Archive for September 4th, 2013

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Something Else! Interview: Trumpeter Etienne Charles

Etienne Charles’ spicy new album Creole Soul is a perfectly named blend of jazz-inflected island music — from calypso to reggae, from rock steady to Haitian chants. You May Also Like: Harry Beckett – Still Happy (2016) Sam Eastmond, jazz trumpeter: Something Else! Interview David Garfield, “Sir Charles” from ‘Stretchin’Read More

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Levin Minnemann Rudess – Levin Minnemann Rudess (2013)

There are certain parameters expected from any new supergroup, certain expectations based on what you know coming in. Levin Minnemann Rudress depth charges those early and often. You May Also Like: Levin Minnemann Rudess – From The Law Offices Of Levin Minnemann Rudess (2016) McStine & Minnemann – ‘McStine &Read More

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Charles Evans, with David Liebman, Tony Marino and Ron Stabinksky – Subliminal Leaps (2013)

Baritone sax savant Charles Evans is really good at taming this brash, acerbic horn and transforming it into a conduit of emotion and musical purpose. You May Also Like: David Garfield, “Sir Charles” from ‘Stretchin’ Outside the Box’ (2020): One Track Mind Mostly Other People Do The Killing – Loafer’sRead More

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On Second Thought: Crack The Sky – The Best Of The Rest [And Then Some] (1999)

As proven by Crack The Sky, rave reactions from the press don’t always guarantee healthy record sales. You May Also Like: Wilco (The Album) echoed, but didn’t quite live up to Sky Blue Sky Producer Don Was on Bob Dylan’s ‘Under the Red Sky’: ‘I was maybe a little outRead More

WTF?! Wednesdays: John Zorn, "Igneous Ejaculation" (1989)

WTF?! Wednesdays: John Zorn, “Igneous Ejaculation” (1989)