Posted in Jazz, Music, Uncategorized, tagged Cool Jazz, Eugene Wright, Joe Morello, Paul Desmond, Time Out on April 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There is no denying it, without Africans jazz, blues, and rock & roll would not exist. Given the history of racism in America it’s easy to understand why some black musicians resented whites playing jazz.
Although Louis Armstrong was the first jazz musician to make the cover of Time, the choice of Dave Brubeck as [...]
Posted in Blues, Derek Trucks - News, Jazz, Music, Uncategorized, tagged audio, Japan, tapers, Tokyo on April 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In late November 2007 the Derek Trucks Band did a tour in Japan. These shows haven’t received the attention they deserve on www.archive.org, so I thought I’d present some of my favorite moments.
Posted in Jimi Hendrix, Music, Rock, Uncategorized, tagged 1968, DC, Hilton Hotel Ballroom, Jimi Hendrix, live, Washinton on April 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
In 2007 Jimi Hendrix was voted the number 1 guitarist of all time by Rolling Stone. Without question such polls are silly enough anyway, but at a minimum this should have been The Top 100 Blues/Rock Guitarists of all Time.
