C. Michael Bailey
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I am sanctified and Southern fried / Mama tried and daddy cried / I tell the truth ‘crept when I’ve lied / And, I like my huevos is on the side.
Kelly Green - Corner of My Dreams
(Green Soul Studios, 2025)
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February 13, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Investigating my love/hate relationship with prog rock...
The 100 Best Live Recordings - No. 83 Yes—Yessongs
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The 100 Best Live Recordings - No. 83 Yes—Yessongs
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The 100 Best Live Recordings - No. 83 Yes—Yessongs
No. 83 Yes—Yessongs (Atlantic, 1972)
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February 13, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Investigating my love/hate relationship with prog rock...
The 100 Best Live Recordings - No. 83 Yes—Yessongs
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The 100 Best Live Recordings - No. 83 Yes—Yessongs
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That wily Russian-American composer Yelena Eckemoff continues her pilgrimage to Rosendals Garden...
Yelena Eckemoff - Rosendals Garden V
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Yelena Eckemoff - Rosendals Garden V
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Yelena Eckemoff - Rosendals Garden V
"Gamla Stan" (L & H Productions, 2025)
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February 12, 2026 at 7:17 PM
That wily Russian-American composer Yelena Eckemoff continues her pilgrimage to Rosendals Garden...
Yelena Eckemoff - Rosendals Garden V
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Yelena Eckemoff - Rosendals Garden V
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Two words: Noël Akchoté
Noël Akchoté - Gaudeamus (Missel de Saint Vougay, XIth Cent.)
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Noël Akchoté - Gaudeamus (Missel de Saint Vougay, XIth Cent.)
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Noël Akchoté - Gaudeamus (Missel de Saint Vougay, XIth Cent.)
(Bandcamp, 2025)
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February 10, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Two words: Noël Akchoté
Noël Akchoté - Gaudeamus (Missel de Saint Vougay, XIth Cent.)
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Noël Akchoté - Gaudeamus (Missel de Saint Vougay, XIth Cent.)
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Those bleary, teenaged weekends; combustible and brief...
The 100 Best Live Recordings - No. 84 Emerson, Lake, and Palmer—Welcome Back My Friend to the Show that Never Ends
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The 100 Best Live Recordings - No. 84 Emerson, Lake, and Palmer—Welcome Back My Friend to the Show that Never Ends
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The 100 Best Live Recordings - No. 84 Emerson, Lake, and Palmer—Welcome Back My Friend to the Show that Never Ends
No. 84 Emerson, Lake, and Palmer—Welcome Back My Friend to the Show that Never Ends (Manticore, 1974)
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February 6, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Those bleary, teenaged weekends; combustible and brief...
The 100 Best Live Recordings - No. 84 Emerson, Lake, and Palmer—Welcome Back My Friend to the Show that Never Ends
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The 100 Best Live Recordings - No. 84 Emerson, Lake, and Palmer—Welcome Back My Friend to the Show that Never Ends
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Deborah Silver & The Count Basie Band - Basie Rocks!
(DeborahSilver Entertainment, 2025)
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February 5, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Angela Verbrugge delivers an intimate look at duo recording with Ray Gallon...
Angela Verbrugge with Ray Gallon - In the Wonder of the Night
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Angela Verbrugge with Ray Gallon - In the Wonder of the Night
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Angela Verbrugge with Ray Gallon - In the Wonder of the Night
(G2 Records, 2025)
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January 30, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Angela Verbrugge delivers an intimate look at duo recording with Ray Gallon...
Angela Verbrugge with Ray Gallon - In the Wonder of the Night
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Angela Verbrugge with Ray Gallon - In the Wonder of the Night
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All About Jazz
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All About Jazz | Michael Ricci | Substack
I built and maintain two websites about jazz music. Click to read All About Jazz, by Michael Ricci, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.
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January 29, 2026 at 6:58 PM
All About Jazz
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"Lotta Livin'" was a revelation, "Nothin' Better to Do" ups the ante...
Betty Bryant - Nothin' Better to Do
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Betty Bryant - Nothin' Better to Do
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Betty Bryant - Nothin' Better to Do
(Bry-Mar Music, 2025)
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January 27, 2026 at 6:09 PM
"Lotta Livin'" was a revelation, "Nothin' Better to Do" ups the ante...
Betty Bryant - Nothin' Better to Do
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Betty Bryant - Nothin' Better to Do
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This is the resurrection of a column early in the careers of Publisher Michael Ricci and senior contributors Chris Slawecki and C. Michael Bailey. Look for Cool Vic when you come our way...
Case Files: 2026-01 article @ All About Jazz url:https://www.allaboutjazz.com/case-files-2026-01
Case Files: 2026-01 article @ All About Jazz url:https://www.allaboutjazz.com/case-files-2026-01
January 27, 2026 at 1:42 PM
This is the resurrection of a column early in the careers of Publisher Michael Ricci and senior contributors Chris Slawecki and C. Michael Bailey. Look for Cool Vic when you come our way...
Case Files: 2026-01 article @ All About Jazz url:https://www.allaboutjazz.com/case-files-2026-01
Case Files: 2026-01 article @ All About Jazz url:https://www.allaboutjazz.com/case-files-2026-01
Not exactly the regular fare at WMR (with more to come), but still timely and salient...
André Darlington - Booze & Vinyl Country: 100+ Spirited Music-and-Drink Pairings
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André Darlington - Booze & Vinyl Country: 100+ Spirited Music-and-Drink Pairings
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André Darlington - Booze & Vinyl Country: 100+ Spirited Music-and-Drink Pairings
(Running Press, 2025)
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January 23, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Not exactly the regular fare at WMR (with more to come), but still timely and salient...
