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Bonjintan: Dental Kafka
by Mark Corroto
The sophomore effort by Akira Sakata's quartet Bonjintan, which translates into ordinary person" might actually be better interpreted as egalitarian." Notice that neither the quartet's name nor the album cover mention the saxophonist's name. Like the initial, self-titled 2017 release on Sakata's Daphnia Records, Dental Kafka focuses on a quartet sound and four equal musicians improvising. Certainly due to the legendary status of the septuagenarian saxophonist, listeners will focus attention on the great man, but this release is ...
read moreAkira Sakata & Jim O'Rourke with Chikamorachi "And That's the Story of Jazz..." (2011) and live LP
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Eric Weddle
Akira Sakata is revered as the most powerful alto saxophonist to ever come out of Japan since starting with the Yosuke Yamashita trio in the 1970's. But for far too long Sakata's albums, as leader or side player, have been only available as expensive Japanese imports limiting Western ears from hearing himuntil now. Family Vineyard Records is excited too announce the October 2011 release of Sakata's first ever U.S.-only 2xCD set and LP as leader. Both albums feature Sakata's long-running ...
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Fire with Jim O'Rourke - Unreleased (Rune Grammofon, 2011)
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Music and More by Tim Niland
When I read about this interesting collaboration on Stef's blog, it seemed like something different to check out. And different it is, with an interesting combination of free-form jazz and progressive rock that makes for a heady mixture. Fire! Is a collective consisting of Mats Gustafsson on saxophones, Fender Rhodes electric piano and electronics, Johan Berthling on electric bass and Andreas Werliin on drums. Joining them is the iconoclastic musician and producer Jim O'Rourke, who has worked with everyone from ...
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