Bobby Whitlock, of Derek and the Dominos: Something Else! Interview
Bobby Whitlock reflects on Derek and the Dominos’ ‘Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs,’ and other career highlights.
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Forgotten series: Bennie Maupin – The Jewel in the Lotus (1974)
Part of the genius of Miles Davis (aside from the incredible compositions, insanely great trumpet work, and spooky ability to play just the right notes) was his amazing talent for selecting band members. You May Also Like: How Bennie Maupin Left Mwandishi Behind on ‘The Jewel in the Lotus’ WhyRead More
Woody Shaw – United (1981, 2011 reissue)
Photo by Tom Marcello A new reissue series focusing on turn-of-the-1980s sides by the underappreciated Woody Shaw doesn’t consistently illustrate why he’s sometimes considered the last of the true innovators at the trumpet. But United certainly does. You May Also Like: Woody Shaw – ‘Love Dance’ (1976, 2026 reissue) Pre-FameRead More
R.E.M. – ‘In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988–2003’ (2003)
The early Warner Bros.-focused ‘In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988–2003’ does a great job of exploring a period I refer to as the band’s Adult Years.
A "Yo Miles!" (Henry Kaiser & Wadada Leo Smith) Two-fer! – Shinjuku and Lightning (2010)
by S. Victor Aaron Since very early on we’ve eagerly pounced on records that re-image that dense, impenetrable period of Miles Davis between about 1969 and 1975 when he first defined fusion jazz and then kept redefining it again and again. This is music that doesn’t come easily to mostRead More
Ginger Baker – ‘Horses & Trees’ (1986; 2011 reissue)
Ginger Baker’s all-too-brief ‘Horses & Trees’ was fusion in the most complete sense of the word.
Deep Cuts: Ray Charles, "Am I Blue" (1959)
“Am I Blue” is a largely forgotten argument for Ray Charles’ striking ability to synthesize jazz, blues, country and gospel into music with a broader appeal. That’s saying something, considering that it appears on The Genius of Ray Charles, a half-big band/half-strings Atlantic release that became one of his mostRead More
Ella Fitzgerald and Oscar Peterson – Ella and Oscar (1975, reissue)
by Nick DeRiso Though not the hoped-for third-act triumph, Ella and Oscar still has its enduring charms. See, Oscar Peterson, a hard-banging piano genius as bluesy as he was inventive, should have made the perfect foil for Ella Fitzgerald on this stripped-down date, set for reissue on March 15 byRead More
Howlin’ Wolf – ‘Live and Cookin’ at Alice’s Revisited’ (1972)
Howlin’ Wolf had no right to rock it like this. Not after what he had been through.
Steve Erwin, with Danny Gatton – Was It Like This (1988)
by Nick DeRiso It takes a complex, genre-bending singer to fend off the distracting brilliance of fabled guitar-playing Danny Gatton. Maine-based Steve Erwin, who made his name playing around Washington, D.C., pulls it off on the newly re-released Was It Like This. Originally recorded in December 1988 with Gatton, theRead More
