Brubeck At Carnegie Hall 1963
The Dave Brubeck Quartet at Carnegie Hall album was recorded and released in 1963. The CD is longer than the album, with edited material replaced. The CD also follows the…
Introduction to Jazz
Many of my students, young and old, have never listened to jazz. The younger ones barely have any idea what jazz is. Jazz is a complex subject. It means different…
Yellow Submarine (1968 Film)
YouTube Link: Yellow Submarine Trailer The link above is to the trailer for the MCMLXVIII animated film, Yellow Submarine. It's a strange, but gripping tale of the Yellow forces of…
Boogie Woogie Twins
Doctor John and Jools Holland as the Boogie Woogie Twins on Night Music. Before we look at jazz piano, I want to look at a piano style that was the…
Stephen Stills’ Manassas Album
The first album by Manassas, featuring Stephen Stills and Chris Hillman was released in 1972. This is one of my favorite albums. I've owned three copies on vinyl, and I…
Christine McVie Solo Album (1984)
Christine McVie's has always been my favorite member of Fleetwood Mac. Her self-titled solo album released in 1984 is the only one she released while she was still with Fleetwood…
The Buzz And The Edge
In Houston, radio station KTBZ 94.5 FM is called "The Buzz." (These days, you almost never hear the station letters. In the old days you had to announce your station's…
Best-Engineered Albums
Two of the best-engineered albums of the twentieth century, or of all time, are Exodus from Bob Marley (1977), and Avalon by Roxy Music (1982). Neither ever won awards in…
It’s A Beautiful Day
Here are five tracks from the San Francisco band, It's A Beautiful Day, featuring classically-trained violinist, David LaFlamme, and his wife Linda Baker LaFlamme. "LaFlamme" was a stage name he…
The Birth of Southern Rock
Southern rock didn't appear out of nowhere. It was preceded by the "swamp rock" sounds of Creedence Clearwater Revival. A "bayou" isn't exactly a "swamp," but it's close enough. When…