Lightnin’ Hopkins album review
Lightnin’ Hopkins’ 1959 debut album is one of the greatest blues recordings in history.
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Everybody Digs Bills Evans | Album Review
One of the most underrated jazz albums in history.
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Coltrane Time – Cecil Taylor
A disappointingly accessible collaboration between two avant-garde visionaries.
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Looking Ahead! – Cecil Taylor
Avant-garde pianist Cecil Taylor’s second album expands upon his groundbreaking debut.
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The Sermon – Jimmy Smith
“The Sermon” is one of jazz organist Jimmy Smith’s greatest accomplishments. Click here to read the album review. Continue reading The Sermon – Jimmy Smith
Blind Joe Death – John Fahey
John Fahey’s unique brand of folk guitar is something that must be heard to be believed.
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Sonny Rollins and the Big Brass
A few sentences about “Sonny Rollins and the Big Brass.”
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Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely
“Only the Lonely” is Sinatra at his most emotional, passionate, intense and, of course, loneliest.
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Elvis Presley: King Creole Album Review
Elvis Presley expands his sound with horns and R&B.
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Count Basie: The Atomic Mr. Basie Album Review
One of the greatest big band albums of all time.
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John Coltrane – Soultrane
Review of John Coltrane’s 1958 LP, “Soultrane.”
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Bo Diddley Album Review
Bo Diddley’s debut defined the raw power of the early rock ‘n’ roll era.
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