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Unwound's stage presence symbolized this psychological isolation from peers as the trend du jour. Mop-headed, slackjawed, distant and sedated, Trosper and bassist Vern Rumsey slumped over themselves as they aimlessly strummed away in their emotional vacuum. Remaining unresponsive to their fans, the pair rarely deviated from a tired routine...
Charlie Haden had nothing to prove, Gonzalo Rubalcaba did--that neatly summarizes the outspoken energy Cuban pianist Rubalcaba injected into the jazz trio led by legendary bassist Haden on one of the two recently released Montreal Tapes...
Performers reflected on the influence Connolly's has had on their music. Bassist David Gold called the closing "a shock...
Despite the fact that all the tunes on Pure Imagination are decades old, these renditions don't come across as dusty or dry; every song sounds like opening night. Reed and his estimable sidemen (bassist Reginald Veal and drummer Gregory Hutchinson) turn the familiarity of these old standards to their advantage. We think we know these songs, and then we're shown new colors and deeper shades; the result, for the listener, is surprise and delight. Reed's version of Maria travels through many moods and is, by turns, longing, wistful and celebratory. You'll Never Walk Alone takes...
...with a hard-driving "Silvio," unleashing his band and raising the intensity yet a few notches more. The lights dimmed, as they did after every song, and when they came back on, Dylan had replaced his electric guitar with an acoustic. The band followed suit, with the bassist picking up an upright bass and the drummer switching to brushes. It was well-timed transition; soon the audience was swaying to the country-tinged "Cocaine" and the waltz-time "Lonesome Death of Hattie Caroll." The true audience-pleaser, though, was a wonderful acoustic rendition of "Tangled Up In Blue," the most...