Monthly Archive: May 2005

DUKE ELLINGTON: Assorted Works – Wynton Marsalis / The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra – DMX Music, in Association with Brooks Brothers.

DUKE ELLINGTON: Assorted Works – Wynton Marsalis / The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra – DMX Music, in Association with Brooks Brothers. (Available at Brooks Bros. stores). ****: Well, Dudes, this one is a surprise even for me. Imagine! Max Dudious strolls into the local Brooks Brothers store about twice a year: after Xmas to catch […]

The Kinks – A Soap Opera

The Kinks – A Soap Opera – Koch Records VEL-SC-79811 Hybrid Stereo SACD Rating: ?: In celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the Kinks’ first record, all 15 albums have been remastered on hybrid SACDs. This disc may not be the weirdest of them all, but it sure is a start in that direction. This […]

Poor Boy – Songs of Nick Drake Tribute Album

Poor Boy – Songs of Nick Drake Tribute Album; Songlines SGL SA4202-2 Hybrid Stereo SACD ***: Nick Drake is one of those mysterious artists who never got much attention (except when his songs appeared in television commercials) and led a reclusive, possibly tortured existence. There aren’t many pictures or typical documentation of his life—only stories […]