Category: Jazz
Big Star 01: Complete Third (Part One)
Just started listening to the three disc set Complete Third. Disc one underlines the fact that Third was a snapshot in time. And, yes, it was an insane, confused and chaotic time. Alex was a mes... Read More
New Age Music Industry: You Kill What You Don’t Understand and Prop Up the Remains to Sell Product
Ahh, New Age music. You don’t know what it is but you know it when you hear it. . . at least you think you do. A lot of the music labeled as such existed before the title came up. If som... Read More
The Bad Plus 01: Inevitable Western Review
This Jazz trio from Minnesota have been around for 16+ years (no pun intended). They are probably best known for their interesting version of “Tom Sawyer” by Rush. In many ways you coul... Read More
David Bowie 04: Blackstar Revisited: I Can’t Give It all Away (Part Two)
‘Tis a Pity She Was a Whore: One breath inhales and the second song begins. “The groove was a one bar loop on the demo,” says Mark Guiliana (Modern Drummer, Feb. 26, 2016). The c... Read More
David Bowie 03: Blackstar Revisited: I Can’t Give It All Away (Part One)
There are several catalysts/inspirations for this entry. 1.) several people commented that they would like me to expand on my previous entry on the album 2.) an energetic discussion of the album wit... Read More
Steely Dan 01: Royal Scam, Subversive MOR and an Apt Description of the Band
For those who don’t know, MOR is a radio term standing for Middle of the Road. An acronym that was a euphemism for bland inoffensive music. It should’ve been BIM. Captain and Tenille... Read More
Tim Buckley 01, Jeff Buckley 01: The Father and Son Thread
I’ve been revisiting Tim Buckley’s music and I can’t help but think of what could have been. Musically, it’s great what we have and what was remains what was. We were only ... Read More
David Bowie 02: Blackstar Review: An Album to be Listened to in the Dark
I’ve had this album for some time. It is not what one would call an easy album. By that I mean it’s not one you can just jump into uninitiated. It is a very unique David Bowie albu... Read More