by Brian Arsenault As a cool September breeze pushes the mists of summer down the bay, ushering in a new season, Carol Welsman’s Alone Together — to be released Friday, Sept. 18 — freshens some old songs you know and some you may not have ever heard. And how good is that? Good enough that… Read More CD Review: Carol Welsman’s “Alone Together”
Christopher Felver’s Documentary (First Run Features) By Brian Arsenault Of all the poems in all the world my favorite is “Dog” by Lawrence Ferlinghetti and unbeknownst to me till now there is actual footage of the dog in “Dog” and it’s in Christopher Felver’s film. I am extremely grateful. Ferlinghetti A Rebirth of Wonder will… Read More DVD Review: “Ferlinghetti A Rebirth of Wonder”
A Consideration of Mercurial Balm and On the Dance Floor By Brian Arsenault What, then, to make of these envelopes of ECM released CDs which keep appearing in my mailbox? Oh, the envelopes are plain enough. Unadorned brown wrappers as if the contents might be Viagra from India or girly magazines shipped discreetly from 1960. … Read More Short Takes: Between the Silences of ECM Records
The International Review of Music 