Something Less: “Heaven & Earth” by Yes (Frontiers, 2014)
Album review by Neil Hobkirk Well, the cover art’s nice. And the music’s nice too. Or rather, the [...]
Articles by Neil Hobkirk
Definitive Statement: Dee Daniels’ “State of the Art” (Criss Cross Jazz, 2013)
Album review by Neil Hobkirk Dee Daniels should need no introduction. Unfortunately, she too often does. In a [...]
The Long and the Short of Mike Oldfield: “Five Miles Out” and “Crises” (deluxe editions; Mercury, 2013)
Album review by Neil Hobkirk I remember my first proper sound system, purchased during high school in 1984: [...]
Upended Cornucopia: Glass Hammer’s “Ode to Echo” (Arion Records/Sound Resources, 2014)
Album review by Neil Hobkirk Sure, it’s safe to say that Glass Hammer is the finest progressive rock band [...]
Polite Blaze: Eric Alexander’s “Chicago Fire” (HighNote, 2014)
Album review by Neil Hobkirk Yes, folks: he still walks the earth and works among us. Rudy Van Gelder, one of [...]
Suites of Sorts: “Mira” by Arild Andersen with Tommy Smith and Paolo Vinaccia (ECM, 2014)
Album review by Neil Hobkirk I’m going to treat this album as though it fell into two distinct sections. [...]