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Catching up with some recent jazz releases.
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Music Review: Lewis Spratlan – ‘Hesperus is Phosphorus’
The Pulitzer Prize-winning composer has a surpassing ability to set tightly packed texts to expressive music using the combined vocabularies of tradition, modernism, and even the jazz age.
Read More »Music Review: DownTown Mystic – ‘DownTown Mystic on E Street’ EP
‘DownTown Mystic on E Street’ makes a solid addition to rock lovers’ music library.
Read More »Music Review: P.J. Pacifico – ‘Ready to Run’ EP
Musician P.J. Pacifico sounds different on his new EP release. Does the change in direction work?
Read More »Music Review: Mark Kraus – ‘The Story of Everything’
Mark Kraus’ return from his musical hiatus is beautiful yet painful.
Read More »Music Review: Winter Calling – ‘As Darkness Falls’
Just like with many first albums, Winter Calling seems to be finding its sound.
Read More »Music Review: Neil Young and Promise of the Real – ‘The Monsanto Years’
Neil Young and Promise of the Real hammer home an environmental message.
Read More »Music Review: Bill Evans – ‘The Complete Fantasy Recordings’ A Nine-Disc Box Set (Remastered)
Bill Evans is certainly one of the most influential jazz pianists of his era, and his work for Fantasy Records makes why abundantly clear.
Read More »Music Review: Steve Howe – ‘Anthology’
Rhino’s two-disc retrospective of the Yes guitarist’s solo work is a must-have for prog rock enthusiasts.
Read More »The Rockologist: For Your Consideration – Neil Young’s ‘Monsanto Years’; Wilco’s ‘Star Wars’; Rolling Stones At Hyde Park 1969 DVD
Neil Young's rabble-rousing protest rock; Wilco's free, beautiful noise; and The Stones' dress rehearsal for Altamont.
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