Monk and Coltrane at Carnegie Hall
As the story goes, in 2005 while thumbing through tapes in the Library of Congress, Larry Appelbaum discovered some reels labeled “Carnegie Hall Jazz 1957″ with “T. Monk” handwritten on the back. Finding lost Thelonious Monk recordings would make any day great, but the heart-racing moment came with the realization that the saxophonist on the [...]
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It’s Blitz!
I’ve been hearing tons of buzz and press about It’s Blitz!, the new Yeah Yeah Yeahs album and I’ll just throw my thoughts into the mix. It is good. It’s different than what they’ve done in the past in that the guitar has largely (but not completely) been replaced by the keyboard, there’s less gloom [...]
Andrew Bird – Noble Beast
Initially, Noble Beast felt a bit vague and hard to describe. However, multiple listens have revealed a collection of tunes that are thoughtful, subtle and catchy, threaded through the themes of youth, war, loss, love, hate and planetary concern. The acoustic guitar, voice and violin are the most prominent sounds here, with bass, flute, whistle, [...]
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