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• Chicago, “Memories of Love” from Chicago II (1970): Saturdays in the Park
  on Aug 6, 2016 in Featured Saturdays in the Park Uncategorized Bob Helme Chicago (the band) Chicago II new release
  "Memories of Love" is both an oddity and a perfect fit for 'Chicago II.'...
• Jack DeJohnette, with Ravi Coltrane and Matthew Garrison – In Movement (2016)
  on Aug 6, 2016 in Fusion Jazz Uncategorized 2010s ECM Records Jack DeJohnette Jazz Jimmy Garrison John Coltrane Matthew Garrison new release Ravi Coltrane VA_L4
  What you get when DeJohnette combines with guys named Coltrane and Garrison doesn't exactly square up with the mental picture (or rather, mental music) most jazzbos might imagine when those three names are put together. Nonetheless, 'In Movement' is...
• Charlie Parker – Unheard Bird (2016)
  on Aug 3, 2016 in Jazz Uncategorized Charlie Parker new release Sammy Stein Verve Records
  Come on a journey with Charlie Parker. Hear the trials, the outtakes and the false starts of some of his most memorable tunes.
• Toto, “Lion” from Isolation (1984): Toto Tuesdays
  on Aug 2, 2016 in Featured Pop Music Toto Tuesdays Uncategorized Fergie Frederiksen Isolation new release Preston Frazier Steve Lukather Toto
  Lyrically direct yet with a playful turn on the word "lion," this Fergie Frederiksen-sung Toto song is sharp, funky and precise.
• Blackberry Smoke, “Waiting on the Thunder” from Like an Arrow (2016): One Track Mind
  on Aug 1, 2016 in Country One Track Mind Roots Music Uncategorized Blackberry Smoke Fred Phillips new release
  Blackberry Smoke's last album needed a little more grit. If “Waiting for the Thunder” is any indication, maybe we’ll get some of that back.
• Jeff Oster – Jeff Oster Live! (2016)
  on Aug 1, 2016 in Fusion Jazz Uncategorized Celso Alberti Frank Martin Funk Jazz Jeff Oster Jeff Taboloff Melissa R. Kaplan Michael Manring New Age new release Roberta Donnay Todd Boston
  With the funky-tight 'Jeff Oster Live!', Oster and his band replicate the sophistication of the studio as well as the immediacy of the stage.
• Mark Dresser, “TrumpinPutinStoopin” from Sedimental You (2016): Something Else! sneak peek
  on Jul 31, 2016 in Featured Uncategorized 2010s David Morales Boroff Jim Black Joshua White Mark Dresser Marty Ehrlich Michael Dessen new release Nicole Mitchell Sneak Peeks
  There couldn't have been a timelier song title than this theatrically creative nugget from master bassist/composer Mark Dresser.
• Allan Holdsworth – Tales From The Vault (2016)
  on Jul 30, 2016 in Fusion Jazz Progressive rock Uncategorized 2010s Allan Holdsworth Bill Bruford Chad Wackerman Crowdfunding Francis Mose Jeff Berlin Jeff Young Jimmy Johnson Joe Turano new release Paul Carmichael Paul Williams Progressive Rock Ray Warliegh
  Mostly an alternative presentation of 'Road Games', Allan Holdsworth's chaff is superior to most guitarists' wheat and after fifteen years of no studio material cut loose, it's good to see any production from him.
• Chicago, “25 or 6 to 4” from Chicago II (1970): Saturdays in the Park
  on Jul 30, 2016 in Classic Rock Featured Rock Music Saturdays in the Park Uncategorized Charlie Ricci Chicago (the band) new release Terry Kath
  Chicago guitarist Terry Kath's solo on "25 or 6 to 4" has always been one of my most memorable musical moments. Here's why.
• Steven Tyler – We’re All Somebody From Somewhere (2016)
  on Jul 29, 2016 in Country Pop Music Roots Music Uncategorized Aerosmith Fred Phillips new release Steven Tyler When Good Bands Do Bad Things
  I wasn't going to listen to Steven Tyler's new country-influenced album, but I'm such an Aerosmith fanboy that I unfortunately just couldn't resist.

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