Quarternotes
Canadian singer-songwriter David Olney has a new CD out called Don’t Try to Fight it (Red Parlor) that deserves your attention. It’s a great collection well written words and music that will grab you from the outset. Songs like the rocking “If Ever They Ley Me Out,” a song about what it’s like to be incar- cerated and dream of freedom; a story of young love called “Ferris Wheel”; and “Big Top,” a great story telling song about a circus getting caught in a storm.A masterful story teller in the tradition of Johnny Cash or John Prine, Olney’s tunes have been covered by everyone from Linda Ronstadt to Del Mc- Coury,, but as is the case with most writers, he is at his finest interpreting his own music . . . Emerson, Lake and Palmer, the Kings of 1970’s prog-rock have a fantastic new re- lease, culled from their tours of Brazil, Chile and Argentina in 1993 and 1997. The four- disc celebration is called Once Upon a Time in South America (Rock Beat) and contains virtually all of their best loved songs in a power packed live setting. This collection shows the trio at their absolute finest since Welcome Back My Friends . . . in 1974. The box set includes ELP classics including “Tarkus,” “Still, You Turn Me On,” “Lucky Man,” “Fanfare for the Common Man,” “Karn Evil 9,” and “Pictures at an Exhibition,” to name just a few. Sadly, there can be no more ELP, as both Keith Emerson (March 11) and Greg Lake (December 7) were among to hoard of rock casualties that we lost during 2016. The year that also claimed David Bowie and Prince. ELP were one of a kind, a band that could not be touched as far as their brand of progressive rock. With their back catalog (Works was my favorite) and this new collection, they will never be forgotten. . . Jaco Pastorius was without a doubt one of the most talented bass players of our lifetime,
if not the best. Now, for the first time, we can all enjoy this never before released live album, recorded on June 27, 1982 as a part of the Kool Jazz Festival in New York City. Truth, Liberty and Soul- Live in NYC - The Complete 1982 NPR Jazz Alive! Recording (Resonance) was originally air via NPR radio, but this release includes an additional 40 minutes of music previously unheard. Backed by the Word of Mouth Big Band, Jaco set fire toi the stage of Avery Fisher Hall on this night, and now we can all enjoy it all of this 2- disc set that also includes a massive 100-page book filled with rare photos, essays about Pastorius, and much more. A rare treat to be sure…Songwriter’s Hall of Fame member Chip Taylor’s latest album, A Song I Can Live With (Train Wreck) is just what you’d expect from this legendary writer, another outstanding collection of tunes written from the heart, with passion and gusto. The album, produced by Chip along with Goran Grini, contains a dozen songs that find him backed by a band that includes John Platania as well as pedal-steel master Greg Leisz. Taylor says that the songs on the CD were all “stream of consciousness” based. That is, he didn’t sit down to write a song about anything in par- ticular, instead letting his muse run free. The result is yet another fine Chip Taylor album. A very good one. . . (Quarternotes by Michael Buffalo Smith) •
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