Music
Postmodern Jukebox dials the clock back on contemporary pop.
I just have to use all my personal musical experience — classical music and jazz and rock and electronic sound — and not worry about where it fits.
Today, Buddy Guy’s vocals are as fresh and project as strongly as on any of his classic recordings.
“They are seekers, like we are, and they connect with the music that we play.”
If you like good, smart singing, tenor Jonas Kaufmann’s Nessun Dorma:The Puccini Album disc is for you.
By any measure, this is an impressive orchestra, as technically accomplished as any number of professional ensembles, domestic and international.
As a soloist, Fred Hersch is a wonder: he plays with an active, to the point of restless, two-handed style that sweeps a listener along with its lyrical fervor.
“This is JETHRO TULL!, expressed proudly in bold terms. And then ‘the rock opera,’ said in an embarrassed whisper.”
With the galvanic addition of Joshua Redman, The Bad Plus is now made up of four intense virtuosos.
If Real Life Rock‘s page count seems daunting, fear not. There isn’t an entry you’ll want to skip.
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