Living - Feb. 19, 2009
OnMilwaukee.com Recommends: Feb. 19, 2009
It's the middle of cold and flu season in Milwaukee and the editorial staff is operating at fever pitch. This week's batch of "stuff we really like right now" is an eclectic mix of very cool music from very different genres, an entertaining group of Japanese kids movies, a spectacular time-wasting Web site, a fun corner-bar and diversion and a delicious sandwich from a local restaurant (Cubanitas, pictured).
Tags: cubanitas, say hi, oohs & ahhs, eric elbogen, hayao miyazaki, kiki's delivery service, sporcle.com, slumdog millionaire, azita, how will you, champion's pub, stone creek coffee, chico hamilton, andrew hill

Music - July 17, 2007
Mix tape: reissue-ville
Heartbeat has two new Studio One CDs out and both are new versions of classic LPs already reissued on CD by Heartbeat in the past. Then there's the amazing new Mingus/Dolphy live set.
Tags: Studio One, Coxsone, reggae, jamaica, lone ranger, alcapone, dolphy, mingus, blue note, byard, andrew hill, dannie richmond, coles

Music - June 30, 2007
Jazz for connoisseurs
On the heels of the long-awaited reissue of recently-departed jazz pianist Andrew Hill's 1966 "Compulsion" by Blue Note comes a batch of Connoisseur Series reissues that includes the session Hill recorded for Blue Note right after.
Tags: Blue Note, Andrew Hill, Grassel, Frank Foster, Turrentine, Jimmy Smith, Kenny Cox

Music - May 3, 2007
Mix tape: part two
Here’s part two of a journey through the stack of CDs on my desk. Part one appeared in the Sound Check section last weekend and there’s more to come, so stay tuned.
Tags: Meters, Subsonica, Steve Cropper, Brand New Heavies, Amsterdam, Turin, Blue Note, Dexter Gordon, Donald Byrd, Andrew Hill, Compulsion, Jackie McLean, Ornette

Music - April 26, 2007
Grassel gives "Compulsion" another chance
When the subject of Andrew Hill's 1966 "Compulsion" came up, Grassel told me he was disappointed by it and seemed unsurprised that Blue Note hadn't seen fit to reissue it. So, when that reissue did arrive on March 20, I sent a copy to Grassel, who vowed to give it another chance and share his thoughts.
Tags: Grassel, Andrew Hill, Blue Note, Unit Structures, Cecil Taylor, Cecil McBee, Compulsion, Andrew Cyrille, Rashied Ali, Joe Chambers, John Gilmore