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  1. Saluting Sgt. Pepper
    9
    Published: 2017-06-22
    Django Bates / Frankfurt Radio Big Band
    Saluting Sgt. Pepper
  2. Proverbe
    10
    Published: 2017-06-15
    DUMItRIO
    Proverbe
  3. Music From An Imaginary Land
    16
    Published: 2017-06-14
    AVA Trio
    Music From An Imaginary Land
  4. Morphogenesis
    21
    Published: 2017-06-13
    Steve Coleman
    Morphogenesis
  5. Cub(an)ism
    22
    Published: 2017-06-04
    Aruán Ortiz
    Cub(an)ism
  6. Neko
    14
    Published: 2017-06-02
    Gato Libre
    Neko
  7. Find the Way
    17
    Published: 2017-05-26
    Aaron Parks/Ben Street/Billy Hart
    Find the Way
  8. Pekka
    13
    Published: 2017-05-20
    Verneri Pohjola
    Pekka
  9. Tilt
    8
    Published: 2017-05-18
    The Great Harry Hillman
    Tilt
  10. Golan/Al Joulan Vol. 2
    13
    Published: 2017-05-08
    Hubert Dupont
    Golan/Al Joulan Vol. 2
  11. 682/681
    12
    Published: 2017-05-05
    Lisa Cay Miller
    682/681
  12. Blind Curves and Box Canyons
    16
    Published: 2017-05-04
    Thollem | Mazurek
    Blind Curves and Box Canyons
  13. Fly or Die
    7
    Published: 2017-04-28
    Jaimie Branch
    Fly or Die
  14. Cross My Palm With Silver
    26
    Published: 2017-04-28
    Avishai Cohen - Trumpet
    Cross My Palm With Silver
  15. The Dreamer Is the Dream
    30
    Published: 2017-04-21
    Chris Potter
    The Dreamer Is the Dream
  16. Trandans
    14
    Published: 2017-04-20
    Duo Baars Henneman & Dave Burrell
    Trandans
  17. Currents 0
    16
    Published: 2017-04-18
    Yarn/Wire Ensemble
    Currents 0
  18. Sopranoville: New Works for the Prepared and Non-Prepared Saxophone
    18
    Published: 2017-04-13
    Sam Newsome
    Sopranoville: New Works for the Prepared and Non-Prepared Saxophone
  19. The Behemoth
    15
    Published: 2017-04-09
    Phronesis / Julian Argüelles / Frankfurt Radio Big Band
    The Behemoth
  20. Blow + Beat
    13
    Published: 2017-04-08
    Mats Gustafsson/ Alfred Vogel
    Blow + Beat
  21. Irmãos De Fé
    11
    Published: 2017-04-06
    John Patitucci
    Irmãos De Fé
  22. Six Easy Pieces
    17
    Published: 2017-04-05
    Atomic
    Six Easy Pieces
  23. The Complete Syllables Music
    16
    Published: 2017-04-04
    Nate Wooley
    The Complete Syllables Music
  24. December Avenue
    25
    Published: 2017-04-02
    Tomasz Stańko New York Quartet
    December Avenue
  25. My Tongue Crumbles After
    20
    Published: 2017-04-01
    Sean Ali
    My Tongue Crumbles After
  26. Overseas V
    15
    Published: 2017-03-30
    Eivind Opsvik
    Overseas V
  27. Disappeared Behind the Sun
    22
    Published: 2017-03-29
    Angles 9
    Disappeared Behind the Sun
  28. Recent Developments
    17
    Published: 2017-03-26
    Harris Eisenstadt
    Recent Developments
  29. This Is The Uplifting Part
    13
    Published: 2017-03-22
    Ensemble Pamplemousse
    This Is The Uplifting Part
  30. Carve
    22
    Published: 2017-03-17
    Dana Jessen
    Carve
  31. The MUH Trio – Prague After Dark
    25
    Published: 2017-03-17
    The MUH Trio
    The MUH Trio – Prague After Dark
  32. Beauty & Truth
    22
    Published: 2017-03-13
    Joachim Kühn/Chris Jennings/Eric Schaefer
    Beauty & Truth
  33. Sooner And Later
    26
    Published: 2017-03-04
