Well, folks, it’s time to call it quits. This will probably be the last post for JazzboNotes.com, although the blog will be kept up for a while, at least until it’s time to renew my hosting contract.
In a way, it’s a relief. It was never all that much fun for me to criticize artists that […]

Recently, I got nailed hard in the comments section for being sloppy in some of my criticisms of a mid 70s Mingus release, Changes One (I actually like the record, by the way).
It made me wonder why I bother being critical of anything. Certainly, there’s no percentage in it.
If you go on Amazon.com and look […]

Hello, all. One of these days, I intend to put up links to a bunch of musician websites. I’ve been looking at several of them lately.
A couple of sites really impressed me. Perhaps not surprisingly, they were from two of my favorite musicians: Chick Corea and John McLaughlin. These two have had amazing lives. It […]

Hi, Everyone.
I just put a bunch of links to jazz labels on the site, but I know I didn't get them all.
If anyone knows of a jazz label that has an online presence that I haven't included, could you please answer this forum post? Here's what would help:
1) The URL of the web site
2) A […]

Some of you might be noticing I’m writing less raves these days, and a lot more “WORTH A LISTEN” and “DON’T BOTHER” reviews. It’s not that I’m grumpy. There’s actually a good reason.
I started thinking about all of the great jazzmen, the ones who have a dozen or more great albums to their credit, people […]

I’ve made a decision.
Everyone once in a while, when I just can’t stand not to do so, and I think that my audience just might appreciate it, I’m going to recommend a CD that isn’t jazz.
Now, give me a chance to explain myself. I know this is a jazz site, and I do want […]

Starting today, I’m premiering a new ratings category, Worth A Listen.
Sometimes, I won’t be able to recommend a release to the majority of jazz fans for a variety of reasons. Maybe there’s one standout performance on the record, but everybody else is just okay. Maybe there’s one incredible composition, but the rest are just […]

BLANK CDS
If you’re planning to burn CDRs to replace store bought CDs that are no longer functioning properly, you’re going to need some blank CDs. The cheapest way to go about it is to get a spindle of blank CDs and then get the cases separately. Here’s a well reviewed spindle of CDs, followed by […]

Folks, I am so excited I’m about to wet my pants. One of the greatest live dates of all time, Dave Liebman’s Pendulum, recorded at the Village Vangard in the late 70s, has just been re-released by Mosaic Records. It has never been released in CD form.
But that’s not all. Get this: it is not […]

I’m not talking about burning a 1) copy of a CD you own so you can have a copy to play in your car, 2) a mix CD of your favorite songs from your CD collection, 3) replacement CD for a store bought CD you own that doesn’t play (see my post CD Doesn’t Play […]