Dec 22, 2018My Favorite Things: The Best of 2018It’s difficult to choose amongst so many terrific new releases this past year, but here’s a short list of noteworthy records (with accompanying playlists where possible) that I believe are worthy of your time. Follow me on Instagram @jazzandcoffee for daily vinyl reviews! J-Jazz: Deep Modern Jazz From Japan 1969–1984 (BBE Records) My favorite release of the year: Utterly…Music8 min readMusic8 min read
Dec 22, 2017My Favorite Things — The 7 Best of 20172017 has been another great year of new releases and reissues, and I’ve got a short list of those that really stood out for me this year. Clearly my listening habit continue to evolve as jazz takes a larger role and my prog rock predilections become more selective. …Music10 min readMusic10 min read
Dec 20, 2016Yes is Headed for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame…What Now?Yes fans are tough to please. The predictable outcry of “the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame doesn’t know crap about music” and “rigged system by a bunch of old farts” was nearly as loud as the notes/posts/tweets of congratulations that Yes was to be inducted. There was no shortage…Music4 min readMusic4 min read