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Dance Album Of Carl Perkins – Intervention Records

Dance Album Of Carl Perkins – Intervention Records

by | Mar 30, 2026 | Pop/Rock/World CD Reviews, SACD & Other Hi-Res Reviews

Intervention Records releases a vibrant 45r.p.m. 180-gram vinyl of Carl Perkins’ Sun Records catalog. Carl Perkins – Dance Album Of Carl Perkins – Sun Record Company LP-225 (1958)/Intervention Records IR-038 (2026) 180-gram 45 r.p.m. mono vinyl, 31:04 *****: (Carl Perkins – guitar, vocals; plus many others) The rockabilly phenomenon began at Sun Records. The rock and roll crossover stars included. Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash and Roy Orbison. Perhaps the most notable of the Memphis-based rockabilly artists was Carl Perkins. “The King Of Rockabilly” wrote hit songs like “Blue Suede Shoes”, “Honey Don’t”, “Matchbox” and “Everybody’s Tryin’ To Be My Baby”. These became part of the commercial music scene, covered by artists like The Beatles (maybe the biggest disciples), Jimi Hendrix, Elvis, Johnny Cash and Eric Clapton. Perkins was highly regarded for his nimble guitar techniques consisted of finger picking, arpeggios, open stringing, note-bending and cross picking. Intervention Records has released a 180-gram 45 r.p.m. mono vinyl of the 1958 album, Dance Album Of Carl Perkins. This was a compilation of singles and B-sides (with 10 original compositions). These 12 tracks, logging in at approximately 31 minutes is a quintessential look at rockabilly and the legacy of Perkins. […]

Art Pepper – Everything Happens to Me: Live at the Cellar – Widows Taste Music

Art Pepper – Everything Happens to Me: Live at the Cellar – Widows Taste Music

by | Mar 12, 2026 | Jazz CD Reviews

One thing is for certain, Art Pepper never “mailed it in” … Art Pepper – Everything Happens to Me: Live at the Cellar – Omnivore Recordings/ Widows Taste Music # OVCD-607/810075115475 – 4 CD – 1959 – **** (Art Pepper – alto and tenor saxophone; Chris Gage – piano; Tony Clitheroe – bass; George Ursan – drums) Art Pepper crammed a lot in, during his 56 years of sometimes hard living. There were so many highs and lows. Not all the “highs” were pleasant. His hard drug dependency led to stays at San Quentin, certainly not a “country club” prison. But Art was a survivor. What kept him going was his love of playing his saxophone, where he poured out his heart, never content to take it easy. It began in his teens playing in south central LA, where as a young white player, he had to earn credibility. The need to continue to “prove himself” was a constant throughout his lifetime. Pepper wore his “heart on his sleeve,” and it showed, especially on his passionate reads on ballads. Art went through several phases in his career. Beginning with a stay with Stan Kenton’s big band, he was a mainstay […]