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Butch Morris: Current Trends in Racism in Modern America

by Howard Mandel
June 29, 2023

When a full house of ardent downtown music followers flocked to the old Kitchen, a performance loft on Broome Street in Manhattan's artsy Soho district on the cold night of February 1, 1985 to hear Current Trends in Racism in Modern America by Lawrence Douglas “Butch" Morris--I don't recall if it was advertised as “Conduction No. 1"--no one knew what to expect. At that time, as now, Butch was an inspired and productive presence on a diversified music ...

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Album Review

Curtis Clark: Taagi

by John Sharpe
May 1, 2010

Recorded live on successive nights in May, 2009 in Texas, Taagi provides a welcome bulletin on under-exposed pianist Curtis Clark. Though born in Chicago, Clark first made his mark in Los Angeles back in the 1970s under the influence of the late pianist/bandleader Horace Tapscott. Since then he has resided in Amsterdam, recording with many of the mainstays of the Dutch scene, until recently relocating to New England. An appearance with trumpeter Dennis Gonzalez on A Matter Of Blood (Furthermore, ...

Album Review

Curtis Clark Trio: Taagi

Read "Taagi" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff
April 8, 2010

Definire “sottovalutata" la figura del pianista Curtis Clark è semplicemente eufemistico! Forse essere stato nelle grazie di Horace Tapscott gli ha insegnato anche a celare bene le proprie virtù artistiche. Ma è davvero un peccato per un musicista che compare in dischi come Murray's Steps di David Murray o in quel Home Safely, in trio con Ernst Glerum e Han Bennink, che rimane uno dei lavori più indimenticabili per piano trio degli ultimi vent'anni [chi non lo conoscesse faccia di ...