#137 - Eric Gales | N.Y. State of Jazz | DISS TRACK

Jay has very important news at the top with the announcement that the A.R.S.E.S. movement is upon us! This, so far, boils down to needing a higher quality 1/8” to 1/4” headphone adapters, but Jay sounds pretty serious about it!For his topic, Jay recently discovered American blues rock guitarist Eric Gales through his latest album “Crown”. A master of his genre and active since 1990, Gales has come a long way and sounds as sharp as ever. Jay catches us up on what we’ve missed in his 32+ year career.Songs: Eric Gales - “The Crown”Eric Gales - “I Want My Crown (feat. Joe Bonamassa)”Nick found a great article by Giovanni Russonello discussing the thriving jazz scene that’s been happening outside of traditional NYC jazz clubs. As bars and clubs shut down during COVID, the music didn’t stop, it just migrated from homes to restaurants to street corners. He reflects on the qualities of the genre that allow it to thrive in situations like these; revisits the conditions that led to the great influential jazz periods of the past, drawing similarities to today, and he presents a hopeful case that we’re about to enter another. [NY Times]Song: Derrick Hodge - “The Cost”Inspired by an article explaining why the 1971 song “Only a Fool Would Say That” by Steely Dan is a scathing rebuke of John Lennon’s whole thing, Greg decided it was time for a new bit! “DISS TRACK” looks at the songs written and performed to bring some one else down a notch (or two). Incidentally, Pusha-T was in the news this week after releasing a McDonald’s ‘diss track’ disguised as an Arby’s ad. Coincidental? Probably.Songs:Periphery - “Racecar”Brad Mehldau - “Racecar”Pusha T - Arby’s CommercialSteely Dan - “Only a Fool Would Say That”Queen - “Death on Two Legs”