David Sancious of E Street Band fame joins Ross Boissoneau to discuss career-changing work by Weather Report, Jimi Hendrix and Gustav Holst.

What’s cool today might become passé, but ’50 Years of Funk and Soul’ reminds us that Tower of Power never will be anything less than hip.

‘Third Impression’ is less a direct extension of Robert Berry’s earlier 3-related projects, and more a solo album following in their footsteps.

Rather than trying to sound exactly like the inspiration, ‘Fanfare For the Uncommon Man: The Official Keith Emerson Tribute Concert’ takes a personal tack.

‘A Wizard, a True Star … Live!’ begs two questions: Does anybody besides Todd Rundgren completists need it, and will it satisfy that audience?

Those who seek to pigeonhole music – this is jazz, that is pop, this is hip hop – have their work cut out with Chase Ceglie’s ‘Fear and Love, Together.’

‘Frampton Forgets the Words’ makes the argument that if he hadn’t become a star, Peter Frampton would have been better appreciated for his guitar work.

Contemporary jazz often gets slammed for being too smooth or emphasizing melody in lieu of improvisation. Reza Khan’s ‘Imaginary Road’ puts the lie to that.

Deborah and Pat Mastelotto joined Ross Boissoneau to discuss their intriguing new collaboration, ‘A Romantic’s Guide to King Crimson.’

Porterfield has jazz bona fides, but it isn’t a jazz band. It’s not quite a rock band either.