I was in a rut. All music sounded the same to me. For some reason, I just couldn’t get excited about anything I let enter in my ears. It all sounded the same: clinical, rote, sterile. Desperate to the point of jumping down (perhaps “dropping” down would be more apropos) the treacherous EDM rabbit hole,… Continue reading Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band – Shiny Beast [Bat Chain Puller]
Genre: Jazz
Keith Jarrett – The Köln Concert
What makes a great Sunday Morning Album? That could depend on what precedes or succeeds that given Sunday. Perhaps, you made it through a rough school, parenting or work week. Maybe even a long night out and awoke to the consequences. Sometimes you just need something to kickstart the next week. The Sunday Morning… Continue reading Keith Jarrett – The Köln Concert
Billie Holiday – Commodore Jazz Classics
Billie Holiday’s music is the easiest way to travel through time. Born Elinore Fagan (allegedly), she changed her name to Billie in honor of the silent film star Billie Dove. Holiday possesses a voice with feverish emotional character. Her syncopations work like brush strokes on canvas. Her voice has the ability to not only paint… Continue reading Billie Holiday – Commodore Jazz Classics
Charles Mingus – Mingus Ah Um
In order to play records, you need a record player. When I got the itch to start collecting records, I had neither records nor a record player. Therefore, I enlisted a couple of friends from work, fellow oil and gas equity salesmen, who also played in bands for fun. Both were major jazz enthusiasts; and… Continue reading Charles Mingus – Mingus Ah Um
James Booker – The Piano Prince From New Orleans
“The best black, gay, one-eyed junkie piano genius New Orleans has ever produced.” An often ascribed quote from Dr. John, but there is no better way to succinctly capture The Bayou Maharajah, the Spider on the Keys, The Piano Prince of New Orleans, the Ivory Emperor, the Piano Pope, and the self-monikered Bronze Liberace. Many… Continue reading James Booker – The Piano Prince From New Orleans