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Brand New Bangers
by Patrick Burnette
Mike settles into the sidecar as the boys discuss four brand new releases spanning everything from experimental, to post-Michael Brecker (with a guest appearance by Brad Mehldau no less) to uncategorizable South African trip-music. Pop matters gets ever stranger with look-ins at Frank Zappa and Oingo Boingo. Playlist Discussion of Jon Crompton's album Intuit (New Lab Records) 5:00 Discussion of Chase Baird's album A Life Between (Soundsabound) 17:30 Discussion of Curtis Nowosad's album Curtis Nowosad (Sessionhead United) ...
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by Troy Dostert
Although alto saxophonist Jonathon Crompton released a promising album, Faustian Pact, with sax-guitar-drums trio Kinsmen and Strangers, in 2018, he's still a relatively unsung presence in the jazz scene. However, with Intuit, his debut release as a leader, that should change. With consistently provocative compositions that combine rhythmic subtlety, harmonic complexity and a sophisticated command of jazz vocabulary, Crompton's music defies easy categorization, gesturing toward a melding of disparate traditions into something distinctive and compelling. It all starts ...
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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson