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Have Gunn, Will Travel: How a Natchez, Miss., Rock Band Spread Like Kudzu

Have Gunn, Will Travel: How a Natchez, Miss., Rock Band Spread Like Kudzu

They’re coming off a well-received album, and an opening spot with the Rolling Stones. But Bishop Gunn is just getting started.

Ivo Perelman and Matthew Shipp - 'Live In Nuremberg' (2019)

Ivo Perelman and Matthew Shipp – ‘Live In Nuremberg’ (2019)

Ivo Perelman and Matthew Shipp continue to relentlessly push the envelope after all these years.

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Nick Frater – ‘Full Fathom Freight-Train’ (2019)

Nick Frater’s ‘Full Fathom Freight-Train’ pulls all the right levers when it comes to capturing the essence of ’70s pop rock.

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Sonar with David Torn – ‘Tranceportation (Volume 1)’ (2019)

The marriage made in heaven between Swiss minimalist specialists Sonar and master texturalist David Torn continues with ‘Tranceportation (Volume 1).’

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Byron Asher’s Skrontch Music, “Blues Obligato” (2019): Something Else! video premiere

Byron Asher’s “Blues Obligato” is kind of like Dixieland informed by a hundred years of music development.

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Jeff Goldblum and the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra – ‘I Shouldn’t Be Telling You This’ (2019)

Jeff Goldblum has a style that’s light-fingered, dexterous and at times pithy. You get the sense he is not out to prove anything.

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Kaprekar’s Constant – ‘Depth of Field’ (2019)

The second album by Kaprekar’s Constant requires a patient listen, but it eventually reveals so much beauty.

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Tom Tallitsch – ‘Ten’ (2019)

Tom Tallitsch’s ‘Ten’ sometimes posits itself closer to rock than jazz, but it retains all the improvisation and musicianship associated with the latter.

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Dory Previn, “The Lady With the Braid” (1971): One Track Mind

Dory Previn’s lady with the braid presents herself as casual and cool as she can, but underneath it the reality of her real feelings shimmer.

Jon Herington, Steely Dan guitarist: Something Else! Interview

Jon Herington, Steely Dan guitarist: Something Else! Interview

Jon Herington drops by to discuss his new duo project with Jim Beard, covering Steely Dan, and his all-time favorite albums.