Articles by Rex Butters

After years of writing music related articles, Rex still wonders who has time to listen to all these cds?

Trane Stories

Theo Saunders

2018-11-09

Suzy Williams: Enjoy the Ride

Suzy Williams
2010-08-08

554

Stratostrophic

Empty Cage Quartet
2008-09-06

336

Industrial Jazz A Go Go!

Industrial Jazz Group
2006-10-20

175

Sketches From the Other Side, for A.I.

Herb Robertson and the Space Cadets
2006-10-10

141

Mean Things Happening In This Land

The Skip Heller Trio
2006-09-08

163

Enigma

Joel Futterman & Ike Levin
2006-08-30

157

Consequences

Dave Burrell and Billy Martin
2006-08-28

157

Compassion

Wadada Leo Smith and Adam Rudolph
2006-08-25

400

Edge

Jason Kao Hwang
2006-08-20

232

Brotherman in the Fatherland

Rahsaan Roland Kirk
2006-08-19

248

Immolation / Immersion

Nels Cline / Wally Shoup / Chris Corsano
2006-05-24

113

Exile

Dan Clucas / Immediately
2006-05-23

Company Switch

Territory Band
2006-05-22

240

In Finland

Joe McPhee / Matthew Shipp / Dominic Duvall

2006-05-21

317

Margy Pargy

Dave Burrell
2006-05-21

184

Graphic Evidence

Jason Kao Hwang
2006-05-20

115

The Art of Improvisation

Leroy Jenkins
2006-05-12

174

Chi-Congo

Art Ensemble of Chicago
2006-05-11

266

Day of the Race

MTKJ Quartet
2006-04-29

103

The Soul and Gone

Harris Eisenstadt
2006-04-06

199

BushWacked: A Spoken Opera

Mark Whitecage
2006-04-05

223

Souls Within the Veil

Craig Harris
2006-03-29

348

Liberal Dose

Skip Heller
2006-03-16

183

Ahimsa Orchestra

Harris Eisenstadt
2005-11-20

150

Snakish

Wadada Leo Smith
2005-11-17

426

Black Awareness

Khan Jamal Quintet
2005-11-16

281

Zero Degree Music

Adam Lane 3
2005-11-15

304

Nothing Is...

Sun Ra
2005-11-14

210

Shout!

