Music
The Waterboys has always existed as Mike Scott’s vehicle for his egalitarian musical vision.
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Heard as a Miles Davis record pure and simple, Rubberband is one of the strongest from the comeback period.
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Looking at that photo now, soon after the anniversary of her death, Aretha’s shutter-snap of connection with me seems a blessing.
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Octave is issuing twelve sessions (“newly restored and expanded”) of Erroll Garner material from the ’60s and ’70s, when the popular pianist was at the height of his career.
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For me, about half of the compositions here successfully reflect the artistic visions of the painters that inspired the music.
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Blue World is valuable for its pellucid recording of takes of tunes Coltrane’s fans already love. They will have to have it.
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His songs have been recorded by the likes of Bonnie Raitt and Diana Krall. For many, his rank — just short of superstardom — remains a mystery. He’s just too good to be less than a household name.
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Johnny Hodges was originally a Cambridge/Boston guy, and one of the most interesting sections of Con Chapman biography is his knowledgeable description of the local jazz scene in the 1910’s and ’20s.
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Jethro Tull founder Ian Anderson brings the group’s classics to Medford’s Chevalier Theatre on September 11.
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Fear Inoculum is not a bad album. It’s not a great album either, and Tool has made some great albums.
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