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Monthly Archives: February 2011
Burning Spear
Burning Spear’s Birthday Tomorrow is the birthday of reggae musician Winston Rodney who records under the name Burning Spear. He may be best known for his 1975 album Marcus Garvey about the Jamaican activist who died in 1940. Burning Spear … Continue reading
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash’s Birthday Today is the birthday of Johnny Cash. When I was a kid my parents had an eight-track of Johnny Cash At San Quentin. I loved that record. I had “A Boy Named Sue” memorized early on. Years … Continue reading
Posted in Birthdays
Tagged americana, country, don gibson, hank snow, johnny cash, louvin brothers
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Next Stop… Soweto
Next Stop… Soweto (compiled 2010) Strut Records has put out an impressive three-part collection of music from black South Africans during the 1960s and ’70s. My review of two of those volumes, R&B, Funk & Psych Sounds and Jazz in … Continue reading
Vinicius Cantuária
Vinicius Cantuária & Bill Frisell: Lágrimas Mexicanas (2011) Vinicius Cantuária is a Brazilian guitarist who has been living in New York City for the past couple of decades making rock, jazz, and bossa nova records and collaborating with the likes … Continue reading
Posted in Brazil, Jazz
Tagged bill frisell, brad mehldau, brazil, jazz, mexico, vinicius cantuária
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Yorgis Goiricelaya
Yorgis Goiricelaya: Elegance (2010) Bassist Yorgis Goiricelaya was born in Cuba, and played piano and bass there and in Costa Rica before moving to Miami a few years ago. He has performed on dozens of recordings led by others; Elegance … Continue reading
Posted in Cuba, Jazz
Tagged aldo salvent, costa rica, cuba, hilario bell, jaco pastorius, jazz, orlando guanche, osmany paredes, paquito d'rivera, yorgis goiricelaya
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Marcus Shelby Orchestra
Marcus Shelby Orchestra: Soul of the Movement (2011) The subtitle of this record from the Marcus Shelby Orchestra is “Meditations on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.” Dr. King personifies the Civil Rights Movement for many of us, representing courage and … Continue reading
Posted in Jazz, US
Tagged charles mingus, faye carole, howard wiley, jazz, kenny washington, marcus shelby
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