All-Star Break Edition article by AAJ Staff, published on July 2, 2025 at All About Jazz. Find more Year in Review articles ...

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Either way, these five records are solid from start to finish; they just deserved a cover that made a better first impression.5 classic records that deserved better album covers1. Led Zeppelin - ...

Still, Andersen’s aching delivery, backed by a haunting pedal steel, makes for a beautifully lonesome song. And his cover of JJ Cale’s “Magnolia” is just as sublime. For someone who has built a career ...

Others step in on select tracks. The album title is the mantra for the record. They proceed somewhere between a peppy gait and a languorous stroll throughout the originals and covers. Covers are from ...

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John Cale’s latest album, Poptical Illusion, sees him go to optimistic, dreamlike places, which is reflected in the album design. Designed by Rob Carmichael at LA studio Seen, the record features ...

The Deslondes Finally Record “Drifter’s Wife” The only outside cut on Roll It Out is a cover of “Drifter’s Wife” by JJ Cale. Downing explained why they decided to end the album with it.

Neil Young, in 2013, even ranked Cale next to Jimi Hendrix as the two best electric guitar players he had ever heard. One artist, however, had the biggest effect on Cale’s career: Eric Clapton.

2023’s deliciously disquieting Mercy: a dark and disturbing red on black slab. This year’s (yes, not much more than 12 months later) POPtical Illusion? A playful photomontage shot through with blue ...

JJ Cale was one of American music’s best-kept secret. The singer and guitarist notched up a few hits of his own, including 1971’s Crazy Mama and the following year’s After Midnight, but his relatively ...