In Defense of Good Sax, Part Three (The Joy of Saxless Jazz)
Sean MurphyStarring John Zorn and Marc Ribot. So what happens when one of the most prolific...
In Defense of Good Sax, Part Two
Wherein five jazz saxophonists “slum” and make truly indelible contributions to five well-loved and much-played...
In Defense of Good Sax, Part One
A writer whom I respect recently made an offhand observation that I’d like to challenge...
Remembering the USS Indianapolis, Robert Shaw and The Scene
On July 30, 1945, the USS Indianapolis, which had just delivered key components of the...
Bill Evans: The Definitive Bill Evans on Riverside and Fantasy
The way the piano was played, like almost everything else in jazz, changed during the...
Garage A Trois: Always Be Happy, But Stay Evil
Skerik & Co. do it again. One of the great things about supergroups is that...
Amy Winehouse: Lack of Love is a Losing Game
Last year, when I was making the list of what I considered the 50 best...
Ten Albums That Supposedly Suck (But Do Not): #1
1. Led Zeppelin, In Through the Out Door (1979) There are three distinctive types of...
Ten Albums That Supposedly Suck (But Do Not): #2
2. Black Sabbath, Never Say Die! (1978) Maybe Ozzy really did sell his soul to...
Ten Albums That Supposedly Suck (But Do Not): #3
3. R.E.M., Monster (1994) Several theories could be advanced about why Monster was not so...