This Week in Music, 1983 (Revisited)
Sean MurphyI don't know what you were up to but I was partying like it was 1983. Due to the miracles of technology, we can see precisely how I was living,…
50 Albums You May Not Know…But Need To Own: Part Five (Revisited)
10. Material: Hallucination Engine Speaking of Bill Laswell, if any single artist can be said to suffer from being too good, and too productive, it’s him. He is music’s quintessential…
50 Albums You May Not Know…But Need To Own: Part Four (Revisited)
20. Rashanim: Shalosh Shalosh showcases Jon Madof’s infectious surf guitar attack, but also represents an ever-evolving compositional prowess. This effort boasts several acoustic guitar tracks that retain the intensity of…
50 Albums You May Not Know…But Need To Own: Part Three (Revisited)
30. Santana: Caravanserai Abraxas gets most of the recognition, even though Santana III is better. (The less said about Supernatural, the better.) Yet not enough people name-check Caravanserai, which is…
Schizophonia: Cantorial Recordings Reimagined
There is a common theme that connects Yoshie Fruchter with his occasional partners in crime Jon Madof and Aram Bajakian: They all play guitars. More, they have all recorded on…
50 Albums You May Not Know…But Need To Own: Part Two (Revisited)
40. Aram Bajakian: There Were Flowers Also in Hell Who is Aram Bajakian? He’s been on the road with both Lou Reed (RIP) and Diana Krall. Let me repeat that:…
50 Albums You May Not Know…But Need To Own: Part One (Revisited)
NO SELF-RESPECTING writer should ever undertake the process of making a list lightly. As we all know, lists are ultimately trivial, subjective and practically a provocation inviting rebuttals, questions and…
Ornette Coleman and The First Day of the Rest of My Life (Revisited)
Topic: The Album You'd Give Anything To Hear Again for The First Time I still remember everything about it. Fall semester, senior year. The more I learned at college, the…
Six Love Songs (Revisited)
I seldom need an excuse to talk about Love (not that Love, this Love). I'm speaking, of course, about the great Arthur Lee and his band. In addition to the…
Beauty is a Rare Thing: Celebrating International Jazz Day (Revisited)
All hope is not lost. At least enough people are still making --and listening to-- jazz that we can even attempt to initiate what hopefully becomes an ongoing occasion. In…