Welcome to our final Extended Play list of the 2015-16 season! As usual, all the tracks below relate in some way to articles in the May 2016 issue. Tracks 1-2 draw from our Music Notes section with songs by Billy Joel and Lukas Graham. Tracks 3-7 were all recorded at the same fabled location: London’s Abbey Road Studios. Tracks 8-14 …
Free (Jazz) and (the Big) Easy
Want to hear more music relating to our April 2016 issue? You’ve come to the right place; check out the playlist below. Track 1 is by Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox, our Who’s News pick for the month. Tracks 2-9 feature a variety of artists from the latest addition to our Music of the States series, Louisiana. Note in particular the lead/rhythm fiddle …
Bowie, Turkey, and the Hurdy-gurdy
If you liked our Hear the Music playlist for March 2016 and want to hear more, you’ve come to the right place. For this month’s Extended Play, Tracks 1-2 relate to the Music Notes section: the final song on David Bowie’s final album and a “Final Thought” from our Who’s News pick of the month, saxophonist Kamasi Washington. Tracks 3-8 are connected to …