Orchestral Rock Issue 74
"Warners wants you to know this album contains orchestral music."
This label, printed on the upper left corner of the CD package for
The Forest, rings out like a government warning ...
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The Unmistakeable Bob James Issue 81
Sipping your favorite beverage from a long-stemmed glass in a
Midtown penthouse, you contemplate the
glistening lights of the metropolis.
Every hair on your head is in place...
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Steely Dan: Enigmatic Sophistication Issue 99
By now all the hoopla surrounding Donald Fagen's latest release,
Kamakiriad - the brief sold-out summer tour and numerous press
accolades - has died down.
While many "soft jazz"... more |
The Sound of Steely Dan
Every Steely Dan release employed the services of Roger Nichols as
chief engineer.
While he clearly used a studio-based, multi-mic approach, Nichols'
evolution as an engineer... more |
Sting: Mercury Falling
Of all the artists who pushed rock
and roll through the convulsion of punk rock, none has matured as
gracefully and completely as Sting. From the throng of pierced
ears... more |
Herbie Hancock: The New Standard Issue 107
Herbie Hancock’s music career might be a good
lesson in how an artist can lose their way chasing technology. After
establishing himself as a significant jazz pianist and band
leader... more |
Jazz Organ Trios Issue 102
Soon after Jimmy Smith set the jazz
world on its ear with his revolutionary organ playing back in the
Fifties, it seemed that jazz organ trios became mired in formulaic
repetition... more |
Young Lions Issue 106
When a precocious Wynton Marsalis
burst on the jazz scene in 1982, he decried the bastardization of
jazz by such late Seventies musical forms as disco and fusion. His
goal... more |
Jazz Reissues on Vinyl Issue 108
Despite the mass-market acceptance
of the compact disc, lingering doubts remain about how well CDs and
digital recording convey important musical nuance. Many serious
music listeners... more |
Inaugural Game
at Mile High Stadium