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Ivo Perelman - 'Reed Rapture in Brooklyn: Joe McPhee' (2022)

Ivo Perelman – ‘Reed Rapture in Brooklyn: Joe McPhee’ (2022)

Joe McPhee’s got earnest humanity and spirituality coming out of his tenor sax by the buckets, qualities that for certain attracted him to Ivo Perelman.

RJ LeBlanc, "Flamme / Heyday / Childlike" (2022): Something Else! video premiere

RJ LeBlanc, “Flamme / Heyday / Childlike” (2022): Something Else! video premiere

Here is the video premiere of three songs from bassist RJ LeBlanc’s just-released album ‘Heyday.’

Bob James + Sam Franz - '2080' (2022)

Bob James + Sam Franz – ‘2080’ (2022)

The only thing ‘old’ about Bob James is his willingness to step outside his comfort zone, as evidenced by ‘2080’ with the young electronic whiz Sam Franz.

Ivo Perelman - 'Reed Rapture in Brooklyn: Roscoe Mitchell' (2022)

Ivo Perelman – ‘Reed Rapture in Brooklyn: Roscoe Mitchell’ (2022)

Hearing Roscoe Mitchell on ‘Reed Rapture in Brooklyn’ is a feast. Doing so with another vanguard saxophonist in Ivo Perelman makes it all the more special.

Satoko Fujii - 'Hyaku: One Hundred Dreams' (2022)

Satoko Fujii – ‘Hyaku: One Hundred Dreams’ (2022)

Satoko Fujii’s genius can be difficult to encapsulate on a single record. We may finally have a good starting point with ‘Hyaku: One Hundred Dreams.’

Colin Edwin, Jon Durant + Inna Kovtun - 'Edwin Durant Kovtun' (2019)

Colin Edwin, Jon Durant + Inna Kovtun – ‘Edwin Durant Kovtun’ (2019)

Colin Edwin, Jon Durant and Inna Kovtun offer a perfectly hybridized version of music from a great culture while providing help to preserve that culture.

Ivo Perelman - 'Reed Rapture in Brooklyn: Joe Lovano' (2022)

Ivo Perelman – ‘Reed Rapture in Brooklyn: Joe Lovano’ (2022)

Joe Lovano – a titan of modern and mainstream jazz – finds a lot of common ground with a titan of free jazz, Ivo Perelman.

Steely Dan's 'Can't Buy a Thrill': Five Great Songs You Might Not Know

Steely Dan’s ‘Can’t Buy a Thrill’: Five Great Songs You Might Not Know

Steely Dan burst onto the music scene 50 years ago this month with their platinum-selling debut. Here’s a deeper dive into ‘Can’t Buy a Thrill.’

Desert Island Discs: Guilty Pleasures

Desert Island Discs: Guilty Pleasures

Here’s what we’ll be packing way in the back of our luggage – way, way in the back – before our fateful seafaring journey.

Why You Should Give Pat Metheny's 'Rejoicing' Another Listen

Why You Should Give Pat Metheny’s ‘Rejoicing’ Another Listen

Recorded during a hiatus from the Pat Metheny Group, ‘Rejoicing’ offers an underrated one-off diversion alongside Charlie Haden and Billy Higgins.