When you say the name “Santana”, people of a certain (elder) age will immediately think of songs like Black Magic Woman, Evil Ways, and No One to Depend On. Oh, but wait. Other people of a certain (younger) age will immediately think of songs like Smooth, Maria Maria, and Game of Love. Five decades of... Continue Reading →
Saturday night is my #JazzurdayNight, and as the clock went past midnight on this recent Saturday to become Sunday and Father’s Day, the time drew near to play my favorite father-related song, Cannonball Adderley’s One for Daddy-O from the five-star album Somethin’ Else. At some point in my jazz-fan lifetime, I had heard OF Miles... Continue Reading →
Ahead of tonight’s big cuts where we will lose three of the remaining eight Idolists (approx. 40% for the math-inclined like me), I want to write a bit about My Girl We´Ani. I am choosing to believe in a conspiracy theory of my own making, which is that the Evil Genius Producers (EGPs) are tired... Continue Reading →
This will be much shorter than the six hours of Idol coming on Sunday and Monday. With the first cuts coming as voted on by Americans, I am taking a moment to give you my Top Six So Far plus a few more not their level but are worth paying attention to. You will notice... Continue Reading →
I’ve been doing some deep musing on 21-year-old Caroline Baran, the Idolist also known as Kaeyra. My introduction to her was in the final round of auditions. I was of two minds about that audition. Mind One thought her slow, jazzy-bluesy-soulful, and fearless take on Chris Stapleton’s Cold accompanying herself on piano was a bold... Continue Reading →
What if I told you that from The Bachelor premiere, I would pick a group of four women that would include someone that would get a Hometown visit or more? That would be pretty good, right? Well, that happened. In my blog for The Bachelor premiere, I highlighted four women out of the 30 who... Continue Reading →
In my earlier review of High Drama, I said that what makes this album so compelling is Adam’s ability to interpret and interpolate songs in ways that fundamentally reshape them into new creations. So let’s look at each track and how I think he accomplishes that. Holding Out for a Hero. Adam reconstructs Bonnie Tyler’s... Continue Reading →
Ray's Musings 