    Julia Hülsmann Trio
    Sooner And Later
  34. Landed in Brooklyn
    25
    Published: 2017-03-03
    Julian & Roman Wasserfuhr
    Landed in Brooklyn
  35. Eos
    15
    Published: 2017-02-28
    Patti Cudd
    Eos
  36. The Angel and the Brute Sing Songs of Rapture
    20
    Published: 2017-02-25
    Dialectical Imagination
    The Angel and the Brute Sing Songs of Rapture
  37. E.S.T. Symphony
    16
    Published: 2017-02-22
    Various Artists
    E.S.T. Symphony
  38. Love Dance
    19
    Published: 2017-02-20
    Derby Derby
    Love Dance
  39. June
    21
    Published: 2017-02-19
    Trouble Kaze
    June
  40. Been Up So Long It Looks Like Down to Me: The Micros Play the Blues
    18
    Published: 2017-02-18
    Microscopic Septet
    Been Up So Long It Looks Like Down to Me: The Micros Play the Blues
  41. The Invariant
    23
    Published: 2017-02-17
    Benedikt Jahnel Trio
    The Invariant
  42. A Night Walking Through Mirrors
    31
    Published: 2017-02-11
    Chicago / London Underground
    A Night Walking Through Mirrors
  43. Loafer's Hollow
    22
    Published: 2017-02-10
    Mostly Other People Do the Killing
    Loafer's Hollow
  44. Invisible Hand
    31
    Published: 2017-02-09
    Satoko Fujii
    Invisible Hand
  45. Supreme
    14
    Published: 2017-01-25
    Orthodox
    Supreme
  46. Madjafalao
    14
    Published: 2017-01-19
    Le Tout-Puissant Orchestre Poly-Rythmo
    Madjafalao
  47. Peace
    22
    Published: 2017-01-18
    Satoko Fujii Orchestra Tokyo
    Peace
  48. Cantos Invisíveis
    17
    Published: 2017-01-13
    São Paulo Underground
    Cantos Invisíveis
  49. Meditations on Freedom
    16
    Published: 2017-01-11
    Noah Preminger
    Meditations on Freedom
  50. Penumbra
    16
    Published: 2017-01-10
    Adam Berenson / Scott Barnum
    Penumbra
Read more album reviews by Karl Ackermann
  1. Read "Flame Keepers: National Jazz Museum in Harlem"
    1
    Published: 2018-01-01
    Under the Radar
    Flame Keepers: National Jazz Museum in Harlem
  2. Read "The Politics of Dancing: Jazz and Protest, Part 2"
    32
    Published: 2017-05-05
    Under the Radar
    The Politics of Dancing: Jazz and Protest, Part 2
  3. Read "The Politics of Dancing: Jazz and Protest, Part 1"
    58
    Published: 2017-03-20
    Under the Radar
    The Politics of Dancing: Jazz and Protest, Part 1
  4. Read "Jazz Education: The Next Generation, Part 2"
    56
    Published: 2017-02-09
    Under the Radar
    Jazz Education: The Next Generation, Part 2
  5. Read "Jazz Education: The Next Generation, Part 1"
    99
    Published: 2016-12-30
    Under the Radar
    Jazz Education: The Next Generation, Part 1
  6. Read "Karl Ackermann's Best Releases of 2016"
    25
    Published: 2016-12-08
    Best of / Year End
    Karl Ackermann's Best Releases of 2016
  7. Read "Dai Liang, aka A Bu: Beijing Prodigy"
    18
    Published: 2016-11-17
    Under the Radar
    Dai Liang, aka A Bu: Beijing Prodigy
  8. Read "Gerry Malkin Quintet at the BeanRunner Café"
    21
    Published: 2016-11-15
    Live Reviews
    Gerry Malkin Quintet at the BeanRunner Café
  9. Read "An Evil Clown and a Leap of Faith"
    24
    Published: 2016-10-07
    Under the Radar
    An Evil Clown and a Leap of Faith
  10. Read "Wynton Marsalis Quintet at The Palace Theater"
    13
    Published: 2016-05-04
    Live Reviews
