Search results for "Steve Marcus"

Steve Marcus: Tomorrow Never Knows (Rating: 83/100) posted in Music November 06, 08

The Beatles' 1966 album Revolver fired a psychedelic salvo that reverberated through not only the rock community but ...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: JAZZ PERSPECTIVES ON THE BEATLES

During the 1960s, jazz became more stylistically diverse than ever. Conventional norms were assertively challen...

Steve Howe: In the Skyway (Rating: 76/100) posted in Music June 11, 09

Steve Howe's "In the Skyway" is a decent recording, but the melody does not stick with you for long-probably because ...

Steve Howe: Raga of Our Times (Rating: 78/100) posted in Music June 11, 09

Steve Howe's "Raga of Our Times" sounds nothing like an actual Indian raga. Inauthentic as it is, the music is not i...

Steve Howe: Australia (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music July 17, 09

Steve Howe's solo guitar recordings carry a distinct pensiveness, and his composition "Australia" falls in line. The...

Steve Howe: Part & Parcel (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music July 16, 09

Guitarist Steve Howe returns to his bluegrass roots for a lovingly captured session of solo picking on "Part & Parcel...

Steve Howe: No Pedestrians (Rating: 85/100) posted in Music October 07, 08

Great varieties of guitars and tones were employed during this recording, and, while both Steve Howe and Martin Taylo...

Mimi Jones: For Granted (Rating: 81/100) posted in Music August 13, 09

Mimi Jones' "For Granted" manages to entertain even though its final results are average. The first aspect of the mu...

Kotikoski/Kleutgens/Coaliuta/Tavaglione: Sanctuary (Rating: 86/100) posted in Music July 16, 09

A sultry theme defines "Sanctuary," a tune recorded by an amalgamation known as the Cave Men. Saxophone and guitar l...

Tom Scott: Mercy, Mercy, Mercy (Rating: 89/100) posted in Music February 21, 08

Tom Scott gathered together a very hot band for his Cannonball Adderley tribute CD Cannon Re-Loaded. With Terence Bl...

Grover Washington, Jr.: Let it Flow (For "Dr. J") (Rating: 87/100) posted in Music October 24, 07

The late Grover Washington, Jr. loved basketball, particularly the Philadelphia 76ers, and his album Winelight featur...

Donald Fagen: The Goodbye Look (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music May 09, 09

Very few people were able to mix jazz, rock, and pop sensibilities like Donald Fagen, one of the co-founders of 1970s...

David Sanborn: Chicago Song (Rating: 86/100) posted in Music October 23, 07

Saxophonist David Sanborn won a Grammy for this infectiously catchy opening track from his 1987 album A Change Of Hea...

Steely Dan: Hey Nineteen (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music September 16, 09

While the narrator in Steely Dan's "Hey Nineteen" may not be a true "Gaucho" in the South American sense, he gets his...

Kotikoski/Kleutgens/Colaiuta/Tavaglione: 5 For Eddie (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music July 16, 09

The form of the Cave Men's "5 For Eddie" is fairly typical. However, contained within are quite a few riveting solo ...

Steely Dan: Peg (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music September 16, 09

"Peg" is a rare instance in Steely Dan's discography where the music takes precedence over the lyrics. While the sto...

Steely Dan: Babylon Sisters (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music September 16, 09

"Babylon Sisters" is a great reggae influenced tune which utilizes one of Steely Dan's most intricate chord charts. ...

Grover Washington, Jr.: Just the Two of Us (Rating: 84/100) posted in Music October 24, 07

You’ve undoubtedly heard this intimate boudoir ballad a trillion times on your local soft-rock station, but the singl...

Swell, Steve (Stephen David) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Swell, Steve (Stephen David), trombonist, composer, poet, painter; b. Newark, NJ, 6 December 1954 (Presbyterian Hospi...

Lowry, Steve (Steven Michael) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Lowry, Steve (Steven Michael), trumpet, fluegalhorn, voice; b. Newark, NJ, 29 September 1945. His parents are Mary An...

George Benson: Take Five (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music October 23, 08

Some tuning discrepancies exist here between guitar and bass, but it doesn't matter much, because the track is energe...

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