Archive for April 28th, 2012

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One Track Mind: Ergo with Mary Halvorson, "The Widening Gyre" (2012)

For their third album, the offbeat experimental jazz-rock trio Ergo brought in a few guest performers to shake things up a bit. You May Also Like: Mary Halvorson – ‘Cloudward’ (2024) Mary Halvorson and Sylvie Courvoisier – Crop Circles (2017)

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Half Notes: Eden Brent – Mississippi Number One (2008)

Spring has sprung and it’s time for some blues! Sure, true believers know that it’s always time for some blues. Well, this record from Yellow Dog artist Eden Brent is the kind of thing that just might create a few true believers. Brent has a beautifully soulful voice (with justRead More

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Alex "Apolo" Ayala – Onwards (2012)

Alex “Apolo” Ayala marries modern jazz ideas with Latin-inspired rhythms, connecting the ideas with a blend of spry originals and brilliantly reworked classics. Not that it seemed that way at first. You May Also Like: Pagliuca-Mena Sextet – El Templo de Las Ideas (2018) Arema Arega – ‘The Red Soundtracks’Read More

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Forgotten series: The Ides of March – Vehicle (1970)

Now here’s a band that paid some serious dues! Founded in late 1964, the Ides of March were barely teenagers when they started gigging and cutting discs. You May Also Like: The Undertones – True Confessions: Singles = A’s + B’s (1999): Forgotten Series