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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Intelligent Music Project II, with Joseph Williams, Simon Phillips and John Lawton (2014): Something Else! exclusive premiere
Joseph Williams and Simon Phillips worked together in Toto for four years.
Hiromi – Alive (2014)
Ahmad Jamal once said Hiromi “has discovered her own genre.” He was on to something.
John Wetton On ‘Battle Lines’: ‘It Will Take Some Doing to Better That’
‘Battle Lines’ found John Wetton beginning anew as a solo artist after an on-again, off-again initial period with Asia.
Deep Cuts: Songs Where Toto Sounds Nothing Like Toto
Toto, despite achieving fame as a ballads act, has consistently pushed itself to new heights in the studio. You May Also Like: Toto, “Oh Why” from ‘Old Is New’ (2018): Toto Tuesdays Toto, “Live For Today” from Turn Back (1981): Toto Tuesdays Steve Porcaro goes inside Toto’s new music: ‘ItRead More
Toto’s Steve Lukather on departure of drummer Simon Phillips: ‘Sometimes change is good’
A standard news release announcing Toto’s long-awaited new studio project, as well as a forthcoming tour, had a shocking piece of news embedded inside: Drummer Simon Phillips is departing. Now Steve Lukather is commenting. You May Also Like: Steve Lukather, “When I See You Again” from ‘Bridges’ (2023): One TrackRead More
Hiromi – Move (2013)
What do you get when you cross the discriminating refinement of a piano jazz trio with the ferocious impact of a power trio? You get Hiromi’s latest, dangerous little combo. You May Also Like: Hiromi – Spark (2016) Hiromi, “Spectrum” from ‘Spectrum’ (2019): One Track Mind
