1,533.) Fri Feb. 12, 2021

RIP Chick Corea (1941-2021) The Song of the Day is: Chick Corea & Return to Forever – “Spain” From the album Light as a Feather (1972) Sadly, 2021 is shaping up to be another brutal year in which we continually say goodbye to our musical heroes. Our latest casualty is Armando “Chick” Corea, one pioneers […]

1,419.) Wed Oct. 21, 2020

Jazz Week The Song of the Day is: Stanley Clarke & George Duke – “Wild Dog” From the album The Clarke/Duke Project (1981) It’s most commonly thought that jazz fusion is a melding of rock and jazz, but in many cases it’s a mixture of R&B and jazz. In fact, this variety of fusion can […]

1,416.) Sun Oct. 18, 2020

Jazz Week The Song of the Day is: Mahavishnu Orchestra – “Birds of Fire” From the album Birds of Fire (1973) Time for our heady jazz fusion excursion this Jazz Week. Much like the other bands that I would consider to be pillars of jazz fusion (Joe Zawinul’s Weather Report, Herbie Hancock’s Headhunters, and Chick […]