Best New Old Music of 2018
2018's guide to the best old music or reissues of year regardless if it was a classic album, or a compilation of hidden gems.
Roz Milner
Country-Fried Dead | Grateful Dead – Dave’s Picks Volume 26
A combo from two shows in fall 1971, Dave's Picks Vol. 26 shows the Grateful Dead in their stripped-down, country rock period.
Welcome to Miami Beach | Neil Young – Roxy: Tonight’s the Night Live
Neil Young's new live album Roxy: Tonight's the Night Live shows Young at a dark period of his life and how he turned personal tragedy into art.
Sun Ra: Of Abstract Dreams / Of Mythic Worlds | The Full Experience
Two new Sun Ra reissues - Of Abstract Dreams and Of Mythic Worlds - show two sides of Ra's music in the 1970s, and together they add up to show how compelling and good his music was in that decade, writes B.G.M.'s M Milner.
Bengt Berger: Bitter Funeral Beer | Adopt This Album
Bengt Berger's 1981 album Bitter Funeral Beer is a forgotten World Music gem, a compelling mix of jazz and Ghanaian music that features a great cast of musicians, including trumpeter Don Cherry. B.G.M.'s M Milner dives into this overlooked album.
Kacey Musgraves: Golden Hour | What A World
Kacey Musgraves new record Golden Hour does all the things you’d want a great country record to do, plus a few you wouldn't expect, writes M Milner, which not only makes it her best yet, but an early contender for the best record of 2018.
Miles Davis and John Coltrane | The Final Tour: The Bootleg Series Vol. 6
The Final Tour: The Bootleg Series Vol. 6 covers Miles Davis and John Coltrane's 1960 tour through Europe, both their first exposure to an international audience and the last times they'd play together. It's a worthy addition to both their catalogues, writes B.G.M.'s M Milner.
Sonny Rollins: Way Out West (2018 Reissue) | East Coast Meets West Coast
Craft Recordings' 2018 reissue of Sonny Rollins' 1957 record Way Out West offers a deeper look into his historic session with Shelly Manne and Ray Brown, writes M Milner, making it a worthy reissue of a jazz classic!
Jimi Hendrix: Both Sides of the Sky | More Dirt than Paydirt
The new Jimi Hendrix collection Both Sides of the Sky is yet another look into where his music was headed circa 1970. With tracks featuring Johnny Winter, Stephen Stills and Buddy Miles it sounds exciting, but as B.G.M.'s M Milner writes, it promises more than it delivers.
Reworking the Classics: Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, Jack DeJohnette – After the Fall
After the Fall, a newly released 1998 show by Keith Jarrett's long running Standards Trio, offers a compelling and exciting show featuring Jarrett, Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette in it's entirety, writes M Milner.