Charles Gayle
2005-11-13

157

The Vandermark 5: The Color of Memory

The Vandermark 5
2005-11-12

262

The Traveller

Sonny Simmons
2005-11-12

198

Nine Gardeners Named Ned

Brad Dutz
2005-11-11

128

Gongfarmer 18

Jim McAuley
2005-11-10

476

Lucidarium

Steve Coleman and Five Elements
2005-10-21

364

Organic Groove

David Ornette Cherry

2005-10-20

188

First Ones

Positive Knowledge
2005-10-19

214

Heliocentric Worlds Vol. 1 & 2

Sun Ra
2005-09-04

363

Sound Unity

William Parker Quartet
2005-09-03

167

7 Black Butterflies

Drew Gress
2005-09-02

187

Pharoah

Pharoah Sanders
2005-08-31

163

Lake Biwa

Wadada Leo Smith
2005-08-10

209

Purple Violets

Sam Rivers/Ben Street/Kresten Osgood/Bryan Carrott
2005-08-09

335

The Big Band Project

Gebhard Ullmann
2005-08-08

188

Tells Untold

Cooper-Moore and Assif Tsahar
2005-07-18

157

If I Ran the Circus

William Roper
2005-07-17

173

Reimagining

Vijay Iyer
2005-07-06

205

There, Just As You Look For It

Kris Tiner and Mike Baggetta
2005-07-06

105

Spiritual Unity

Albert Ayler Trio
2005-07-05

451

Upriver

Yo Miles! Henry Kaiser and Wadada Leo Smith
2005-07-04

Howard Rumsey: The Lighthouse All Star

Profile | 2015-07-20

530

Nels Cline: Of Singers and Sound

Interview | 2010-05-10

1,138

Don Preston: Just Another Duo From LA

Interview | 2010-04-22

1,126

Adam Rudolph

Profile | 2010-03-13

783

Snooky Young

Profile | 2009-05-29

552

Todd Sickafoose: The Art of Non-Resistance

Interview | 2008-09-22

843

Anthony Ortega

Profile | 2008-08-31

965

Lenny White: Just Doing It

Interview | 2008-08-11

847

Jeff Gauthier: Fiddling with the Future

Interview | 2008-06-30

859

Azar Lawrence: Rising Like Atlantis

Interview | 2007-11-06

636

Kidd Jordan: Messin' with the Kidd

Interview | 2007-09-18

963

Odean Pope: Preaching With the Choir

Interview | 2007-09-04

396

Lou Donaldson: Lou's Boogaloo

Profile | 2007-02-27

586

Steuart Liebig: Mentone Mentor Merges into the Fast Lane

Interview | 2006-11-21

623

Nels Cline: Entering the New Monastery

Interview | 2006-10-24

633

Charles Gayle: Time Zones & Live at the Glenn Miller Cafe

Multiple Reviews | 2006-09-30

374

Bennie Maupin: Miles Beyond

Interview | 2006-09-12

1,130

Go: Organic Orchestra Levitates Electric Lodge

Live Review | 2006-08-26

182

Charles Gayle: Always Reaching

Interview | 2006-05-02

859

Nedra Wheeler: Bass is the Place

Profile | 2006-04-09

590

Gerald Wilson: In His Time

Interview | 2006-03-02

478

The Vinny Golia Large Ensemble: 20th Anniversary Concert

Film Review | 2006-02-04

134

Ken Vandermark: That Was Now

Interview | 2005-10-28

703

Freddie Redd's Movie and a Concert at Barnsdale Park

Live Review | 2005-10-20

Skip Heller: Out of Time & Bear Flag

Multiple Reviews | 2005-09-15

197

Dwight Trible at 5th St. Dick's

Live Review | 2005-09-11

121

Go: Organic Orchestra Plugs In at the Electric Lodge

Live Review | 2005-09-11

244

Michael Session Sextet Rocks LAACMA

Live Review | 2005-09-10

458

Kamau Daaood/Jesse Sharps & the Return of the Medicine Men at...

Live Review | 2005-09-10

118

Freddie Redd Reconnects

Profile | 2005-08-10

612

Kneebody Arrives

Profile | 2005-07-29

466

Nate Morgan's Time Capsule

Profile | 2005-05-01

849

Nine Winds: Blowing Hot Out of LA

Record Label Profile | 2005-04-06

659

Miles Electric: A Different Kind of Blue

Film Review | 2005-04-03

508

Alice and Ravi Coltrane Meet Branford Marsalis at the Coltrane...

Live Review | 2005-02-18

341

Mike Ladd & Vijay Iyer: In All Languages

Live Review | 2005-02-18

121

Michael Marcus Takes the Iron Horse to the Blue Note

Profile | 2005-01-12

366

Kamau Daaood: The Words of a Man

Interview | 2004-12-08

1,154

Sonship Theus Benefit in Los Angeles

Live Review | 2004-11-03

993

Dawn Norfleet's Jazz Project Levitates the Temple Bar

Live Review | 2004-10-28

186

The Sermon

Jazz Poetry | 2004-10-17

236

Wadada Leo Smith/Oliver Lake/Adam Rudolph Live at the Electric...

Live Review | 2004-09-03

147

San Francisco Alt Fest's Cultural Quake

Live Review | 2004-08-29

225

World Stage Jam

Jazz Poetry | 2004-06-19

151

Sam Rivers Back at the Bakery

Live Review | 2004-06-03

Line Space Line Festival of Improvised Music 2004: Making It Up...