André Darlington - Booze & Vinyl Country: 100+ Spirited Music-and-Drink Pairings
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André Darlington - Booze & Vinyl Country: 100+ Spirited Music-and-Drink Pairings
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Víkingur Ólafsson makes his pilgrimage to Beethoven...
Víkingur Ólafsson - Opus 109: Beethoven | Bach | Schubert
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Víkingur Ólafsson - Opus 109: Beethoven | Bach | Schubert
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Víkingur Ólafsson - Opus 109: Beethoven | Bach | Schubert
(Deutsche Grammophon, 2025)
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January 20, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Víkingur Ólafsson makes his pilgrimage to Beethoven...
Víkingur Ólafsson - Opus 109: Beethoven | Bach | Schubert
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Víkingur Ólafsson - Opus 109: Beethoven | Bach | Schubert
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Published today at All About Jazz...
Kieran Brown: Loving You album review @ All About Jazz url:https://www.allaboutjazz.com/loving-you-kieran-brown-cellar-music-group
Kieran Brown: Loving You album review @ All About Jazz url:https://www.allaboutjazz.com/loving-you-kieran-brown-cellar-music-group
January 14, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Published today at All About Jazz...
Kieran Brown: Loving You album review @ All About Jazz url:https://www.allaboutjazz.com/loving-you-kieran-brown-cellar-music-group
Kieran Brown: Loving You album review @ All About Jazz url:https://www.allaboutjazz.com/loving-you-kieran-brown-cellar-music-group
Thirty-five years after his death, Miles Davis remains as large as ever...
Miles Davis Quintet - The Complete Live in Paris Vol. I & II
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Miles Davis Quintet - The Complete Live in Paris Vol. I & II
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Miles Davis Quintet - The Complete Live in Paris Vol. I & II
(The Lost Recordings, 2025)
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January 13, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Thirty-five years after his death, Miles Davis remains as large as ever...
Miles Davis Quintet - The Complete Live in Paris Vol. I & II
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Miles Davis Quintet - The Complete Live in Paris Vol. I & II
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Yelena Eckemoff continues her journey toward Rosendals Garden...
Yelena Eckemoff - Rosendals Garden IV
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Yelena Eckemoff - Rosendals Garden IV
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Yelena Eckemoff - Rosendals Garden V
"ABBA Museum" (L & H Productions, 2025)
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January 9, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Yelena Eckemoff continues her journey toward Rosendals Garden...
Yelena Eckemoff - Rosendals Garden IV
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Yelena Eckemoff - Rosendals Garden IV
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Can you tell this is the last day of 2025!
WMR Best Recordings of 2025
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WMR Best Recordings of 2025
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December 31, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Can you tell this is the last day of 2025!
WMR Best Recordings of 2025
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WMR Best Recordings of 2025
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Notable and Nearly Missed...
This is not enough time in a human life to listen to all the music.
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December 30, 2025 at 2:27 PM
New York vocalist Naama gives a short, sweet kiss to Autumn...
December 27, 2025 at 10:46 PM
New York vocalist Naama gives a short, sweet kiss to Autumn...
New York vocalist Naama gives a short, sweet kiss to Autumn...
Naama - 'Tis Autumn
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Naama - 'Tis Autumn
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Naama - 'Tis Autumn
La Reserve Records, 2025
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December 27, 2025 at 10:45 PM
New York vocalist Naama gives a short, sweet kiss to Autumn...
Naama - 'Tis Autumn
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Naama - 'Tis Autumn
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The NYT quoted me.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/a...
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Michal Urbaniak, Pioneering Jazz Fusion Violinist, Dies at 82
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December 27, 2025 at 7:58 PM
The NYT quoted me.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/a...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/a...
The best solo piano recital of the year...
Shani Diluka - Renaissance
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Shani Diluka - Renaissance
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Shani Diluka - Renaissance
(Warner Classics, 2025)
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December 23, 2025 at 8:59 PM
The best solo piano recital of the year...
Shani Diluka - Renaissance
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Shani Diluka - Renaissance
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Happy Birthday, Ludwig van Beethoven...
The 100 Best Live Recordings - No. 85 The Beethoven Journey—The Complete Piano Concertos, Mahler Chamber Orchestra / Leif Ove Andsnes
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The 100 Best Live Recordings - No. 85 The Beethoven Journey—The Complete Piano Concertos, Mahler Chamber Orchestra / Leif Ove Andsnes
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The 100 Best Live Recordings - No. 85 The Beethoven Journey—The Complete Piano Concertos, Mahler Chamber Orchestra / Leif Ove Andsnes
No. 85 The Beethoven Journey—The Complete Piano Concertos, Mahler Chamber Orchestra / Leif Ove Andsnes (Sony Classical, 2014)
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December 16, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Happy Birthday, Ludwig van Beethoven...
The 100 Best Live Recordings - No. 85 The Beethoven Journey—The Complete Piano Concertos, Mahler Chamber Orchestra / Leif Ove Andsnes
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The 100 Best Live Recordings - No. 85 The Beethoven Journey—The Complete Piano Concertos, Mahler Chamber Orchestra / Leif Ove Andsnes
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Anticipating the full release of "Rosendals Garden."
Yelena Eckemoff - Rosendals Garden III
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Yelena Eckemoff - Rosendals Garden III
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Yelena Eckemoff - Rosendals Garden IV
"Ruins of Älvsborg" (L & H Productions, 2025)
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December 13, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Anticipating the full release of "Rosendals Garden."
Yelena Eckemoff - Rosendals Garden III
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Yelena Eckemoff - Rosendals Garden III
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