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Forgotten Series: Tom Waits - Real Gone (2004)

Source: Something Else!
October 24, 2011

Obsessive rituals of youth. It's all boils down to pants. Blue jeans, specifically. See, back before we had “pre-washed," “stone-washed," “acid-washed" or any of them other variants, we had plain 'ole blue jeans. And let me tell you...they were very blue and very tough. There was a lengthy (and somewhat painful) break-in process. Even after those first two or three washings, a nasty thigh-chafe could persist. To ensure a more perfect fit, some kids would go so far as to ...

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John Scofield - A Moment's Peace (Emarcy, 2011)

Source: Music and More by Tim Niland
October 23, 2011

Several years ago, guitarist John Scofield completed an interesting album called Quiet, a ballad based LP with Scofield playing mostly acoustic guitar and featuring guest appearances from Wayne Shorter. This new album moves back into ballad territory, but with Scofield sticking primarily to electric guitar, accompanied by a top notch trio consisting of Larry Goldings on piano and organ, Scott Colley on bass and Brian Blade on drums. The music consists of pleasant guitar with brushes and piano and light ...

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Andy Statman, with Bela Fleck and Ricky Skaggs - Old Brooklyn (2011)

Source: Something Else!
October 23, 2011

Progressive bluegrass and old-time jazz collide on the forthcoming Old Brooklyn in the person of Andy Statman, the clarinet and mandolin virtuoso. There are times, in fact, when you hear a little of both even within one of his brilliantly multifaceted solos throughout this two-CD set, to be issued Oct. 25 on Shefa Records. Actually, there's more still to Statman, who first came to fame as a leader in the klezmer revival of the late 1970s. Statman's also toured and ...

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Pianist Sunna Gunnlaugs releases new album at the London Jazz Festival

Source: Scott McLemore
October 23, 2011

Icelandic jazz pianist Sunna Gunnlaugs is releasing a new trio album on November 12th at the London Jazz Festival. However, the digital release will be Nov. 11. That is, 11/11/11 at 11:11pm EST. It was just too good to resist. With her on the album is her long-time cohort Scott McLemore on drums and fellow Icelander bassist Thorgrimur Jonsson. The material is predominantly originals by all 3 musicians, with the exception of one piece by Rufus Wainwright and one by ...

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Mitch Marcus Quintet, "Countdown 2 Meltdown," 2010

Source: Gapplegate Music Review by Grego Edwards
October 22, 2011

The West Coast is alive for music. It's not a West Coast jazz in a cool sense for the most part these days. It's something else. San Franciscan (but also New Yorkian) Mitch Marcus and his quintet show us some of that in the riotcap avant romp Countdown 2 Meltdown (Porto Franco 009). It's notable for the presence of the very nimble electric guitarist Mike Abraham, the two-reed threat of Mitch (tenor) and Sylvian Carton (alto), and the very lively ...

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Dead Cat Bounce - Chance Episodes (Cuneiform, 2011)

Source: Music and More by Tim Niland
October 22, 2011

Dead Cat Bounce is a stock market term, unusual for a jazz band, but no threat to our four legged felines. But nonetheless, their music is a wonderfully upbeat mixture of hard-bop and modern jazz with a four horn front line. Their music is exciting, full of exhilaration and humor which recalls if nothing else, the high energy splendor of Charles Mingus' classic recordings, or the great David Murray Octets. Dead Cat Bounce consists of Matt Steckler on saxophones and ...

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Yes Co-Founder Jon Anderson to Release 'Open,' a New Epic Musical Piece

Source: Something Else!
October 22, 2011

Former Yes vocalist Jon Anderson will release an epic musical work titled “Open" as a digital download on Tuesday, October 25. The piece marks a return to the long-form compositions that Anderson became known for as a pioneering member of Yes, including “Close To The Edge," “Gates of Delirium," “Revealing" and “Awaken." “Open" promises to be an exhilarating, 21-minute musical journey, as Anderson's iconic vocals and timeless melodies weave intricate melodic and harmonic themes within a classical music framework. Anderson, ...

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Mott the Hoople: Documentary out 11/15

Source: JamBase
October 22, 2011

THE STORY OF MOTT THE HOOPLE CHRONICLED IN THE BALLAD OF MOTT THE HOOPLE OUT 11/15 “Savage History always passes judgment in due course, and here we are, in 2011, still studying Mott The Hoople." —Morrisey, June 2011 The Ballad of Mott The Hoople is a feature length documentary that tells the tale of this most humble of rock groups through a stunning combination of rare and unseen archive footage and the testimonies of band members Ian Hunter, Mick Ralphs, ...

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