Morgan Enos

1 month ago | trackingangle.com | Matthew Lutthans |Morgan Enos

TROMBONE LEGENDS J.J. JOHNSON & KAI WINDING’S 1960 RAPPROCHEMENT SOUNDS SUPERB — BUT THE ORIGINAL PRESSING HAS ONE MAJOR STRENGTHTo Nick Finzer, the pioneering trombonist J.J. Johnson is often taken for granted. A standout among the new generation of trombonists, Finzer released Legacy — a full-album tribute to his hero, last year — “He’s one of those figures where people know and are familiar with his name,” he told me.

1 month ago | trackingangle.com | Matthew Lutthans |Morgan Enos

A LESSER-KNOWN ALBUM BY THE TEXAS BLUES LEGEND BENEFITS FROM SONIC CLARIFICATIONLightnin’ Hopkins was many things — a hauntingly personal guitarist, a casually riveting storyteller, and as the country blues tradition goes, a figure of resounding influence. Every scrape of a string, every craggy vocalization, every ribald bon mot, seemed to spring from the Texas soil itself. To put it plainly, the bluesman was real — about as real as it gets.

Dec 3, 2024 | grammy.com | Morgan Enos

Final Round Voting for the 2025 GRAMMYs takes place from Thursday, December 12, 2024, through Friday, January 3, 2025. Graphic Courtesy of the Recording AcademyWith Final Round Voting for the 2025 GRAMMYs opening Thursday, Dec. 12, here are six key points underscoring the importance of your GRAMMY vote and participation in the annual GRAMMY Awards voting process. |GRAMMYs/Dec 4, 2024 - 05:27 pmEditor’s Note: Updated Friday, Oct.

Nov 21, 2024 | trackingangle.com | Phillip McDonald |Paul Hicks |Alex Wharton |Morgan Enos

A FLAWED YET LOVELY BEATLES SOLO ALBUM IS IN GOOD HANDS WITH PAUL HICKSOn 1973’s Living in the Material World, George Harrison’s capacity for subtlety began to elude him in earnest. Six years earlier, he’d released “Within You Without You” on Sgt. Pepper’s — scolding, to be sure, but above all gorgeous, enveloping, and innovative. (Plus, the snickers at the end made it all land.) On the 1968 B-side “The Inner Light,” he channeled the Tao Te Ching with sweet poignancy.

Aug 17, 2024 | rollingstone.com | Morgan Enos

August 17, 2024 Kenan Salazar, 23, says he's just paying tribute to the music he loves Gabe Perez* Somewhere in the sleepy suburbs of Philadelphia, a 23-year-old jokester is committed to a bit that will either make you laugh, get you to sing along, utterly baffle you, or all three. Earth Kenan Salazar has found his calling in creating pitch-perfect covers of classic rock songs that sub in nonsensical Gen-Alpha slang for the original lyrics, cracking up his 12,000-plus (and growing) followers...