Jon Irabagon – Inaction Is An Action (2015)
There’s more than a little satisfaction in hearing the champion of perhaps the most prestigious individual award from the straight jazz world stray way, way off the reservation.
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Jon Lundbom + Big Five Chord – Jeremiah (2015)
‘Jeremiah’ is the jazziest Jon Ludbom and Big Five Chord album yet but none of the Big Five Chord edge gets diminished in the process. The adventures continue with the same vigor and ingenuity as before.
Jon Lundbom + Big Five Chord, “The Bottle” from Jeremiah (2015)
Lundbom’s original tune “The Bottle” is a good indicator that there’s no let up from Big Five Chord in Jeremiah from their previous five records.
Gene Segal Quintet – Mental Images (2014)
It was a long stretch between Gene Segal’s first and second albums but ‘Mental Images’ assures that the intervening time was time was spent.
On Second Thought: Jon Irabagon – It Takes All Kinds (2014)
If Foxy was a test of endurance, It Takes All Kinds is its continuation in the most expansive of senses. You May Also Like: Andrew Barker + Jon Irabagon Duo – ‘Anemone’ (2020) Mark Helias’ Open Loose – ‘The Third Proposition’ (2020) Barry Altschul’s 3Dom Factor – Tales Of TheRead More
Jon Irabagon, with Barry Altschul and Mark Helias – It Takes All Kinds (2014)
It’s impossible to cover the current jazz scene and not soon encounter saxophone extraordinaire Jon Irabagon. You don’t have to look for him, he’ll just show up on various performances You May Also Like: Barry Altschul’s 3Dom Factor – Tales Of The Unforseen (2015) Mark Helias’ Open Loose – ‘TheRead More
Jon Lundbom and Big Five Chord – Liverevil (2014)
Jon Lundbom’s Big Five Chord shares a lot of members with Bryan & the Haggards and Mostly Other People Do the Killing, and thus, that wild and wooly DNA is built into the band. You May Also Like: Jon Lundbom and Big Five Chord – ‘Harder On the Outside’ (2019)Read More
Bryan and the Haggards featuring Dr. Eugene Chadbourne – Merles Just Want To Have Fun (2013)
A two-step shuffle, a slightly exaggerated country croon, and two feisty saxes with occasional late-period Coltrane wails arousing suspicions that these are wack jazz guys playing Merle Haggard, not dedicated country music musicians. You May Also Like: Bryan Murray – Balto! (2014) Jon Lundbom and Big Five Chord – ‘HarderRead More
Mostly Other People Do The Killing – Red Hot (2013)
When I got finished listening to Mostly Other People Do The Killing’s new album Red Hot, I thought, “man, this is the best album they’ve ever made.” You May Also Like: Mostly Other People Do The Killing – Loafer’s Hollow (2017) Mostly Other People Do The Killing – Paint (2017)
Mary Halvorson Septet – Illusionary Sea (2013)
“Write for larger ensembles,” advised Anthony Braxton to one of his brightest protégés. You May Also Like: Mary Halvorson Octet – Away With You (2016) Mary Halvorson – ‘Cloudward’ (2024) Tomas Fujiwara, Ben Goldberg + Mary Halvorson – The Out Louds (2016)
