Jon Batiste- Beethoven Blues (CD) Masao Nakajima2024 release. 5x Grammy and Oscar winner Jon Batiste returns with a pure piano album, Beethoven Blues (Batiste Piano Series, Vol. 1). Reimagining the transcendent works of Ludwig van Beethoven, alongside original compositions inspired by Batiste's youth competing in local piano competitions and gigging in the heart of New Orleans, the album extends timeless classics across the genre spectrum. It is a way of paying homage to Beethoven's artistry and
While there are parts of this record that could sit neatly next to the atmospheric quality of 1995’s Pygmalion
and "Life in the Fast Lane" (#11)
Gift Of Gab
the Deutsche Radio Philharmonie as well as at the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festival
the album is an unequivocal statement of SOHN as an ambitious auteur beyond simple genre tags
Such moments — and there are several clouds amid these Blue Skies — are pointed signals of our collective woe
Bush Tetras have always been a political band
so I came up with the idea of a baptism
simple technique adds a timelessness to each song that could be vaguely described as "American Primitive"-a tradition that includes Charalambides
COBRA THE IMPALER deliver a blatantly guitar-powered album full of huge riffs and equally huge choruses that instantly nestle themselves in your mind
the record's last recording was helmed by iconic engineer and Deal's close friend Steve Albini
Jason Isbell (acoustic/electric guitar)