Soul sings Country, Country sings Soul – For his employer Ace Records, he first compiled three CDs with soul-interpreted country...
Listening to Ellington: Intimacy and Opulence Side by Side. The music of Duke Ellington exists on every scale – from...
Billy Cobham’s virtuosic talent on the drums was no secret. George Benson, Miles Davis, Horace Silver, Stanley Turrentine and many...
Album Copycats: Miles, Miles and Geils: Covering normally refers to songs being performed by other artists, but actual album covers...
There was already a Hammond organ in his father’s club, and it seemed to be just waiting for him. By...
Before Banksy came along, there was Ernest Pignon-Ernest. This painter from Nice also placed his artworks illegally in public spaces...
French composer Darius Milhaud (1892-1974) was an extremely cosmopolitan musician. He was inspired by samba in Rio de Janeiro as...
The first attempt had fallen flat. Back in 1969, Tim Hauser (1941–2014) had already led a five-member vocal group also...
The alto saxophonist Ernie Henry (1926–1957) played with Monk, Mingus, and Gillespie – and he was on the verge of...