A few sentences about “Sonny Rollins and the Big Brass.”
Grade: B+
Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely
“Only the Lonely” is Sinatra at his most emotional, passionate, intense and, of course, loneliest.
Grade: A
Breaking Bad S2E1: “Seven Thirty-Seven”
The Breaking Bad season two premiere wastes no time picking up where we left off. 8.8/10
Elvis Presley: King Creole Album Review
Elvis Presley expands his sound with horns and R&B.
Grade: A-
Count Basie: The Atomic Mr. Basie Album Review
One of the greatest big band albums of all time.
Grade: A
John Coltrane – Soultrane
Review of John Coltrane’s 1958 LP, “Soultrane.”
Grade: B+
Bo Diddley Album Review
Bo Diddley’s debut defined the raw power of the early rock ‘n’ roll era.
Grade: A
Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders Album Review
The last LP recorded before Sonny Rollins’ unexpected four-year hiatus.
Grade: A-
Review of Breaking Bad: Season 1
Breaking Bad: Season 1 Review An RV screams down a dusty road in the middle of the desert. The frantic driver is wearing only tighty-whities and a gasmask. After crashing the vehicle into a ditch, the driver grabs a gun and a video camera, makes a tearful confession to his wife and kids, and then […]
Classical Check-Up: 1958
Reviewing the classical music of 1958.
Breaking Bad S1E7: “A No-Rough-Stuff-Type Deal
Breaking Bad’s first season finale doesn’t feel like a season finale. 9/10
Breaking Bad S1E6: “Crazy Handful of Nothin'”
The one where Walt blows up Tuco’s headquarters with a pinch of Mercury fulminate. 9/10
