Archive for January 1st, 2013

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Jordon Richardson’s Top Albums for 2012: Jazz

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPtBOpq4v1E&w=500&h=305] With another year gone, the time for lists is upon us. I’ve already toiled over my list of favorite metal albums and my list of pop/rock/whatever albums, so the unenviable task now falls to identifying 2012’s favorite jazz records. You May Also Like: Jimmy Haslip, jazz bassist: TheRead More

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Xenat-Ra – Science for the Soundman (2012)

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhNXoeogHDo&w=500&h=305] Brilliantly off-kilter, completely unquantifiable, Xenat-Ra is, at any given moment, the best prog/free jazz/hip hop/metal band you’ve never heard of. You May Also Like: Projekt Gemineye – ‘Man of Science … Man of Dreams’ (2018) Projekt Gemineye, “Virtual Reality” (2018): One Track Mind Walter Becker, “Couchriders In theRead More

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Michael Blake – In The Grand Scheme Of Things (2012)

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hB7aWTFGcuI&w=420&h=315] Vancouver native and saxophonist Michael Blake came back to this Canadian city after residing in NYC for a quarter century, and brought home a wealth of ideas with him. You May Also Like: Daniel Carter, William Parker, Matthew Shipp – Seraphic Light, Live at Tufts University (2018) RyanRead More

Jeremy – The Solar King (2013)

Jeremy – The Solar King (2013)

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TkW6AhS2Rg&w=500&h=305] I would bet a pepperoni pizza that Jeremy Morris is the most prolific artist in the history of recorded music. The Portage, Michigan resident sings, writes songs, plays a flurry of different instruments and runs his own label. You May Also Like: Jeremy Morris and the Lemon ClocksRead More