Liberty Ellman – ‘Last Desert’ (2020)
Liberty Ellman’s new PI Recordings release ‘Last Desert’ is some cerebral jazz, yet avoids the clutter of some music that often falls into that category.
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Julie Campiche Quartet – ‘Onkalo’ (2020)
A mix of contoured creations, Julie Campiche’s ‘Onkalo’ is one of those albums which improves listen by listen.
Tim Berne’s Snakeoil – ‘The Fantastic Mrs. 10’ (2020)
‘The Fantastic Mrs. 10’ boils down to Matt Mitchell’s simple words: Tim Berne’s designs provide a context for insanity. Sweet insanity.
Toh-Kichi [Satoko Fujii + Tatsuya Yoshida] – ‘Baikamo’ (2019)
Satoko Fujii and Tatsuya Yoshida are heavyweights in Japan but are both world-class vanguard musicians. ‘Baikamo’ is a welcome return to their summit meetings on the edge of what is possible with just a piano and drums.
Murmullo – ‘Lies’ (2020)
Murmullo features five young and very talented musicians whose surety and confidence in what they do is growing.
#Bloomerangs – ‘Moments and Fragments’ (2020)
#Bloomerangs has achieved something which is not easy on ‘Moments and Fragments,’ linking many different influences and musical references.
Bela Fleck, Robin McKelle, Delfeayo Marsalis + Others: Five For the Road
Bela Fleck, Robin McKelle and Delfeayo Marsalis are part of the latest edition of Five for the Road, an occasional look at music that’s been in my car lately.
Peter Hum – ‘Ordinary Heroes’ (2020)
‘Ordinary Heroes’ is better than your ordinary mainstream jazz because Peter Hum composes, arranges and plays with the finesse and conviction he brings to his political activism.
Pat Metheny – ‘From This Place’ (2020)
Broadly speaking, ‘From This Place’ is the classic Pat Metheny plot updated with new twists; that is still miles better than what the vast majority of artists are capable of today – jazz or not.
Matt Mayhall – ‘Fanatics’ (2020)
Matt Mayhall went for an instinctual approach on ‘Fanatics,’ took a few chances and with the right guys to assist him, emerges triumphal.
