mmiles777.wordpress.com – The theme of this year — all over the damn place — is “passages.” And the new Stax release by William Bell, this is where i live is a prime opportunity to reflect with your ears and head. Here’s what I played today getting ready to apprehend his new one:

Do Right Man, (Charly R&B;, vinyl, 1984) Selected and annotated by Cliff White, who has a strong ear for the soul ballad. This features an unsurpassed selection and sequence with that emphasis (and good notes, of course), but badly needs a remaster.