Archive for March 27th, 2010

Vinyl

Half Notes: Matthew Shipp – 4D (2010)

by S. Victor Aaron Shipp is one of the currently reigning giants of whack jazz, so that’s a good-sized hole we proud avant garde types left on this site. My short mention of his latest is merely a down payment to rectify that gap. This latest release, by the way,Read More

Vinyl

The Wee Trio – Capitol Diner Vol. 2 Animal Style (2010)

by Pico “The world’s most vicious vibes-led threesome” That was the big impression I was left with from the self-described “post-punk jazz trio with vibraphone,” aka the Wee Trio, back when they released their debut record in the late summer of 2008. Capitol Diner Vol. 1 was hell-bent on bustingRead More