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Richard Bliwas with Daniel Carter: Insomnia

Read "Insomnia" reviewed by Mike Jurkovic

by Mike Jurkovic
June 10, 2026

There is something very, very Bitches Brew (Columbia Records, 1970) about Insomnia, an ear-catching mind-bending excursion through the virtuosity, imagination, and humanness of pianist/drummer/synthesist Richard Bliwas and elder empath, saxophonist and free jazz mentor, Daniel Carter. Maybe the alluring title opener, or “Ottawa WaWa," and the most lucid “You Went Into A Mesmerizing Trance," are really a newly discovered suite of lost sessions from those August 1969 gatherings at Columbia Records' Studio B at 49 East 52nd Street in ...

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Richard Bliwas: Uncovered

by AAJ Italy Staff
July 3, 2009

Richard Bliwas è un artista americano un po' ai margini rispetto alle proposte patinate che arrivano dalle major. I suoi dischi sono opere sempre ben cesellate, spesso un po' allucinate (a Roma lo definirebbero sicuramente un fricchettone) e comunque con un segno ben evidente che racconta una vena artistica da non sottovalutare. In questo suo Uncovered Bliwas mischia le sue composizioni con una serie di vecchi standard, in buona parte prelevati dal repertorio dei Beatles. Ma non fatevi ingannare dalle ...

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Richard Bliwas: Ghost

by Jeff Hedberg
January 7, 2005

Composer/pianist/singer Richard Bliwas sets out on his most ambitious recording yet with Ghost. Bliwas offers listeners an intoxicating mix of free jazz, funk, Latin, pop and straight-ahead jazz. His writing, unmistakably original, shares similarities with that of Patricia Barber, Miles Davis, and The Beatles. The recording opens with an original, “Olivia," featuring intimate writing and lyrics with depth. Bliwas' sensitive singing and his strong piano playing set a contrast in mood. However, this atmosphere seems intentionally obscured by the abstract ...