Bob Dylan Bootleg Series: Travelin’ Through 1967-1969
adminBob Dylan Bootleg Series Vol. 15 will be released November 1, and features Dylan’s Nashville sessions including recordings with Johnny Cash and Earl Scruggs.
Read MoreRobbie Robertson Returns with ‘Sinematic’
Robbie Robertson is a master storyteller. That, really, is his great talent. His biggest inspiration, he would have you believe, comes from film, and that makes a lot of sense…
Read MoreDexter Gordon: His career on the record
by Marshall Bowden One of a handful of tenor players who defined the instrument in the post-bop period (others include Johnny Griffin and Sonny Rollins), Dexter Gordon’s discography casts a…
Read MoreIn Ten Tracks: Joni Mitchell
A selection of Joni Mitchell songs that have meaning to me and have stuck with me through the years, appearing frequently on mix tapes and playlists. Not necessarily stuff you’ll…
Read MoreKeith Jarrett Trio: Setting Standards
Keith Jarrett’s Standards Trio interpreted the jazz songbook and improvised together for 30 years. A look back at the group that set the standard for piano trios going forward.
Read MoreSpiritual Jazz: From New Orleans to Coltrane and Beyond
by Marshall Bowden Spiritual jazz is generally a term that is applied to a sub-genre of jazz music from the 1960s and 1970s, but any jazz musicians have incorporated their…
Read MoreIn Ten Tracks: David Bowie
In Ten Tracks is a selection of tracks that have meaning to me and have stuck with me through the years, appearing frequently on mixtapes and playlists. Not necessarily stuff…
Read MoreThe Velvet Underground & Nico: An Appreciation
“Anyone should be able to play these songs, that’s what I like about them.” — Lou Reed— by Marshall Bowden The Velvet Underground & Nico is one of those debut…
Read MoreMartin Denny: Exotica Art of the Album
Martin Denny was one of the prime practitioners of the musical style that became known as exotica (sometimes lounge music). Exotica attempted to create a sense of the wild and…
Read MoreBill Laswell: Book of Exit, Dub Chamber 4
Bill Laswell’s experimental dub series concludes with Book of Exit, a recording that seamlessly blends dub with Eastern music. Produced and arranged by Laswell, Dub Chamber 4 features vocals by…
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