Sunday, January 24, 2021

Sunday Session: January 24, 2021

William Parker
Here's this week's roundup of various music-related items of interest:

* Gilbert Castellanos jazzed to return to trumpet after groundbreaking dental breakthroughs saved his career (San Diego Union Tribune)
* The reign of Captain Beefheart and how he changed rock music forever (FarOutMagazine.co.uk)
* Darlene Love on Phil Spector’s Death: ‘I Feel Very, Very Sad’ (Rolling Stone)
* Gary Smulyan Conquers Contrafacts (DownBeat)
* Behind the Curtain of Sound (TheBlueMoment.com)
* The mindblowing day that The Beatles witnessed Jimi Hendrix perform live (FarOutMagazine.co.uk)
* What Will the Biden Administration Do to Protect the Performing Arts? (Jazz Times)
* Gary Numan says he was paid £37 from a million streams (NME.com)
* Best Horace Silver Pieces: Essential Jazz For Curious Ears (UDiscoverMusic.com)
* An Oral History of Wally’s Café (Boston)
* Music stars slam UK’s ‘shameful’ failure on EU touring rules (Associated Press)
* William Parker Accentuates the “Free” in Free Jazz (Bandcamp.com)
* Sammy Nestico 1924–2021 (Jazz Times)
* New Music Ushers In The Inauguration of the Next President and Vice President of the USA (New Music Box)
* Why There’s More Music on AM Now (RadioSurvivor.com)
* Julian “Junior” Mance 1928–2021 (Jazz Times)
* JT Video Premiere: Terrace Martin on Jean-Michel Basquiat (Jazz Times)
* A.I. & The Future Of Music (3 Case Studies & Implications) (ProducerHive.com)
* Taj Mahal Shares His Deep Passion For Music: “I’ve Never Known Life and Breathing Without Music” (American Songwriter)
* The harsh reality about the music business, and a pantomime led by clueless self-regarders (MusicBusinessWorldwide.com)
* How the Recording Academy and Its Industry Allies Scored Big Wins in the Pandemic Relief Bill (Billboard)
* The Jimi Hendrix Experience In Paradise (DownBeat)
* OP vs. BE: Setting Up the Piano Trio (Jazz Times)
* Elvis Costello, Billy Joel, Sting Boost Campaign to Save NYC Jazz Institution Birdland (Rolling Stone)

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