Doug Collette

Jason Moran & Bandwagon Performing “Milestone”: Flynn Theater, Burlington, VT – 1/19/08

Doug Collette January 25, 2008 No Comments

Good humored, self-effacing and articulate in his music and personal demeanor, Jason Moran is one of the most challenging artists of contemporary jazz. The presentation of the concept piece co-authored with Alicia Hall Moran,  “Milestone,” on January 19th at the Flynn Mainstage wasn’t exactly a high-tech multimedia production but it was provocative nonetheless, underpinned by musicianship equally passionate and complex.

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North Mississippi Allstars: Hernando

Doug Collette January 23, 2008 No Comments

In keeping with its pre-release announcement, The North Mississippi Allstars new studio album Hernando gets off to an extremely powerful start. It’s to the credit of the self produced trio (in collaboration with Cody and Luther’s famous father Jim Dickinson) that the variety included on Hernando ultimately emphasizes the band’s forte.

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Dead Symphony: An Orchestral Tribute to the Music of the Grateful Dead

Doug Collette January 17, 2008 No Comments

If you thought it extremely unlikely to see Grateful Dead merch being hawked during a public television fundraising campaign, as has happened in recent years, you probably never imagined something called “An Orchestral Tribute to The Music of The Grateful Dead.” But lo and behold here it is, in the form of Dead Symphony.

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U2: The Joshua Tree – 20th Anniversary Edition

Doug Collette January 10, 2008 No Comments

If U2’s The Joshua Tree did not represent such an artistic pinnacle for the Irish group, this Deluxe 20th Anniversary Edition might seem nothing more than another contrived piece of commercialism for the holidays.

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New Riders of the Purple Sage: Live New Years Eve 2006

Doug Collette January 2, 2008 No Comments

ith its sharp replication of the original New Riders’ cover art an accurate reflection of the music itself recorded at Mexicali Blues Café (except for the often abrupt track changes), this modern-day version of the band proves itself to be not just an extension of the (seemingly) bottomless roots of The Grateful Dead, but a worthwhile endeavor its own terms.

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Elvis Costello: My Aim Is True (30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)

Doug Collette December 24, 2007 No Comments

While there have been previous, not to mention extensive, archival reissues of Elvis Costello’s discography in recent years, the third one begun earlier in 2007 may end up being the best of the lot. At least if subsequent titles demonstrate the comprehensive logic of My Aim Is True 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition.

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