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Al Hirt: King Of Bourbon Street
by Elliott Simon
Al Hirt King Of Bourbon Street Tomato Records 2005
Blowing one of the most potent horns since the Biblical Joshua led a septet outside Jericho, the late Al Hirt (1922-1999) has left us with a trumpet legacy characterized by a singular blend of power and precision. A master of myriad styles, Hirt defied categorization and was as much at home recording a hit pop song as he was restyling a standard or blowing hot ...
read moreLeroy Jenkins: Space Minds, New Worlds, Survival of America
by Rex Butters
The reactivation of the Tomato label comes as good news. What other imprint could boast a roster that included Doc Watson, John Cage, Townes Van Zandt, Harry Partch, and Sam Rivers? Now add Leroy Jenkins with his reissued title from 1978, Space Minds, New Worlds, Survival of America. That this quarter century old artifact sounds as fresh as it does testifies to the vision of its creators.
The all star band includes Andrew Cyrille on drums, a young Anthony Davis ...
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