I guess it’s a cliché to say that Miles is your favorite jazz musician. But for me it’s the absolute truth. I was fortunate enough to see Miles at a now-defunct Boston club named Kix. This was in 1981 and I know that because in … Continue reading Miles Davis (1)
It’s hard to believe now but back in the late ’60’s, and throughout the ’70’s, fusion was very popular. Not so much in a Top 40 sense but as with a subset of people who’d really come to appreciate a high level of musicianship through … Continue reading Jazz-Rock (Fusion)
Update – Dan Hicks died of cancer in February 2016 after I wrote this. He was 74. Not exactly sure what made me think of these guys, but this is a band that was popular largely in the early ’70’s. Their sound is best described – … Continue reading Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks
Wikipedia: “Race records were 78 rpm phonograph records marketed to African-Americans during the 1920’s through the early 1940’s. They primarily contained race music, comprising a variety of African-American musical genres including blues, jazz, and gospel music, though comedy recordings were also produced. These records were, then, the majority of commercial recordings … Continue reading “Race Records”
Let me confess up front that while I really love jazz, I am quite a bit more knowledgeable about rock n’ roll (who played in which band, when an album came out, etc.) than I am about jazz. Perhaps this blog will force me to … Continue reading Let’s Talk About Jazz
Music Enthusiast - At the junction of rock, blues, R&B, jazz, pop,and soul 