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Listening Sessions

Robert C. Gilbert

For those looking for thoughtful writing on great music.

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Latest Issues

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The Laura Nyro Experience (Part One)

Today’s edition of Listening Sessions is the first of three that will be dedicated to a piece of writing into which I have tried to pour every ounce of my ambition and heart. Recently, an article in Rolling Stone asked if anyone remembers L...

19 days ago
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Eight New Albums to Dig Into

Below is my second round-up of new music for 2026. I’ve found eight new goodies that I think you will really dig. I hope you check out at least a few of them and will let me know which of them you like the best.

a month ago
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Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway: Soul Simpatico & Beyond

A few years ago, I wrote about my love of Donny Hathaway and his music (read it here). He was an extraordinarily gifted singer, composer and arranger. Roberta Flack was too and their collaboration from 1972, titled just Roberta Flack & Donn...

a month ago
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A Love Letter to the Humble Cassette

Recently, I’ve been playing cassettes a lot. Maybe more than I have in thirty-plus years. It might be the novelty factor or that I am realizing that they are as vital a medium for recorded music as vinyl or compact discs. No matter what the...

2 months ago
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  • Robert C. Gilbert

    Toronto-born and now Oshawa-based record collector, music writer and critic.

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