Though Bob Dylan’s Bootleg Series began in 1991 and has embraced well over 50 discs, it is only now, with its 18th volume, that it is getting around to the first chapter of its subject’s story. And what a chapter it is. Granted, the period covered by Through the Open Window: The Bootleg Series, Vol. […]
Bentley’s Bandstand: January 2025 JD Allen, THE DARK, THE LIGHT, THE GREY AND THE COLORFUL. One of the very finest jazz saxophone kings, it’s interesting that JD Allen also works under the pseudonyms Bigger Thomas and Cross Damon. To each his own, and any musician who can play with such soulful depth and evolving originality […]
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Music & Film Reviews: Eric Clapton’s The Definitive 24 Nights, plus Hot Tuna, Marshall Crenshaw, and Delbert McClinton Eric Clapton’s 24 Nights, which appeared in 1991, culled 15 superlative performances from a series of concerts that year and in 1990 at London’s famed Royal Albert Hall, where he has appeared more than 200 times. The […]
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