Music
The Waterboys has always existed as Mike Scott’s vehicle for his egalitarian musical vision.
Heard as a Miles Davis record pure and simple, Rubberband is one of the strongest from the comeback period.
Looking at that photo now, soon after the anniversary of her death, Aretha’s shutter-snap of connection with me seems a blessing.
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.
For me, about half of the compositions here successfully reflect the artistic visions of the painters that inspired the music.
Blue World is valuable for its pellucid recording of takes of tunes Coltrane’s fans already love. They will have to have it.
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.
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.
Jethro Tull founder Ian Anderson brings the group’s classics to Medford’s Chevalier Theatre on September 11.
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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