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Kurt Rosenwinkel and OJM - Our Secret World (Wommusic, 2010)

Source: Music and More by Tim Niland
September 22, 2010

Guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel has worked in a number of settings, mostly with small bands so his collaboration with the Portuguese large ensemble Orquestra Jazz de Matosinhos (OJM) makes for some interesting music. The band and featured soloist explore seven of his original compositions, and use subtle shading and texture to throw these performances into interesting relief. “Our Secret World" opens the album and is a true statement of purpose with the subtle shadings of the large band putting a mirror ...

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William Parker - I Plan to Stay a Believer (Aum Fidelity, 2010)

Source: Music and More by Tim Niland
September 22, 2010

Bassist William Parker believes that within every song, there is a special “inside song" that conveys a deeper meaning, and it is up to the musicians to get in contact and bring the inside message to the surface. Parker has spent the last several years playing in many different bands including this unit, whose goal is to play the inside songs of soul and R&B legend Curtis Mayfield. The music presented here was recorded live at a number of concerts, ...

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Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah-Um (Columbia, 1959)

Source: Music and More by Tim Niland
September 22, 2010

Revisiting an old favorite is a treat, and this Mingus masterwork is one of my most favorite jazz albums. Pulling together a little big band consisting of John Handy, Booker Ervin and Shafi Hadi on saxophones, Willie Dennis and Jimmy Knepper on trombone Horace Parlan on piano, Mingus on bass and piano and Dannie Richmond on drums, he combined the frenzied music of the sanctified church with the blistering pace of bebop and ever present swing to create one of ...

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Marc Ribot - Silent Movies (Pi Recordings, 2010)

Source: Music and More by Tim Niland
September 22, 2010

Guitarist and composer Marc Ribot is an eclectic soul equally at home playing punk rock, free jazz or more melodic fare. This intriguing album presents Ribot in a solo context with some subtle overdubbing or sound manipulation added to give the music an atmospheric feel. He writes in the liner notes that this project was inspired by films, both real and imagined, and he hoped to explore the nether regions between language, images and sound. What results is a dreamy ...

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The Bad Plus - Never Stop (E1 Entertainment, 2010)

Source: Music and More by Tim Niland
September 22, 2010

Coming into their tenth year as a band, The Bad Plus: pianist Ethan Iverson, bassist Reid Anderson and drummer Dave King have grown from a band notorious for their covers of rock and pop songs to a group that has carved its own original niche through unique original compositions. This album features all original compositions by each member of the group, and shows them exploring a wide range of musical textures. “The Radio Tower Has A Beating Heart" opens the ...

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Rudresh Mahanthappa and Bunky Green - Apex (Pi Recordings, 2010)

Source: Music and More by Tim Niland
September 22, 2010

This is an auspicious meeting between great alto saxophonists of different generations. Rudresh Mahanthappa who has burst on to the scene in recent years with a series of progressive and thoughtful albums drawing on mathematics and linguistics along with a deep knowledge of the history of jazz is joined by Chicago based improviser and educator Bunky Green. Green came up in the shadow of bebop, developing his own sound as a recording artist and as a respected teacher. They are ...

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Charles Lloyd - Mirror (ECM Records, 2010)

Source: Music and More by Tim Niland
September 22, 2010

As saxophonist Charles Lloyd moves into his third decade with ECM records, he does so with an excellent and well respected band including Jason Moran on piano, Ruben Rogers on bass and Eric Harland on drums. The music is a thoughtful and meditative mix of spirituals, originals and a couple of Thelonious Monk covers. Loyd is a deeply spiritual man, and finds great solace in hymns like “Go Down Moses" which features his slow saxophone developing over deep rhythm. Rogers' ...

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David S. Ware - Onecept (Aum Fidelity, 2010)

Source: Music and More by Tim Niland
September 22, 2010

Saxophonist David S. Ware's comeback from serious health problems has been inspiring, and he continues an amazing run of music with this excellent trio album, designed to celebrate 50 years of playing the saxophone (he started at age 9!) Joined by bassist William Parker and drummer Warren Smith, Ware breaks out an arsenal of horns: tenor saxophone along with stritch and saxello. This gives him a range of sounds to call on during the course of this collectively improvised album. ...

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