Rudy Van Gelder: The Man That Made Jazz Sound So Hip
Today we celebrate the man that made jazz sound so hip, Rudy Van Gelder, who was born on November 2, 1924, and later passed away...
The Police ‘Outlandos d’Amour’ Quiz
Before The Police were six-time Grammy-winning rock stars, they were just three young punk musicians trying to make it big. On a shoestring budget of...
‘Cloud Nine’: George Harrison’s Triumphant Return To Pop
There were five years between the release of George Harrison’s 1982 album, Gone Troppo, and Cloud Nine, his album that was released on November 2,...
‘Ringo’: The Solo Starr Album That Invoked The Beatles’ Aura
With his third solo album, Ringo, the former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr finally put his solo career in gear, showing that he had a lot...
Van Gelder Studio And The Blue Note Sound
Blue Note’s founders, Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff, signed some of the most brilliant musical minds in modern jazz. From Thelonious Monk and Miles Davis...
‘Disraeli Gears’: How Cream Shifted Into Psych-Blues Legends
Cream’s second album was recorded over three and a half days between May 8-16, 1967 in Atlantic Studios at 1841 Broadway, on the corner of...