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Lotti Golden’s Extravagant New York Cabaret
During my annual visit to Toronto’s Canadian National Exhibition, I went crate-digging at the booth run by Kops Records, the best vinyl seller in the city. Among the treasures I liberated from the stacks was a pristine copy of Motor-Cycle b...
Continuing Adventures in Cassette Collecting
Earlier this year, I wrote an essay on starting to collect cassettes again (read it here). Six months later, I’m still at it so I thought it would be fun to write a follow-up essay about tapes and what I have been collecting and listening t...
Elvis is Back!
The below continues to what is now a tradition here at Listening Sessions: the annual essay on Elvis Presley, my favourite artist.
This time, I take a look at Elvis’ return from the Army and the immediate need to record and release some ne...
The Mystery of Grant Green's Idle Moments
Among the jazz records that really stood out for me as I began to get into the music was Grant Green’s Idle Moments. It’s acknowledged as one of the big releases on Blue Note during its golden era of the fifties and sixties and on that, I w...
Eight New and Upcoming Albums I'm Recommending
It’s been about two months since I last turned my attention here to new music. I’ve listened to a lot of albums in June and July and found eight that I think you will love. Some are obscure and the last two are among the biggest releases of...
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