alma” — two, in fact. You May Also Like: Dizzy Gillespie and Friends – Concert of the Century: A Tribute to Charlie Parker (2016) ‘Hot House: The Complete Jazz at Massey Hall Recordings’ (2023) Wes Montgomery withRead More
One Track Mind: Katie Costello, "Isn't It Lovely" (2011)
Opening with the old-world charm of an accordian and trumpet, at once lonesome and timeless, Brooklyn-based Katie Costello’s “Isn’t It Lovely” slips into your head like a thief. The whole song has a similar cunning, never going too far yet always beckoning You May Also Like: Animal Logic, “Can YouRead More
