eMusic Archives: July 2008
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messen…
Even as Wayne Shorter established himself as a leader, Art Blakey's Jazz … more »
Wayne Shorter, Night Dreamer…
Tenor saxophonist Wayne Shorter came to Blue Note in the mid '60s fulfill… more »
Joe Henderson, Inner Urge…
Of the five albums Joe Henderson made for Blue Note in the '60s, only thi… more »
Jackie McLean, Destination…
One of two albums alto saxophonist McLean made in partnership with Gracha… more »
Lonnie Mack, The Wham Of That …
Before its reissue by the specialists at Ace Records, Lonnie Mack's m… more »
Various Artists, Straight To W…
The post-war R&B of Los Angeles was a fertile music that came from a … more »
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana…
The year was 1968, and superstar trumpeter Herb Alpert rode higher than e… more »
Radio Stars, Songs For Swingin…
Most English class of '77 punk LPs are about both anarchy in the UK a… more »
Matthew Shipp Quartet, Cosmic …
Recurring motifs are something of a Matthew Shipp staple, occurring overt… more »
Ben Lee, Ripe
An indie-pop star since his teen days, Australian singer-songwriter Ben L… more »
Jason Isbell, Sirens Of The Di…
Jason Isbell's tenure in the Drive-By Truckers was probably destined … more »
Dapp Theory, Layers of Chance…
Jazz, for want of a more useful term in this case, has long struggled wit… more »
Pavel Sporcl, Vivaldi : Four S…
You may have heard of this one. You may even be aware that a recording or… more »
Link Wray, Apache
You might think Link Wray had cut Apache a lot earlier than he did just b… more »
Great Soundtracks, Failed Musi…
"The headaches, the heart aches, the backaches -- the flops!" I… more »
Opio, Vulture’s Wisdom V…
"Guilty as Charged," a one-minute twenty-second freestyle, opens Vulture… more »
Various Artists – Saavn,…
The Saavn label's tagline is "Bringing Bollywood to the World… more »
Stephen L. Carter, Palace Coun…
A whodunit that doubles as a fascinating overview of early-20th-century A… more »
Jeremy Pelt, November
Hailing from New York by way of Berklee College of Music, Jeremy Pelt… more »
Matt Taibbi
You may know Matt Taibbi from his incisive, uproarious Rolling Stone colu… more »
Jason Pierce
Everything Jason Pierce does has a little bit of legend attached to it, f… more »