Preston Frazier’s Mid-Year Best of 2014 (Rock, Pop and Jazz): Simon Phillips, Kere Buchanan, Nathan East, Oz Noy, Judith Owen, Toto
Already, we’ve heard so much great stuff from the Toto family tree of music.
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Chicago – ‘Chicago XXXVI: Now’ (2014): Something Else! Sneak Peek
This may well be Chicago’s first great album of new material in a generation.
Kiki Ebsen – Scarecrow Sessions (2014)
Kiki Ebsen, a long-time collaborator with Chicago, pays tribute to her famous father, Buddy Ebsen.
Steely Dan Sunday, “Planet D’Rhonda” (2012)
While “Planet D ‘Rhonda” may not be as great as “Miss Marlene” and “Good Stuff,” it does end ‘Sunken Condos’ on a strong and convincing musical note.
Ricardo Lemvo and Makina Loca – La Rumba SoYo (2014)
If you don’t feel the urge to move, you need to have your pulse checked.
Steely Dan Sunday, “Good Stuff” (2012)
This time Fagen brings lyrics which are a equal to his stellar arrangements.
Judith Owen – Ebb and Flow (2014)
Clearly, Judith Owen has read the book on making a perfect jazz/pop album.
Steely Dan Sunday, “Miss Marlene” (2012)
In praise of a song about bowling – yes, about bowling – from Donald Fagen’s ‘Sunken Condos.’
Something Else! sneak peek: Peter Himmelman – The Boat That Carries Us (2014)
Himmelman sticks with his well-executed folk/rock formula, but brings in a few key guests.
Steely Dan Sunday, “Out Of The Ghetto” (2012)
<<< BACKWARD (“The New Breed”) ||| ONWARD (“Miss Marlene”) >>> *** STEELY DAN SUNDAY INDEX *** “You’re a foxy lady. Your mama has a beautiful child. You’re built like a brick house and that’s no lie.” Wait a minute, did Donald Fagen sing that? Fagen is no stranger to funkyRead More
