Essentials: Sam Cooke ‘The Complete Remastered Keen Collection’
Imitated but never equaled, influential beyond comparison, Cooke was the model for Otis Redding, Brook Benton, Marvin Gaye and countless others.
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Author: Brian Miller
Brian Miller is the Editor of Vivascene, which he founded in 2010. He is also an avid photographer; you can see his work at https://www.explorationsinphotography.com. Brian lives in White Rock, British Columbia, Canada.
Vivascene Top 10 Classic Jazz Deep Cuts Playlist
If you’re wanting to experience the glory of 20th century jazz masters, here are 10 recordings we think will live on into the 22nd century.
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Essentials: Aretha Franklin ‘I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You’
This is the album that made Aretha Franklin the undisputed Queen of Soul back in 1967, a title she never relinquished throughout her stellar career.
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Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis ‘Two Men With The Blues’ Album Review
The 2007 live concert at Lincoln Center resulted in one of the most pleasurable jazz albums of the past 50 years.
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Insights: Talking Heads ‘Once In A Lifetime’
Talking Heads’ 1980 masterwork “Once In A Lifetime” was selected by NPR as one of the top 100 musical works of the 20th century.
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Essentials: Oscar Peterson Trio ‘Night Train’ Album Review
This classic jazz piano album belongs in every collection; here are three reasons to listen to this record for the next ten or twenty years.
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