Chicago Chicago Vii (1974) [teichiku Records, Tecw 1909]

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Bach - Violin Concertos - Perlman, Zukerman, Barenboim (2001) {EMI Records 7243 5 74555 2 7 rec 1971, 1974}
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© 1971-74, 2001 EMI Records | 7243 5 74555 2 7
Classical / Baroque / Violin / Orchestral

Outstanding collection of Bach violin concertos performed by beloved violinist Itzhak Perlman. Born in Israel in 1945, Perlman completed his initial training at the Academy of Music in Tel Aviv. He came to New York and soon was propelled into the international arena with an appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1958.

Like several of the black jazz and blues players of his generation, pianist Eddie Boyd, tired of the racism in America and the general treatment afforded musicians, moved permanently to Europe in the mid-'60s, where labels like Sweden's Sonet Records were more than happy to record him. The session presented here took place in Stockholm in 1974, and features Boyd on piano and vocals performing original blues numbers backed by young Swedish players (and one American, Ed Thigpen, on drums), and while things don't have the powerful edge of a classic Chicago Chess Records session, it's close, and there is a charmingly loose and fluid feel working here, one that is perfect for the kind of easy, almost elegant blues that was Boyd's stock in trade…

A rather confusing budget release, Legacy of the Blues, Vol. 10 collects ten tracks from the singer, seemingly from the latter part of Boyd's career (the lack of decent liner notes is a problem), although the rather arbitrary song selection means that the overall release lacks any kind of cohesiveness. This release does contain classics such as "I'm a Fool" and "Dedication to My Baby," but it's certainly not a good introduction to the artist, nor a release that would attract Boyd's hardcore fans. Boyd's available back catalog is in dire need of an overhaul, but unfortunately releases such as this simply add to the confusion.

CSNY 1974 is the nineteenth album by Crosby, Stills, & Nash, their seventh in the CSNY quartet configuration, and their fifth live album, the third as a foursome. Issued on Rhino Records in 2014, it consists of concert material recorded in 1974 on the band's tour during the summer of that year…