Post Tagged with: "Jazz"

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Peter Van Huffel, Michael Bates and Jeff Davis – Boom Crane (2014)

‘Boom Crane’ doesn’t push up against the boundaries of jazz, nor does it seek to, but its clever, impish fun is contagious.

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Jeff Cosgrove, with Matthew Shipp and William Parker – Alternating Current (2014)

Jeff Cosgrove once again stands out in the company of greats.

(Cross the) Heartland: Pat Metheny, "Eighteen" (1981)

(Cross the) Heartland: Pat Metheny, “Eighteen” (1981)

Metheny’s ultimate road trip song, this one always makes me feel like I’ve just escaped something.

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The Friday Morning Listen: The Roots – And Then You Shoot Your Cousin (2014)

This past week, I spent perhaps too much time reading (and re-reading) a couple of bits on the Internet. The first was a series written by Questlove, entitled When the People Cheer: How Hip-Hop Failed Black America. The other was an only tangentially-related article published way back in 2003 calledRead More

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Something Else! sneak peek: Albert Ayler, “Ghosts [Live in Hilversum]” (1964; 2014 reissue)

It’s about more than mere individuals playing well, and this performance brings real meaning to the words “spiritual unity.”

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Stephen Richard – Perspective and The Gallery Sessions: Suite Movements (2014)

A gateway to straight jazz? No, because if you embrace this music, you’ve already gone through gates and are heading down its fascinating corridors.

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Rob Garcia 4 – The Passion of Color (2014)

Continuing in the long line of jazz musicians who have molded and revitalized modern jazz from behind a drum kit, ‘The Passion of Color’ is Rob Garcia at his best.

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Satoko Fujii Orchestra New York – Shiki (2014)

This doesn’t often sound like big band music, as Fujii draws from every impulse at her disposal.

(Cross the) Heartland: Pat Metheny, "Au Lait" (1981)

(Cross the) Heartland: Pat Metheny, “Au Lait” (1981)

Each song on ‘Offramp’ is so different from the next, and yet it all hangs together.

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Peter Brotzmann, free jazz titan: Something Else! Interview

One of the most influential players in the free jazz scene, Brotzmann remains a force.