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James Brandon Lewis – ‘Transfiguration’ (2024)

James Brandon Lewis – ‘Transfiguration’ (2024)

James Brandon Lewis’ quartet albums showcase other sides of his advanced artistry and that heavyweight band. ‘Transfiguration’ is jazz soul music of the highest order.

Sunny Five [Tim Berne, David Torn, Ches Smith, Devin Hoff + Marc Ducret] – ‘Candid’ (2024)

Sunny Five [Tim Berne, David Torn, Ches Smith, Devin Hoff + Marc Ducret] – ‘Candid’ (2024)

In the end, the Sunny Five’s ‘Candid’ is a jam record but in this case, the jams expose just how scary talented this assemblage truly is.

Micheal Formanek Elusion Quartet – ‘As Things Do’ (2023)

Micheal Formanek Elusion Quartet – ‘As Things Do’ (2023)

Michael Formanek is once again leading a high-powered quartet, and ‘As Things Do’ is as fresh, thoughtful and vigorous as anything he’s ever done.

Tim Berne, Aurora Nealand + Hank Roberts – ‘Oceans And’ (2023)

Tim Berne, Aurora Nealand + Hank Roberts – ‘Oceans And’ (2023)

‘Oceans And’ intrigues because it’s a meld of sounds that don’t normally go together, and delights because it goes together so well in the hands of Tim Berne, Aurora Nealand and Hank Roberts.

David Murray, Brad Jones + Hamid Drake – ‘Seriana Promethea’ (2022)

David Murray, Brad Jones + Hamid Drake – ‘Seriana Promethea’ (2022)

On ‘Seriana Promethea,’ David Murray, Brad Jones and Hamid Drake swagger their way through seven Murray originals and one really cool cover with relaxed confidence.

Tim Berne and Matt Mitchell – ‘One More, Please’ (2022)

Tim Berne and Matt Mitchell – ‘One More, Please’ (2022)

As ‘One More, Please’ makes evident, Tim Berne and Matt Mitchell can keep their collaboration going for a long time because their collaboration never moves beyond the discovery phase.

Tim Berne + Gregg Belisle-Chi – ‘Mars’ (2022)

Tim Berne + Gregg Belisle-Chi – ‘Mars’ (2022)

Gregg Belisle-Chi has mastered Berne’s idiosyncratic language and on ‘Mars’ he helps to place some of those brilliant puzzle pieces together alongside the creator.

James Brandon Lewis Quartet  – ‘Code of Being’ (2021)

James Brandon Lewis Quartet – ‘Code of Being’ (2021)

James Brandon Lewis typically alters his approach from album to album but with his forceful new quartet, the second go-around ‘Code of Being’ is not a bad idea at all.

Tim Berne, Chris Speed, Reid Anderson + Dave King – ‘Broken Shadows’ (2021)

Tim Berne, Chris Speed, Reid Anderson + Dave King – ‘Broken Shadows’ (2021)

There’s a lot of appealing melodicism built into harmolodics, and the ‘Broken Shadows’ quartet of Tim Berne, Chris Speed, Reid Anderson and Dave King succeed in driving that point home.

Fred Frith + Ikue Mori – ‘A Mountain Doesn’t Know It’s Tall’ (2021)

Fred Frith + Ikue Mori – ‘A Mountain Doesn’t Know It’s Tall’ (2021)

This is obviously not music for all tastes but if you know about Fred Frith and Ikue Mori, then you know how good they are at making noise; for ‘A Mountain Doesn’t Know It’s Tall’ they make beautiful noise together.