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Jan
Jan
None of these songs will ever be featured on a traditional greatest hits compilation, but they are well worth a listen.
Category Archives: Music Talk
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Dec
Dec
Queen’s “Bohemia Rhapsody” reinterpreted for its 40th anniversary is a stunning version of the classic—breathing new life into a justifiably revered pop song.
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Oct
Oct
We played a lot of music at RMAF. A big thank you to Lori Lieberman, Joe Cali and Dominque Brulhart for making multi-channel recordings from Lori’s upcoming album, Ready for […]
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Sep
Sep
“We never tried to accommodate the mass market. We worked for ourselves and still do.” Donald Fagen, Steely Dan Read the full article by Marc Meyers on wsj.com
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Aug
Aug
If you like the piano music in the background of our video interview with Laurence Dickie for Vivid Audio’s B1D loudspeakers, you should look up two things (a) Fiona Joy […]
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Jul
Jul
Christmas came early for me this year; what a wonderful surprise! What a unique opportunity to sit in on Trio Céleste while they recorded an upcoming album at Soka’s Performing Arts […]
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Apr
Apr
Billie Holiday was born a hundred years ago last week. She died in 1959 at the age of 44, the coroner’s report declared cirrhosis of the liver, though the police […]
Music Talk
“The sweetest music this side of Heaven…” Louis Armstrong (BBC’s 30 minute 1968 interview)
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Feb
Feb
Growing up on the other side of the pond, we were not exposed to Jazz and unfortunately never really came across such greats as Miles Davis, Ella Fitzgerald & Louis […]
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Sep
Sep
Thirty years ago I used to travel regularly to Paris & quickly found a terrific chain of record shops – FNAC. You can imagine my delight to walk in to one a fortnight ago, traveling with my family. It felt like visiting an old friend. FNAC have quite a decent selection of reissues & recent releases. Glancing through the covers, I couldn’t believe what I found!
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Apr
Apr
Record Store Day was Saturday, their 7th year run of a homegrown promotional event that New York Times dubbed as a “Small Renaissance”. That really made me nostalgic. I could not […]