Harder Than It Looks In January 2001 first-time filmmaker George Goehl told me he expected to finish the documentary he was working on by that fall. That turned out to be classic rookie optimism. He didn’t get done with King of Bluegrass: The Life and Times of Jimmy Martin until this past March, and its […]
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Brass in the Blood
If you spend much time in the Loop, chances are you’ve heard them: an eight-piece group under the el tracks, playing in a head-turning style that crosses the syncopated pleasures of funky New Orleans brass with the precision and rich harmonies of modern jazz. In a city full of street performers, the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble […]
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Go Ahead, Call It a Comeback/Sound Investment
Go Ahead, Call It a Comeback In 1975 Philadelphia soul singer Howard Tate went to work selling securities for Prudential. He released a couple of self-produced singles after that, but gradually he put his bumpy career in music behind him. Despite scoring three top-20 R & B hits in the late 60s and making one […]