“Ron Carter is the most important bassist in the history of jazz. He’s also the most recorded with over 2200 recordings. Ron was part of Miles Davis’ 1960s quintet which featured Miles on the trumpet, George Coleman then Wayne Shorter on sax, Herbie Hancock on … Continue reading In Concert – Bass legend Ron Carter
A short while back I did a post on what I believed to be Great Debut Albums. Feel free to check that one out if you’re so inclined. Today’s album -Jimi Hendrix’s Are You Experienced.Β Note – I did a series on Hendrix a while back, … Continue reading Great Debut Album – Are You Experienced – Jimi Hendrix
Every once in a while, Music Enthusiast gets off his incessant blues/classic rock kick, sticks his head out, and sees what’s out there in new music. Here are a few tracks that I hope you will dig. Of the Mononegatives, their site – or maybe … Continue reading New Music Revue – 9.16.22
There are a lot of people, not a few of whom are Steely Dan fans, who think that the Dan brought in studio guitarist because Walter Becker was not up to the task of playing their challenging charts. I am here to tell you that … Continue reading Mr. Steely and Mr. Dan – A Collection of Walter Becker Solos
“I don’t playΒ a lot of fancy guitar,”Β John Lee HookerΒ once said. “I don’t want to play it. The kind of guitar I want to play is mean, mean licks.”Β “When I was a child,” said Carlos Santana, “he was the first circus I wanted to run … Continue reading John Lee Hooker
My son – who was a baby when Kurt Cobain offed himself – grew to be a major league Nirvana fan. That fandom transferred over to the Foo Fighters. And so naturally he was heartbroken when drummer Taylor Hawkins died this year. The guy was … Continue reading Concert Review – Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert
So I was scrolling around the channels a few weeks back when I saw a blipvert for a Rolling Stones documentary called My Life As a Rolling Stone. Wait, what, I thought? Being a consumer of all things Rolling Stones, how do I now know … Continue reading Documentary Review – My Life as a Rolling Stone
A short while ago I did a post on my favorite debut albums. I’ve added a couple of albums since then including this one. Collins, of course, had been the drummer and (initially) reluctant singer of Genesis. Collins’ legacy is mixed (great drummer, good singer, … Continue reading Featured Album – Face Value – Phil Collins
A new club opened up in Portsmouth, NH about a year or so ago called Jimmy’s Jazz and Blues Club. Portsmouth is a funky little town located about 57 miles (92km) north of Boston with a lot of good restaurants and nightlife. The guys who … Continue reading Concert Review – Blues Master Eric Gales
Indians scattered on dawn’s highway bleedin’ Ghosts crowd the young child’s fragile eggshell mind A quick scan of my now almost-seven-year-old blog tells me that while I may have mentioned them once or twice, I’ve never really featured the Doors. Not sure why that is. … Continue reading Featured Album – Morrison Hotel – The Doors
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