One obvious important new album release this week that will, as the ubiquitous ads say "stimulate blood flow to that special area": The Beastie Boys have their first new album in about six years, To the 5 Boroughs.
Springsteen's Missus has an album this week, Patti Scialfa's 23rd Street Lullaby.
Phish has a final album, boo hoo. It's called Undermind. Has this band ever written even ONE memorable song?
Blue Note has what sounds like an interesting series of "Blue Note plays" albums this week, including volumes for Burt Bacharach, Stevie Wonder and the Beatles. Unfortunately there's no information at Amazon for exactly WHO at Blue Note is playing what.
Capitol's new album Ultra-Lounge: Cocktails With Cole Porter includes contributions from Sarah Vaughn, Nat King Cole, Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington among others. That does sound intoxicating.
Shifting downmarket for our closing, note this week a 2 disc ZZ Top best of on Rhino, Rancho Texicano: The Very Best of ZZ Top. That should be enough ZZ to satisfy any but the most depraved.
This week's major releases, from All Music Guide:
Beastie Boys To the 5 Boroughs Capitol
Styles: Alternative Rap, Hip-Hop, Alternative Pop/Rock, Underground Rap
Phish Undermind Elektra
Styles: American Trad Rock, Jam Bands, Alternative Pop/Rock
Laura Nyro Spread Your Wings and Fly: Live at the Fillmore East Columbia/Legacy
Styles: Singer/Songwriter, Soft Rock
Dave Alvin Ashgrove Yep Roc
Styles: Singer/Songwriter, Roots Rock, Americana
Count Basie Jazz Moods: Hot Sony
Styles: Swing, Big Band
The Beach Boys Sights and Sounds of Summer [CD & DVD] Capitol
Styles: Pop/Rock, Surf
Andrea Bocelli Il Trovatore Decca
Styles: Italian Romantic Opera
David Bowie Diamond Dogs [30th Anniversary Edition] Virgin
Styles: Glam Rock, Hard Rock, Pop/Rock, Prog-Rock/Art Rock, Proto-Punk
Call and Response Winds Take No Shape Badman
Styles: Indie Pop
Article comments
1 - JR
Blue Note has what sounds like an interesting series of "Blue Note plays" albums this week, including volumes for Burt Bacharach, Stevie Wonder and the Beatles. Unfortunately there's no information at Amazon for exactly WHO at Blue Note is playing what.
That can be found here.
2 - Al Barger
Excellent. Thank you JR.
3 - Tom Johnson
John Zorn's Tzadik label did a Bacharach tribute a few years back, looks a lot more interesting, and certainly more risky, than the Blue Note one (can't say for sure, don't own it - but I've heard a live version of Bill Frisell's "What the World Needs Now" and it's gorgeous, as expected.)