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Classical Album Review: “When There Are No Words…” — Do Music and Politics Mix?

When There Are No Words presents six pieces written between 1936 and 1980 by composers responding (at least seemingly) to contemporaneous political events and situations.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: "When There Are No Words", Alex Klein, Cedille, Phillip Bush

Classical Album Review: “Opalescent” from the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

Opalescent’s overriding aspect is celebratory – but from a variety of angles.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: LAGQ Records, Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, Opalescent

Jazz Album Review: Chet Baker Trio’s “Live in Paris”

Live in Paris: The Radio France Recordings 1983-1984 is an example of solid, appealing late Chet Baker, doing what he did best with standards and the occasional original.

By: Michael Ullman Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music, Review Tagged: Chet Baker, Chet Baker Trio, Elemental Records, Live in Paris: The Radio France Recordings 1983-1984

Book Review: “Every Good Boy Does Fine” — A Career in Music, Elucidated With Brilliance

Pianist Jeremy Denk is a sensitive and articulate polymath who can elucidate his ideas about music with wit, humor, and style.

By: Stephen Provizer Filed Under: Books, Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: Every Good Boy Does Fine, Jeremy Denk, Stephen Provizer, Steve Provizer

Rock Album Review: The Gravel Project — An Impressive Musical Reach

The Gravel Project respects its roots, but its new album demonstrates how a band can honor its influences without being smothered by them.

By: Scott McLennan Filed Under: Featured, Folk, Music, Review, Rock Tagged: Andrew Gravel, Jordaan Gravel, Many Miles Ahead, Scott McLennan, The Gravel Project

Jazz Album Review: Ornette Coleman — Very Much the “Genesis of Genius”

Ornette Coleman turned to me and said, “You know, you can never really be out of tune. You are always in tune with something.”

By: Michael Ullman Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music, Review Tagged: Craft Recordings, Genesis of Genius: The Contemporary Albums, Michael Ullman, Ornette Coleman, Something Else!

Album Review: “Mingus: The Lost Album from Ronnie Scott’s” — A Rich Centennial Treat

The centenary of bassist/composer Charles Mingus’ birthday is days away and I am listening to the beautifully packaged and processed and richly annotated 3 lps of Mingus’s Lost Album, recorded live at Ronnie Scott’s London club in 1972.

By: Michael Ullman Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music, Review Tagged: Charles McPherson, Charles Mingus, Mingus: The Lost Album from Ronnie Scott’s, Resonance Records, Ronnie Scott's

Music Commentary: Jazz, Ed Sullivan, and Television

These performances on The Ed Sullivan Show occurred almost exclusively between 1957 and 1964 and that’s not happenstance. They coincide with the only slice of time when different styles of jazz ever got a significant airing on television.

By: Steve Provizer Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, Jazz, Music Tagged: Ed Sullivan, Steve Provizer

Opera Album Review: The Boston Early Music Festival — One of the Best Recordings Ever of a Baroque Opera

The Boston Early Music Festival returns in person — and in a world-premiere recording of a German Baroque opera.

By: Ralph P. Locke Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: Antiochus and Stratonica, Christoph Graupner, Paul O'Dette, Ralph Locke, Stephen Stubbs, The Boston Early Music Festival

Concert Review: Big Thief at Roadrunner

Big Thief is a largely somber folk-rock outfit fronted by introspective singer/songwriter Adrianne Lenker that doesn’t care much about showmanship.

By: Paul Robicheau Filed Under: Featured, Review, Rock, Uncategorized Tagged: Adrianne Lenker, Big Thief, Buck Meek, James Krivchenia, Max Oleartchik, Paul Robicheau

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