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DAVE DOUGLAS - El Trilogy (2001)
What a pleasure it is to hear this recording of pieces commissioned for composer/trumpeter/bandleader Dave Douglas and his ensembles to accompany performances by the Trisha Brown Dance Company. By...
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DAVID BINNEY - Barefoot Town (2011)
I remember distinctly during the 2007 Montreal Jazz Festival, sifting through and measuring up the usual blur of stimuli, seeking out the prizes among prizes in the program. In one corner, there was...
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NEW DAVE PIKE SET & GRUPO BAIAFRO IN BAHIA - Salomão (1972)
One of the most unusual records ever made by vibist Dave Pike – a unique hybrid of Brazilian rhythms and jazz fusion – all carried off with sounds that are incredibly earthy overall! The record's...
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DANIEL HERSKEDAL - Slow Eastbound (2015)
Sometimes, album titles tell all: sometimes they tell little or nothing. Slow Eastbound Train sits somewhere in between. Train? No obvious examples. Eastbound? Hmm. Slow? That pretty much describes...
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DANIEL HERSKEDAL·MARIUS NESET - Neck Of The Woods (20012)
Of these two Norwegian musicians saxophonist Marius Neset is probably best known to British audiences. His 2011 début for Edition “Golden Xplosion” was a tremendous critical success and Neset’s...
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DANIEL HERSKEDAL - Dagane (2013)
Tracks01. Sjøbygda 02. Dagen Etter 03. Viktoria 04. Inderøymarsj 05. Dagen Vi Aldri Gløymer 06. Lysning I Skogen 07. Cellulose 08. Hymne Til Trøndelag 09. Putins Voggevise 10. Tonar Som Vil Deg Vel...
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ADAM LANE·KEN VANDERMARK·MAGNUS BROO·PAAL NILSSEN-LOVE - 4 Corners (2007)
If you already sensed that the free bop style played by Ken Vandermark has roots in rhythm ‘n’ blues, here is the recording that confirms your impression. The context enables him to show his origins,...
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ADAM LANE QUARTET - Buffalo (2008)
The Buffalo set, a live date before a small but appreciative audience in that upstate New York burg, might have degenerated into a New Thing blowing session were it not for drummer Vijay Anderson's...
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ADAM LANE·LOU GRASSI·MARK WHITECAGE - Drunk Butterfly (2008)
Connotations of a Drunk Butterfly might sound like a humorous proposition, especially when depicted in a cartoon. But art doesn't necessarily imitate art within this 2008 trio release. Sure, the trio...
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JOHN ABERCROMBIE - Gateway (1975)
Guitarist John Abercrombie was one of the stars of ECM in its early days. His playing on this trio set with bassist Dave Holland and drummer Jack DeJohnette is really beyond any simple categorization....
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JOHN ABERCROMBIE·DON THOMPSON - Witchcraft (1989)
For followers who bemoan guitarist John Abercrombie's tendency to record rather adventurous albums with an often electronically treated tone, Witchcraft will be a delight. On this duo recording with...
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MARC COPLAND·JOHN ABERCROMBIE - Speak To Me (2011)
Plenty of artists explore that most naked of musical couplings, the duo, but few have mined its intimate potential the way pianist Marc Copland has. Since 2003, the light-of-touch, impressionistically...
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JACK DeJOHNETTE - Complex (1968)
Drummer Jack DeJohnette's debut as a leader (which has been reissued on CD) has quite a bit of variety. The music ranges from advanced swinging to brief free improvisations and some avant-funk....
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ACHIM KAUFMANN·CHRISTIAN LILLINGER·ROBERT LANDFERMANN - Grunn (2010)
Your humble servant gets loads of CDs by many labels and musicians, many more than are possible to even listen to, let alone review them all for you. Many of the ones that I do not review have one...
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AMBROSE AKINMUSIRE - Prelude to Cora (2008)
On Prelude: to Cora, trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire offers a wide-open musical perspective, inviting a wealth of influences to shape a personalized approach to improvisation and composition. Akinmusire...
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AMBROSE AKINMUSIRE - When the Heart Emerges Glistening (2011)
Every so often, a trumpeter comes along who redraws the instrument's role within jazz: Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Clifford Brown, Chet Baker, Wynton Marsalis, Freddie Hubbard, etc....
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DAVID MURRAY - Circle Live In Cracow (2003)
Circles Live in Cracow is a classic, free improv trio (a line-up Murray has used surprisingly rarely) with a pair of Polish brothers for a rhythm section. Bassist Marcin and drummer Bartlomiej Brat...
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DAVID MURRAY - Flowers for Albert (1976)
David Murray, who was 21 at the time, shows a lot of promise on this early recording. The explorative tenor saxophonist joins with trumpeter Olu Dara, bassist Fred Hopkins and drummer Phillip Wilson...
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DAVID MURRAY - Ming´s Samba (1988)
Although David Murray had already recorded a countless number of sessions as a leader by the late 1980's, Ming's Samba was his first on a large American label. Using an "in the tradition" rhythm...
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DAVID MURRAY - Spirituals (1990)
Tracks1. Amazing Grace (Traditional)2. Dave Blue (Dave Burrell) 3. Blues For My Sisters - For Barbara & Michelle (David Murray) 4. No Body Knows The Trouble I've Seen-Down By The Riverside...
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