2. July 2010 by Tom Schnabel
5 Favorite Jazz Record Covers
By Tom Schnabel KCRW Music Host
One of the things I love most about vinyl, besides the tactile aspect is the visual aspect, album cover art, something that has been lost in the digital revolution. Here are five classic album covers from days past.
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19. March 2010 by Tom Schnabel
5 great live recordings you’ll never tire of
It’s a case of Sophie’s Choice for me selecting these five amazing live performances, but I want to share these live recordings for their power, their virtuosity, and all the human emotions from both artist and the lucky people who were there at these historic recordings. They all are treasures that allow us to partake, even though we weren’t there. And these are gems that I will never tire of. There are many, many others I can’t include in this short list, but these five are all outstanding.
1. Mercedes Sosa Live in Argentina Tropical Music
3. August 2009 by Tom Schnabel
5 Bands that Defined surf culture in LA by Tom Schnabel
Tom Schnabel, KCRW DJ.
When I was fourteen, I started surfing, borrowing my older brother’s longboard. I persisted and eventually became pretty good. I surfed all up and down the coast and rode the big waves in Hawaii too. And of course I loved going to surfing movies and watching impossibly beautiful waves and classic surfers carving them like Baryshnikov. It was always disappointing going out the next day after the movie and find the surf flat.
