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C. Michael Bailey
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I am sanctified and Southern fried / Mama tried and daddy cried / I tell the truth ‘crept when I’ve lied / And, I like my huevos is on the side.
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My introduction to soul jazz...

The 100 Best Live Recordings - No. 87: Scratch
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The 100 Best Live Recordings - No. 87: Scratch
No. 87 - The Crusaders: Scratch (Blue Thumb, 1974)
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November 8, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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New and interesting...

Bruce Wolosoff - Blue Mantra
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Bruce Wolosoff - Blue Mantra
AVIE Records, 2025
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November 5, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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"I want to rock n' roll all night...and never hear Kiss again..."

The 100 Best Live Recordings - No. 88: Alive!
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The 100 Best Live Recordings - No. 88: Alive!
No. 88 - Kiss: Alive! (Casablanca, 1975)
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November 5, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Halloween III with Hannah Gill...

Hannah Gill - Spooky Jazz Vol. 3
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Hannah Gill - Spooky Jazz Vol. 3
Hannah Gill - Spooky Jazz Vol. 3 (Turtle Bay, 2025)
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November 3, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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Halloween II with Hannah Gill...

Hannah Gill - Spooky Jazz Vol. 2
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Hannah Gill - Spooky Jazz Vol. 2
Hannah Gill - Spooky Jazz Vol. 2 (Turtle Bay, 2024)
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November 3, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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Halloween I with Hannah Gill...

Hannah Gill - Spooky Jazz (Remastered)
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Hannah Gill - Spooky Jazz (Remastered)
Hannah Gill - Spooky Jazz (Turtle Bay, 2025)
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November 3, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Hannah Gill rules Halloween...

Hannah Gill - Spooky Jazz (Remastered)
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Hannah Gill - Spooky Jazz (Remastered)
Hannah Gill - Spooky Jazz (Turtle Bay, 2025)
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October 29, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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Glorious Handel by his greatest mezzo-soprano...

Lorraine Hunt Lieberson - Handel Arias
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Lorraine Hunt Lieberson - Handel Arias
Avie Records, 2025
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October 28, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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Eddie Daniels is a class act...

Eddie Daniels - To Milton With Love
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Eddie Daniels - To Milton With Love
(Resonance Records, 2025)
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October 24, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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A voice like no other...

Ola Onabulé | Nicholas Meier - Proof of Life
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Ola Onabulé | Nicholas Meier - Proof of Life
(OLASMUSIC, 2025)
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October 21, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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Now this is the way to program a Super Deluxe Edition...

The 100 Best Live Recordings - No. 89: Made In Japan
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The 100 Best Live Recordings - No. 89: Made In Japan
No. 89 - Deep Purple - Made in Japan (Super Deluxe Edition)
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October 19, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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A guilty pleasure today, this was one of the most important albums in my developing love for live recordings. Basically, a covers boy band, TDN ruled AM radio.

The 100 Best Live Recordings - No. 90: Captured Live at the Forum
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The 100 Best Live Recordings - No. 90: Captured Live at the Forum
No. 90 - Three Dog Night - Captured Live at the Forum (Dunhill Records, 1969)
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October 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Sometimes the best times are close in proximity...

Big Steam Blues & Roots Music Festival
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Big Steam Blues & Roots Music Festival
Hill Wheatley Plaza, Hot Springs, Arkansas, September 26-27, 2025
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October 7, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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I can scarcely imagine my adolescence without this album...

The 100 Best Live Recordings - No. 91: ¡Viva Terlingua!
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The 100 Best Live Recordings - No. 91: ¡Viva Terlingua!
No. 91 - Jerry Jeff Walker - ¡Viva Terlingua! (MCA Nashville, 1973)
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October 3, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Just listened to this today...it made an impression...

Geese - Getting Killed
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Geese - Getting Killed
(Partisan - Play It Again Sam, 2025)
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October 2, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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Jennifer Lee takes a left turn into...happiness...

Jennifer Lee and The Ever-Expanding Universe - Glimpse
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Jennifer Lee and The Ever-Expanding Universe - Glimpse
(SBE Records, 2025)
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September 26, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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Let there be light!

Emma Hedrick - Newcomer
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Emma Hedrick - Newcomer
(Pathways Jazz, 2025)
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September 23, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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A bucket-list item for MBB...

Rick Springfield
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Rick Springfield
SoundStage at Graceland, Memphis, TN, September 18, 2025
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September 21, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Craig Harris produces a short and succinct history of the Band...

Craig Harris - Last Waltz: The Full Story of The Band
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Craig Harris - Last Waltz: The Full Story of The Band
(Bloomsbury Press, 2025)
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September 21, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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There are as many critics prepared to dis this traditional jazz as there are artists wanting to record it. Go figure.

Colin Hancock’s Jazz Hounds featuring Catherine Russell - Cat & the Hounds
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Colin Hancock’s Jazz Hounds featuring Catherine Russell - Cat & the Hounds
(Turtle Bay Records, 2025)
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September 16, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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My interest in this album has waxed and waned over 50 years. What makes this an exceptional recording is the overdriven bass of Mel Schacher, which redefined the bass in a power trio setting...

The 100 Best Live Recordings - No. 92: Live Album
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The 100 Best Live Recordings - No. 92: Live Album
No. 92 - Grand Funk - Live Album (Capitol, 1970)
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September 12, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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It would be disingenuous to suggest that Mark Winkler has arrived...he has been here all along and his vocals and recordings keep getting better and better...

Mark Winkler - Hold On
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Mark Winkler - Hold On
Café Pacific Records, 2025
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September 9, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Billy Joel deserves to be recognized as an important American artist...here is the evidence...

The 100 Best Live Recordings - No. 93: Billy Joel: Songs From The Attic
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The 100 Best Live Recordings - No. 93: Billy Joel: Songs From The Attic
No. 93 - Billy Joel: Songs In The Attic (Columbia Records, 1981)
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September 5, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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Writer Robert Lewis gave yours truly a generous shout out for which I am grateful.

Deconstructing Free Jazz article @ All About Jazz url:https://www.allaboutjazz.com/deconstructing-free-jazz
September 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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Wynton Kelly: Kelly Blue album review @ All About Jazz url:https://www.allaboutjazz.com/kelly-blue
September 3, 2025 at 1:50 PM