Listening Report: Minnie Riperton’s Come To My Garden, RSD Essential Reissue
Mark Smotroff gets disappointed by a reissue…
Charles Mingus’ Black Saint & The Sinner Lady, 180-gram Acoustic Sounds Re-issue
Mark Smotroff wonders if it is possible for orchestral-leaning classic jazz to rock?
Listening Report: Ella Fitzgerald At The Hollywood Bowl
Mark Smotroff sets the wayback machine to appreciate a 21st century release…
Listening Report: Robert Fripp’s Exposures 32-Disc Boxed Set (Part 1, A Frippertronics Primer, Surround Sound & More)
Mark Smotroff takes a very deep dive into an academia-worthy artistic profile…
Listening Report: Elton John’s Madman Across The Water 50th Anniversary Boxed Set Preview (Part 2: Demos & More)
Mark Smotroff continues exploring an expanded edition of one of his favorite albums…
Listening Report: Record Store Day Colored Vinyl Party With Darlene Love, Jonathan Richman & The Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio
Mark Smotroff connects some dots across generations and genres…
Listening Report: Why You Want To Hear Art Pepper Plus Eleven In Stereo
Mark Smotroff enjoys some pepper every now and then…