This set includes an excellently remastered version of the original CD and a Blu-ray audio disc, plus multiple alternate takes of 13 Morrison songs.
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Music Review: The Modern Jazz Quartet – ‘The Modern Jazz Quartet: Germany 1956–1958: Lost Tapes’ [Remastered]
Early music of The Modern Jazz Quartet provides a good road map to the ensemble's aesthetic.
Read More »Music Review: Scott Jeppesen – ‘El Guapo’
This West Coast saxophonist's new album is both edgy and listenable.
Read More »Music Review: Paul McCartney – ‘New’
Ending the longest drought between albums of all-new material that fans have had to endure, this one is well worth the wait.
Read More »Music Review: Dizzy Gillespie – ‘Dizzy’s Big 4’ [Expanded & Remastered]
Even approaching 60, Dizzy Gillespie shows he hasn't lost the touch.
Read More »Music Review: Ahmad Jamal – ‘Saturday Morning’
Ahmad Jamal is a virtuoso in terms of his technique – he just chooses how and when to put that virtuosity on display.
Read More »Music Review: Humble Pie – ‘Performance Rockin’ the Fillmore – The Complete Recordings’
The four-disc collection, recorded live at the Fillmore in 1971, is a feast for fans of early hard rock.
Read More »Music Review: Paul Simon – ‘Over the Bridge of Time: A Paul Simon Retrospective (1964-2011)’
A retrospective that collects 20 Simon gems and still doesn't scratch the surface.
Read More »Music Review: Tony DeSare – ‘PiANO’
The triple threat's impressive new release has the piano doing everything but the vocals.
Read More »Music Review: Chris Connor – ‘Chris Connor Sings Lullabys for Lovers’ [Remastered]
This remastered reissue is short on quantity but long on quality.
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