Recent DVD-Audio and DTS Reviews

Michael Franks - Birchfield Nines is a musical masterpiece to be enjoyed by Jazz and all music lovers alike. Thought it's an old analog recording, the CD transfer is excellent and is a must purchase.

Steely Dan's Aja represented a defining moment in my young musical development; being a jazz-lover and serious student of music, I had never imagined that a Rock-and-Roll album could sound like this.

In interviews at the time, John Klemmer indicated he had taken a yearlong sabbatical of sorts to decide which musical direction he wanted to head in while writing the material for Touch. He then …

Michael Franks Skin Dive is one cool CD. Great jazz and great vocals.

This is a review of jazz music Yellowjackets Politics CD.

This is a review of the Yellowjackets Blue Hats CD.

If you knew me, it wouldn't surprise you that I will occasionally mess around on Podcast.net trying to find the worst podcasts just so I can mock them. If they're really bad, I'll send them to …

Genesis, one of the premier British progressive/pop rock groups of the 70s, 80s and early 90's is back after a 15 year hiatus of its core members: Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford, and Tony Banks. …

Bob James only had a total of four solo CD's in the 1990's, and while they're all good, this one just seems to stand out. As usual, James contributes his writing, arranging, and producing talents in …

It's been four years since the last Bob James CD, the longest he has ever gone between releases. There's a bit of nostalgia here, both in the selection of side musicians (like the great Earl Klugh, …

One of the great composers/arrangers/producers of his time, this CD represented one of the last releases of completely new and original Dave Grusin material. That's not to say that he hasn't had …

At the time, I doubt many would have expected the freshness of this release. One of my all-time favorite musicians (and people), Bob James should have been in the twilight of his career: over 20 solo …

Buddy Rich was one of the most famous drummers of all time. Along with Gene Krupa and Louis Bellson, he was also one of the great big band drummers of his era. It may sound cliché, but even as a …

I was introduced to this band about three years ago by my brother who had discovered them through association with Robert Fripp of King Crimson. Fripp contributed to a No Man album, one of Steve …

Rush being on their 30th Anniversary tour made their stop in Tampa in the new Ford Amphitheater Friday, July 30th 2005. Check out our review of this event.

Long time British progressive rock band Marillion gives us a change to sit down one on one and discuss their past, present and future of their music. Steve Hogarth was nice enough to give us the …

It's not often I go to see live concert performances. This is for a variety of reasons: they are usually too loud and crowded, and the bands rarely live up to my expectations or what I have come to …

From the first staccato notes of the opening song, Mediterranean Sundance , on this 20-bit re-mastered 1980 fusion classic, the listener is relieved of any doubts about the ability of this disc to …

Produced and arranged by Bob James in 1988 this fabulous CD was dedicated to Bob's wife. The legendary Kirk Wallum plays saxophone on two of six tracks. This is a very melodic and progressive jazz …

I've known Charlie Bertini and his label, AppleJazz Records for over 5 years now and have always enjoyed listening to his excellent quality jazz recordings which are known in the industry for having …

Stan Getz was a study in contrasts. A man with an unsurpassed talent for melodic beauty and understated musical elegance, he none-the-less fought viciously with his personal demons. Addicted to …

This year commemorated the 45th Annual Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival which started on March 19th, 2004. Over 1,000 award winning artists world-wide try to enter and display at this show, but …