Robert Low

What seems to be an unlikely pairing of former Led Zeppelin vocalist Robert Plant and bluegrass superstar Alison Krauss is actually one of the most effortless-sounding duos in modern popular music…

Band of Joy was the name of Robert Plant’s Black Country psychedelic folk group of the late ‘60s and his revival of its name and spirit in 2010 is of no small significance. Certainly, it’s an explicit suggestion that Plant is getting back to his roots, which is true to an extent: the original Band of Joy was unrecorded outside of a handful of demos, so there is no indication of whether this 2010 incarnation sounds anything at all like the ‘60s band but the communal vibe that pulsates throughout this album hearkens back to the age of hippies as much as it is an outgrowth of Raising Sand, Plant’s striking duet album with Alison Krauss…

‘Deborah contains some of the most glorious music Handel ever wrote. Even if many of the numbers have been recycled from earlier works, the invention is still staggering. Handel devotees can thus amuse themselves spotting the tunes while everyone else can revel in the sumptuous scoring and the sheer vitality and humanity of the piece, all superbly conveyed in Robert King's recording’.

The Pete Jolly Trio - When Lights Are Low (1956) {2004 Japan RCA-BMG Mini LP K2/24bit Remaster BVCJ-37422}
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Jazz / Bop / Cool / Piano

An early trio session from pianist Pete Jolly — recorded in a loose and unfettered mode that's very nice ! The lights are low, but the group's still swinging nicely — in the mode that makes you feel like you're sitting at the bar in one of the hipper lounges on the LA scene at the time — kicking back with cocktail while Pete and the trio inventively explore a few familiar tunes, plus some great numbers of their own ! Jules Berteaux is on bass, Robert Neal is on drums — and tracks include "Skating", "Ah Moore", "Unconcerned", "Groovin With Gus", "When Lights Are Low", and "Jordu".

Robert Dick - Our Cells Know (2016) {Tzadik TZ 4015}
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Jazz / Classical / Avant-Garde Jazz / Chamber Music / Modern Composition / Contrabass Flute

A true revolutionary, composer/performer/improviser Robert Dick has literally redefined the flute for our age. He has worked with a wide range of musicians from classical, jazz and improvised music backgrounds including Steve Lacy, Evan Parker, George Lewis and many others. Here he focuses in on the elusive contrabass flute, and uses a wide range of extended techniques including multiphonics, percussive effects, circular breathing and more! A unique and heartfelt CD of modern flute music unlike anything you have heard before!

Band of Joy was the name of Robert Plant’s Black Country psychedelic folk group of the late ‘60s and his revival of its name and spirit in 2010 is of no small significance. Certainly, it’s an explicit suggestion that Plant is getting back to his roots, which is true to an extent: the original Band of Joy was unrecorded outside of a handful of demos, so there is no indication of whether this 2010 incarnation sounds anything at all like the ‘60s band but the communal vibe that pulsates throughout this album hearkens back to the age of hippies as much as it is an outgrowth of Raising Sand, Plant’s striking duet album with Alison Krauss. Such blurred borders are commonplace on Band of Joy, where American and English folk meld, where the secular and sacred walk hand in hand, where the past is not past and the present is not rootless…