Elinor Frey Continues Her Ascent
FIORÈ: Complete Cello Sonatas & 17th C. Italian Arias. Elinor Frey. In Perfomance With Suzie LeBlanc; Lorenzo Ghielmi; and Esteban La Rotta. Passacaille Records. In an earlier review, I described … Continue reading
Jeremy Winograd Reviews Bob Dylan’s Triplicate
TRIPLICATE. BOB DYLAN. COLUMBIA RECORDS/SONY. Even Bob Dylan himself would surely admit that, for all his prodigious and endlessly mythologized talents, he’s not the world’s greatest musical interpreter—even of his … Continue reading
A Place Reserved For Angels: Dylan At the Royal Albert Hall
THE REAL ROYAL ALBERT HALL 1966 CONCERT. Bob Dylan. Columbia/Legacy. For years, some fans thought they already had the famous Royal Albert Hall concert in their possession. But they were … Continue reading
Agnes Obel’s New Citizen of Glass
CITIZEN OF GLASS. Agnes Obel. PIAS America. When the first notes of “Citizen of Glass” sounded, I thought for a moment that I had started up a Lana del Ray … Continue reading
Pictures of the Faces From Another Life
FALLEN ANGELS. Bob Dylan. Columbia Records. Consider Bob Dylan’s just-released 37th studio record, Fallen Angels the second side of his 2015 classic Shadows In the Night. Angels takes off where Shadows rested … Continue reading
The Merry Makers Put Their Own Stamp On Christmas
WELCOME TO OUR CHRISTMAS PARTY. Band of Merry Makers. Portrait Records / Sony Music Masterworks. The season comes alive in this new album from The Merry Makers: Sam Hollander and Kevin Griffin, with … Continue reading
The Cutting Edge Peers Into the Mind of the Artist At Work
THE CUTTING EDGE 1965-1966: THE BOOTLEG SERIES VOL. 12. Bob Dylan. Columbia Records/Legacy. Since its introductory release 25 years ago, Bob Dylan’s Bootleg Series has been renowned for its ability … Continue reading
Odes To the Golden Age of Song
INTRODUCING DARLENE LOVE. Darlene Love. Produced by Stevie Van Zandt. Columbia Records. Darlene Love has long been thought of as one of rock guru Phil Spector’s great discoveries, known for … Continue reading
Tropical Taste of Tiempo Libre
PANAMERICANO. Tiempo Libre. Universal Music Latin Entertainment. The music the Afro-Caribbean group Tiempo Libre makes is all about clear crystal rhythms rising through the fog to tug you from your chair, these … Continue reading