Phono Op Four differing opinions on 1999's best albums. [01-03-00] — Ron Bally, Dave McElfresh, Fred Mills, Stephen Seigel, TUCSON WEEKLY Blues Blood Mose Allison brings his sophisticated brand of blues to the Rialto. [12-07-99] — Dave McElfresh, TUCSON WEEKLY Gettin' Jazzed Maybe you haven't heard about Medeski, Martin and Wood. But you probably will. [04-12-99] — Dave McElfresh, TUCSON WEEKLY 'Bitches' Brewmeister From Bob Dylan to Miles Davis, bassist Harvey Brooks sure knows a thing or two about improvising. [03-08-99] — Dave McElfresh, TUCSON WEEKLY Blue Notes Lacking the nookie part in your mix of sex, drugs and rock and roll? [02-15-99] — Dave McElfresh, TUCSON WEEKLY Book 'Em, Jim-o Musical star-wannabe would do well to snag Jimmy Webb's "Tunesmith," a highly readable book that details damn near every aspect of the songwriting craft. [01-19-99] — Dave McElfresh, TUCSON WEEKLY The Burt's Back Racket Oddly enough, Burt Bacharach's career is in full swing again. [12-20-98] — Dave McElfresh, TUCSON WEEKLY General Electric How many folksingers does it take to change a lightbulb? [11-23-98] — Dave McElfresh, TUCSON WEEKLY Pride Of New Orleans Pianist Henry Butler is one blind bluesman with extraordinary vision. [10-19-98] — Dave McElfresh, TUCSON WEEKLY All Jazzed Up There's a good reason super saxophonist Charles McPherson knows all the moves and notes of his hero, Charlie Parker. [10-12-98] — Dave McElfresh, TUCSON WEEKLY Life Of Brian The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson may be mad, but he proves his genius once again. [08-17-98] — Dave McElfresh, TUCSON WEEKLY Jazz Standard Deviation What's the point of being blessed with exceptional talent if it's purposely laid aside? [07-06-98] — Dave McElfresh, TUCSON WEEKLY Cuban Missile More than a hundred albums later, Tito Puente is still going strong. [06-15-98] — Dave McElfresh, TUCSON WEEKLY Hardcore R&B Two Mississippi-based labels, Ace Records and Malaco/Waldoxy, are churning out stuff so solid you'd think that none of those slimeball-slick '90s studio R&B rapists had ever been born. [06-08-98] — Dave McElfresh, TUCSON WEEKLY Diva Deluxe Though jazz vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater has lived in Paris for more than 12 years, better not call her a jazz expatriate. [04-20-98] — Dave McElfresh, TUCSON WEEKLY Making Mingus Music Who but jazz great Charlie Mingus could have turned a Tijuana bender into one of the greatest albums of all time? [03-30-98] — Dave McElfresh, TUCSON WEEKLY Playing Possum Blues pretenders beware -- Fat Possum Records is the real nitty-gritty. [03-02-98] — Dave McElfresh, TUCSON WEEKLY Marriage of Inconvenience A look at jazz's long and cheesy attempts to cover rock themes. And why there's hope for better music to come. [01-12-98] — Dave McElfresh, TUCSON WEEKLY Covering Miles Aside from Igor Stravinsky, no one other than Miles Davis has been so hated for creating music that later proved to be so visionary. [12-01-97] — Dave McElfresh, TUCSON WEEKLY Ageless Badasses Those bad-boy Rolling Stones seem to defy age and death, which is probably why those rapidly aging baby boomers like 'em. [11-03-97] — Dave McElfresh, TUCSON WEEKLY More Dave McElfresh Archives...
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