Sunday, May 11, 2025

5/10/25

George Winston- Beloved: A Celebration Of Professor Longhair (five songs)- **1/2
(Winston was a good player, but he's just not cutting it doing 'Fess. No swing at all and awful tone on the piano. Ain't nothing like the real thing.)

Rico- Rising In The East-***1/2
Dr. Alimantado- Best Dressed Chicken In Town-****
Sly & The Family Stone- Sly Lives! ((aka The Burden of Black Genius)-****
Stanton Moore Trio w/Skerik and Benny Bloom- Live At The New Orleans Jazz Fest- 4/24/25-****
James Andrews- Satchmo Of The Ghetto-****1/2
Barbara Lynn- Crazy Cajun Recordings-****1/2
Carlene Carter- Musical Shapes- ****
Hollywood Stars- Shine Like A Radio: The Great Lost 1974 Album- ****
Utopia- Oblivion- ****
David Bowie- "Heroes"-****
The Beatles- Rubber Soul (1965 Stereo Mix)- ****1/2
XTC- Skylarking (Steven Wilson Remix)- ****


2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Any idea what Beatles/Giles Martin remix will be released in 2025? With Help, Rubber Soul, and Anthology having significant anniversaries (60,60,30 respectively), I hope for RS.
Loving the James Andrews. Shared with everyone.
Thanks for all you do, sir! :)

Anonymous said...

Glad you are enjoying those NOJHF treats. I'm a big Barbara Lynn fan, so will have to check out Crazy Cajun Recordings.

- Paul in DK

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Psi-Psonics- Expanding To One (2025)- *** (I was expecting "spiritual jazz" a la Pharoah Sanders. This was nice but I wanted somet...