Margaret Whiting: Image vs. Art
My Ten Favorite Albums of 2010
It’s that time of year, and I’m as susceptible to cornball ideas as the next music lover—and as susceptible to delusions of taste-making value as the next music critic. So, here it is: a list of my ten favorite albums of 2010. I welcome dissent, since I will get it anyway. 1. Jeremy Denk: Jeremy Denk Plays Ives Piano Sonatas no. 1 and 2 (Concord) played with stunning originality, ferocity, and humor. 2. Janelle Monae: The ArchAndroid (Suites II and III) READ MORE >>
The Wee Small Facts
Stories for Boys
Association, Transgression, and Martha Raye
Giving Thanks for Maria Schneider
More Thoughts on Keef
It's Good to Love the Banana
Moody's Mood
James Moody, the veteran jazz saxophinist, flutist, and sometime singer, is ill with cancer, and his wife Linda, who has acted as his manager for years, made public this week Moody's decision to have no further treatment. With a new sense of the preciousness of Moody's presence, I've been listening to his music and asking myself why I've always been reluctant to take it more seriously. READ MORE >>
