S. Victor Aaron / December 26, 2009 6:00 am
by Pico Very early in this site’s existence, I wanted to introduce the “Acid (Jazz) Redux” series and the choice for the inaugural album had to be one that represented the genre very well. That’s why Flyin’ The Koop by New Orleans funk-jazz outfit Galactic drummer Stanton Moore got the honor. A few years before that sophomore album of his, [...]
S. Victor Aaron / December 11, 2009 6:00 am
by Pico Previte has from the start been a “go it alone” kind of guy and found success taking that route, a remarkable achievement considering that drummers usually have to first make their mark as a member of a band. He’s gotten his due in a wide variety of ways: as a sessionist, a composer and bandleader. However, his wide-open [...]
S. Victor Aaron / June 22, 2009 5:00 am
by Pico December 17, 2008. That’s the last time a non-jazz record has appeared on a Quickies column. In the intervening half-year there’s been so many fresh non-jazz records that merits at least a few paragraphs, and sometimes the full fledged reviews can’t adequately cover ‘em all. So guess what…it’s a Quickies devoted exclusively to music that doesn’t start with [...]
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