Milburn And Nicodemus

Can a painting or illustration of a biblical scene help readers understand the Bible? Conversely, to what extent can knowledge about a biblical story help viewers appreciate an artist's portrayal of it? Interpreting biblical art is more than a matter of asking whether or not an artist 'got it right' or 'got it wrong'.

Joe Houston, a honking R&B saxman of wallpaper-peeling potency, recorded for virtually every major independent R&B label in Los Angeles during the 1950s. When the jump blues tradition faded, he segued right into rock & roll, even cutting budget Twist and surf albums for Crown that didn't sound very different from what he was doing a decade before.

The fascinating and elusive figure of the Monk of Salzburg, whose actual name we will probably never know, has been enriched by a further work. A Passion setting that can be linked to the apocryphal Gospel of Nicodemus and which the Enssle-Lamprecht duo sensually and poetically bring to life with their incomparable virtuosity and an astonishing arsenal of medieval instruments.

The fascinating and elusive figure of the Monk of Salzburg, whose actual name we will probably never know, has been enriched by a further work. A Passion setting that can be linked to the apocryphal Gospel of Nicodemus and which the Enssle-Lamprecht duo sensually and poetically brings to life with their incomparable virtuosity and an astonishing arsenal of medieval instruments.