Live Review | 2004-06-02

552

Charles Lloyd Blesses the New Catalina

Live Review | 2004-03-13

156

Nels Cline's Blue Mitt Ensemble Enchants Cryptonight

Live Review | 2004-03-13

222

Eric Sbar Shows Off a niceJaquet

Live Review | 2004-03-13

548

Nate Morgan Luminous in Leimert Park

Live Review | 2004-03-13

235

Jimmy Giuffre: Cry Freedom

Profile | 2003-11-30

1,192

Bennie Maupin: Miles Beyond

Interview | 2006-09-12

1,130

Kamau Daaood: The Words of a Man

Interview | 2004-12-08

1,154

Anthony Ortega

Profile | 2008-08-31

965

Nels Cline: Of Singers and Sound

Interview | 2010-05-10

1,138

Charles Gayle: Always Reaching

Interview | 2006-05-02

859

Howard Rumsey: The Lighthouse All Star

Profile | 2015-07-20

530

Duke Ellington: Blues In Orbit

Album Review | 2004-11-10

447

Suzy Williams: Suzy Williams: Enjoy the Ride

Extended Analysis | 2010-08-08

554

Don Preston: Just Another Duo From LA

Interview | 2010-04-22

1,126

Kidd Jordan: Messin' with the Kidd

Interview | 2007-09-18

963

Nate Morgan's Time Capsule

Profile | 2005-05-01

849

Todd Sickafoose: The Art of Non-Resistance

Interview | 2008-09-22

843

Ken Vandermark: That Was Now

Interview | 2005-10-28

703

Jeff Gauthier: Fiddling with the Future

Interview | 2008-06-30

859

Jimmy Lyons: Jimmy Lyons Box Set

Album Review | 2003-12-03

413

Anthony Braxton: Anthony Braxton: 23 Standards

Extended Analysis | 2005-01-26

462

Kneebody Arrives

Profile | 2005-07-29

466

Nels Cline: Entering the New Monastery

Interview | 2006-10-24

633

Azar Lawrence: Rising Like Atlantis

Interview | 2007-11-06

636

Various Artists: Savoy Christmas Blues

Album Review | 2003-12-07

543

Horace Silver: Finger Poppin

Album Review | 2003-05-14

380

Sun Ra: Heliocentric Worlds Vol. 1 & 2

Album Review | 2005-09-04

363

Nedra Wheeler: Bass is the Place

Profile | 2006-04-09

590

Gerald Wilson: In His Time

Interview | 2006-03-02

478

Sonship Theus Benefit in Los Angeles

Live Review | 2004-11-03

993

Line Space Line Festival of Improvised Music 2004: Making It Up As They Go Along

Live Review | 2004-06-02

552

Kenny Burrell: Blue Muse

Album Review | 2003-08-25

384

Albert Ayler Trio: Spiritual Unity

Album Review | 2005-07-05

451

Wadada Leo Smith: Wadada Leo Smith: Kabell Years 1971-1979

Extended Analysis | 2004-06-11

368

Nate Morgan: Journey Into Nigritia

Album Review | 2005-04-17

342

Odean Pope: Preaching With the Choir

Interview | 2007-09-04

396

Freddie Redd Reconnects

Profile | 2005-08-10

612

Jeff Parker: The Relatives

Album Review | 2005-03-19

393

Read "Evan Parker with Birds (for Steve Lacy)"

Evan Parker: Evan Parker with Birds (for Steve Lacy)

Album Review | 2005-07-03

416

Dwight Trible: Living Water

Album Review | 2004-05-10

293

Lenny White: Just Doing It

Interview | 2008-08-11

847

Steuart Liebig: Mentone Mentor Merges into the Fast Lane

Interview | 2006-11-21

623

Adam Rudolph

Profile | 2010-03-13

783

The Growing Influence of the Indie Jazz Label

Opinion | 2004-02-29

652

Michael Session Sextet Rocks LAACMA

Live Review | 2005-09-10

458

Giuffre/Bley/Swallow: Fly Away Little Bird

Album Review | 2003-10-08

384

Read "Space Minds, New Worlds, Survival of America"

Leroy Jenkins: Space Minds, New Worlds, Survival of America

Album Review | 2003-07-25

295

Read "One Too Many Salty Swift and Not Goodbye"

Cecil Taylor Unit: One Too Many Salty Swift and Not Goodbye

Album Review | 2005-04-19

318

Eric Sbar Shows Off a niceJaquet

Live Review | 2004-03-13

548

Nine Winds: Blowing Hot Out of LA

Record Label Profile | 2005-04-06

659

Steve Coleman and Five Elements: Lucidarium

Album Review | 2005-10-21

364

Lou Donaldson: Lou's Boogaloo

Profile | 2007-02-27

586

Snooky Young

Profile | 2009-05-29

552

Theo Saunders: Trane Stories

Album Review | 2018-11-09