Best Chet Baker Pieces: 20 Jazz Essentials
It can be difficult to untangle the romantic myth surrounding Chet Baker from the merits of his music. His stratospheric rise in the early 1950s...
David Banner’s ‘The Christmas Song’ Is A Brilliant Alternative Holiday Anthem
“I wanted to take the bullshit out of the holiday,” David Banner says, speaking from his home base in Atlanta. The MC and producer is explaining...
‘Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas’: A Classic Christmas Song
The brilliantly bittersweet “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” written in 1943 by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane, is one of the most beloved festive...
Shakin’ And Stirring: The Real Rock’n’Roll Of Johnny Kidd
When the discussion turns to which record deserves the title of the most authentic British rock’n’roll disc ever made, one of the prime contenders is...
Reason To Believe: The Introspective Brilliance Of Tim Hardin
As with a number of his contemporaries of the mid-to-late 1960s, you won’t get much of an impression of the importance of Tim Hardin’s work...
‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ Soundtrack: Vince Guaraldi Trio’s Seasonal Gift
The choice of Vince Guaraldi to create the soundtrack for the first A Charlie Brown Christmas Special, which aired on CBS on December 9, 1965,...