Archive for September, 2011

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Christian McBride Big Band – The Good Feeling (2011)

In a way, Christian McBride has been working on this big-band project all along. The talented jazz bassist’s interest in this format began almost 20 years ago You May Also Like: Marquis Hill – The Way We Play (2016) Dan Wilson, Maximo Park, Benjamin Lazar Davis + Others: Five forRead More

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Half Notes: Marilyn Crispell – Vignettes (2008)

by Mark Saleski Never heard of pianist Marilyn Crispell? I was first exposed to her work via Anthony Braxton’s momumental Willisau quartet recordings. Crispell has a unique style of play, which I put on the shelf next to Cecil Taylor and Keith Jarrett. This was her first solo record onRead More

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Bill Frisell – All We Are Saying (2011)

‘All We Are Saying’ feels so connective because of guitarist Bill Frisell’s willingness to simply let things happen – to accept life as it goes.

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Have A Cigar!: Celebrating Pink Floyd's massive new reissue project