The Nightfly, circa 1983, was hands down one of the sonically best sounding albums I had ever heard. And of course, there were so manygreat singles from this, his debut solo album, and probably by a long shot his most successful, and I had heard them all on the radio. But it would be severalContinue reading “#689: F is for Fagen, Donald”
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#683: E is for Elephant Gym
Bass-forward jazz fusion from Taiwan, with healthy doses of pop, hip hop, math rock. The tunes are often instrumental, but sometimes there’s a lead vocal, usually from a guest artist, and, as Elephant Gym is an internationally collaborative unit, the vocals might be sungin Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, or English. Sometimes Elephant Gym gets noisy, butContinue reading “#683: E is for Elephant Gym”
#652: C is for Corea, Chick
I don’t know how this record got into the collection. I don’t think I’ve ever listened to it before. When I pulled it out, at first, even though I was familiar withthis famous name, I couldn’t evenbe sure what instrument ChickCorea played. Was he a horn guy? I say to myself as I place theContinue reading “#652: C is for Corea, Chick”
#636: B is for Brubeck, Dave
The first pure jazz album in my collection, the first completely instrumental album, the oldest recording so far in thislistening extravaganza, 1959, one of the most popular jazz albums ever, or at least, with “Take 5,” one of the most famous and recognizable,or at least, the first jazz album ever to sell one million copies.VinceContinue reading “#636: B is for Brubeck, Dave”
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