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How I Got Psychedelicized by the Chambers Brothers
Reflecting on the shattering impact of 11 minutes of 'Time Has Come Today'
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Robert C. Gilbert
15
Horace Silver, Hard Bop and Six Pieces of Silver
Plus taking a big step forward on Substack
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Robert C. Gilbert
10
Listen to the Friends of Distinction
Why their 1970 album Whatever is a hidden gem
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Robert C. Gilbert
10

August 2024

Buffalo Springfield: The Beginning, the End and the Epilogue
A consideration of the ultimate exemplar of the mid-sixites pop explosion
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Robert C. Gilbert
34
A Collection of New and Upcoming Jazz Goodies
Ten new jazz recordings worth your attention
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Robert C. Gilbert
4
Cannonball Adderley, Bill Evans and the Folly of Typecasting
Revisiting Cannonball Adderley's best album (in my opinion)
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Robert C. Gilbert
29

July 2024

Be Beau Brummels
Of Sal Valentino, Ron Elliott and the greatest unsung band of the 1960s
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Robert C. Gilbert
30
Curtis Mayfield's Book of Revelation
A look at Mayfield's debut solo album
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Robert C. Gilbert
15
Hooked on the American Sound
Reflections on the legacy of Chips Moman and American Sound Studios
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Robert C. Gilbert
11

June 2024

Smokey Robinson & the Miracles: The Bards of Motor City
Why Going to a Go-Go is Motown at its most poetic and pure
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Robert C. Gilbert
10
Tim Riley: Rural Jurors
The Eagles, Joe Walsh, and Country Pretense
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Robert C. Gilbert
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Tim Riley
10
Postcards of Jazz as a Living Music
Thoughts on new and upcoming jazz releases worth checking out
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Robert C. Gilbert
7
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