Cherishing the Gerry Rafferty album City to City
A record collector/musician explains why the album City to City by singer-songwriter Gerry Rafferty is such a timeless classic.
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Apr 26, 2021
Gerry Rafferty in a personal photograph given to Goldmine by his family (Photo taken in 1977 by Martha Rafferty) and his classic album, City to City.
A record collector/musician explains why the album City to City by singer-songwriter Gerry Rafferty is such a timeless classic.
By Joe Matera
and the new single by Scottish singer-songwriter
Gerry Rafferty, “Baker Street,” is blasting out on the airwaves on my small transistor radio. The hypnotic sax hook, lyrical content, musical arrangement and the voice, it all engulfs me, striking a chord deep within my soul. This is music coming truly from the heart. It sweeps me away from my teenage existence into another world, a world so far away. And I’m hooked, big time. I hit the local record store and purchase the 7-inch sin
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Something to celebrate in 2021: Jazz centennials from when the art form was young
Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune
Yes, there’s something to celebrate in 2021: this year’s jazz centennials.
Several jazz luminaries were born 100 years ago, when the art form was still in its youth. How soon we’ll be able to mark the occasion in concert remains to be seen.
But until then, let’s raise a glass to these giants:
Astor Piazzolla, March 11.
Listeners can debate where (or if) Piazzolla fits in the jazz pantheon, in that he’s universally revered for his explorations and innovations in tango. But as far as I’m concerned, his genius in developing a profoundly folkloric music in the most complex, sophisticated ways places him in a league with jazz visionaries Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington, among