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Denny Zeitlin and George Marsh – ‘Telepathy’ (2021)

Denny Zeitlin and George Marsh – ‘Telepathy’ (2021)

On ‘Telepathy,’ long-established veterans Denny Zeitlin and George Marsh act like young upstarts, showing the jazz world a fresh new approach.

Claudio Scolari Project – ‘Cosmology’ (2021)

Claudio Scolari Project – ‘Cosmology’ (2021)

As is always the case on a Claudio Scolari Project album, the looseness in their approach on ‘Cosmology’ guarantees a freshness and fluidity in the music that refuses to be stifled by rigid structures.

BLOOP (Lina Allemano + Mike Smith) – ‘Proof’ (2021)

BLOOP (Lina Allemano + Mike Smith) – ‘Proof’ (2021)

Experiments with combining these two worlds on the fly can be a risky proposition but BLOOP (Lina Allemano and Mike Smith) have it all figured out and the ‘Proof’ is in the pudding.

Tim Berne’s Science Friction – ‘Science Friction +size’ (2020)

Tim Berne’s Science Friction – ‘Science Friction +size’ (2020)

There were two discoveries with ‘Science Friction +size’: When a quartet discovered new possibilities with a trumpeter, and when Tim Berne scraped a shiny disc off the floor.

Owl Xounds Exploding Galaxy – ‘The Coalescence’ (2020)

Owl Xounds Exploding Galaxy – ‘The Coalescence’ (2020)

Thankfully ESP-Disk made the call to get out to the world Owl Xounds Exploding Galaxy’s ‘The Coalescence,’ a valuable relic from an audacious NYC Downtown band that shouldn’t be forgotten.

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Sun of Goldfinger [David Torn, Tim Berne, Ches Smith] – ‘(Congratulations to You)’ (2020)

The revelation of ‘(Congratulations to You)’ is how Sun of Goldfinger mixes rare unmatched sonorities with impromptu creativity and advanced improvisation.

Karuna Trio (Adam Rudolph, Hamid Drake, Ralph M. Jones) – ‘Imaginary Archipelago’ (2020)

Karuna Trio (Adam Rudolph, Hamid Drake, Ralph M. Jones) – ‘Imaginary Archipelago’ (2020)

By applying today’s sound processing technology to hand-made music that was conceived instantly, Adam Rudolph magnifies the exotic musical concepts of himself and his longtime partners and collaborators Hamid Drake and Ralph M. Jones.

Aaron Parks – ‘Little Big II: Dreams of a Mechanical Man’ (2020)

Aaron Parks – ‘Little Big II: Dreams of a Mechanical Man’ (2020)

Aaron Parks has the songwriting and playing chops to make a solid jazz record whenever he wants to. This time, he went beyond that realm.

Sabir Mateen, Patrick Holmes, Federico Ughi – ‘Survival Situation’ (2020)

Sabir Mateen, Patrick Holmes, Federico Ughi – ‘Survival Situation’ (2020)

Across five tracks of varying length is a showcase not just for the finesse of Sabir Mateen, Patrick Holmes and Federico Ughi but also the ingenuity and diverse talents of Mateen himself.

Chicago Underground Quartet, “Batida” from ‘Good Days’ (2020): Something Else! streaming premiere

Chicago Underground Quartet, “Batida” from ‘Good Days’ (2020): Something Else! streaming premiere

Here is the streaming premiere of “Batida” by the re-formed Chicago Underground Quartet.