THE SILVER LINING (Columbia) 8/10 Tony Bennett occupies a unique place in music. Not only is he still singing at 89, he is generating some of his best work, and meanwhile is still considered sufficiently cool to hold appeal for four generations of listeners simultaneously. Of course his upper range…
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Bryce Rohde and Jack Brokensha arrived in Canada in 1953 filled with optimism about pursuing their musical careers in the Americas. The first music they heard, however, was the sound of a cell door slamming, having been jailed for landing with neither funds nor means of support. They were bailed…
High Energy Jazz From The Sydney Underground (michaelgordon.bandcamp.com) 8/10 You know that feeling when you are idly daydreaming on the tracks and suddenly find the Indian Pacific rushing at you? Of course you do. Pressing play on this album is like that. I don’t just mean it generates unstoppable momentum,…