This charming documentary dvd only confirms my suspicion that Sir Paul McCartney would’ve been completely content to live his life as an obscure cabaret singer/songwriter and play for sparse crowds into the wee hours on a weekly basis, except for…
Author: George W. Harris
THE ULTIMATE BLUES BOX! BB King: Ladies & Gentlemen…Mr. BB King
If you’ve ever had the blues, felt the blues, heard the blues, delivered the blues, lived the blues, dated the blues, gave birth to the blues, or ate the blues, you’re going to want to invest in this 10 cd…
The Who: Live At Hull 1970 Deluxe Edition
The rock band The Who were one of the most important units out there in the late 60s and 70s. They not only wrote and performed some important music, but they delivered the first “Rock Opera” in Tommy, of which…
Food: Mercurial Balm
The main plate of Food consists of Thomas Stronen/dr-elec and Ian Ballamy/sax-elec along with appetizers and side plates of Christian Fennesz/g-elec, Eivind Aarset/g-elec, Prakash sontakke/g-voc and Nils Petter Molvaer/tp. With all of the electronics, I’m sure you already get the…
Joe Lovano/Us Five: Cross Culture
Jazz artist Joe Lovano never sits still. He’s put out a catalogue of material that always seems to push himself and the listener. One never knows what to expect from this cat! This is his second with him leading the…
Paulette Dozier: In Walked You
Here’s a lady with a nice clean delivery, warm mezzo soprano tone and a feisty sense of time. Paulette Dozier gives us a dozen treatments of material that ranges from American Standards to Boomer Hits, and gives a fresh breath…
Savion Glover: Fours
Subtitled “A Dance Jam with McCoy Tyner, Eddie Palmieri, Roy Haynes & Jack DeJohnette Live at the Blue Note” this dvd in one sense captures the earliest essence of jazz, that of a tap dancer accompanying a musician and becoming…
Rafiq Bhatia: Yes It Will (cd), Strata (ep)
Guitarist Rafiq Bhatia simultaneously releases a full length cd and an ep of new material with his teammates Jeremy Viner/woowinds, Jackson Hill/b and Alex Ritz/dr. Guests Vijay Iyer, Billy Hart, High Priest and Shahzad Ismaily make cameos here and there…
THERE’S AVANT, AND THERE’S AVANT-Barry Romberg’s Random Access Part 1& 2: Crab People, Henry Threadgill Zooid: Tomorrow Sunny/The Revelry,Spp
Some people can go “out there” musically and make it work, others just go out there, and you may just not want them to come back. Drummer Barry Romberg leads a team of musicians that includes Ben Monder/g, Rich Brown/b…
Robben Ford@Catalina’s 02.07.13
Look, he founded the Yellowjackets, toured with Miles and has played with George Harrison and Joni Mitchell, but when you come right down to it, what guitarist Robben Ford is REALLY all about is the blues, and that’s what he’s…