    Wynton Marsalis Quintet at The Palace Theater
  11. Read "The Miles Davis Lost Quintet and Other Revolutionary Ensembles"
    23
    Published: 2016-04-05
    Book Reviews
    The Miles Davis Lost Quintet and Other Revolutionary Ensembles
  12. Read "Rob Mazurek's São Paulo Underground at Jazz Gallery"
    23
    Published: 2015-04-15
    Live Reviews
    Rob Mazurek's São Paulo Underground at Jazz Gallery
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  1. Under the Radar
    Flame Keepers: National Jazz Museum in Harlem
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  2. CD/LP/Track Review
    Alexander Hawkins: Unit[e]
    Publish Day: 25
  3. CD/LP/Track Review
    Jonah Parzen-Johnson: I Try To Remember Where I Come From
    Publish Day: 30
  1. Read "Jazz Education: The Next Generation, Part 1"
    99
    Published: 2016-12-30
    Under the Radar
    Jazz Education: The Next Generation, Part 1
  2. Read "East River"
    172
    Published: 2015-02-22
    CD/LP/Track Review
    PLS.trio: East River
  3. Read "Hoodman's Blind"
    80
    Published: 2014-02-06
    CD/LP/Track Review
    Arshak Sirunyan: Hoodman's Blind
  4. Read "A Multitude of Angels"
    44
    Published: 2016-11-30
    CD/LP/Track Review
    Keith Jarrett: A Multitude of Angels
  5. Read "The Ludwigsburg Concert"
    33
    Published: 2016-02-26
    CD/LP/Track Review
    Lyle Mays Quartet: The Ludwigsburg Concert
  6. Read "Some Other Time: The Lost Session From the Black Forest"
    29
    Published: 2016-04-27
    CD/LP/Track Review
    Bill Evans with Eddie Gomez and Jack DeJohnette: Some Other Time: The Lost Session From the Black Forest
  7. Read "Jazz Education: The Next Generation, Part 2"
    56
    Published: 2017-02-09
    Under the Radar
    Jazz Education: The Next Generation, Part 2
  8. Read "Synovial Joints"
    31
    Published: 2015-04-17
    CD/LP/Track Review
    Steve Coleman and the Council of Balance: Synovial Joints
  9. Read "In Movement"
    24
    Published: 2016-05-04
    CD/LP/Track Review
    Jack DeJohnette/Ravi Coltrane/Matthew Garrison: In Movement
  10. Read "We Want Miles (Bonus Track Version)"
    40
    Published: 2014-03-26
    CD/LP/Track Review
    Miles Davis: We Want Miles (Bonus Track Version)
  11. Read "You’ve Been Watching Me"
    40
    Published: 2015-04-10
    CD/LP/Track Review
    Tim Berne's Snakeoil: You’ve Been Watching Me
  12. Read "Lew Soloff: Sketches Of Spain"
    829
    Published: 2010-10-29
    Extended Analysis
    Lew Soloff: Lew Soloff: Sketches Of Spain
  13. Read "Break Stuff"
    59
    Published: 2015-02-06
    CD/LP/Track Review
    Vijay Iyer Trio: Break Stuff
  14. Read "Lathe of Heaven"
    70
    Published: 2014-09-02
    CD/LP/Track Review
    Mark Turner Quartet: Lathe of Heaven
  15. Read "Now This"
    19
    Published: 2015-05-29
    CD/LP/Track Review
    Gary Peacock Trio: Now This
  16. Read "A Cosmic Rhythm With Each Stroke"
    28
    Published: 2016-03-09
    CD/LP/Track Review
    Vijay Iyer & Wadada Leo Smith: A Cosmic Rhythm With Each Stroke
  17. Read "Mette Henriette"
    32
    Published: 2015-11-08
    CD/LP/Track Review
    Mette Henriette Martedatter Rølvåg: Mette Henriette
  18. Read "Made in Chicago"
    55
    Published: 2015-03-11
    CD/LP/Track Review
    Jack DeJohnette: Made in Chicago
  19. Read "Alloy"
    63
    Published: 2014-09-30
    CD/LP/Track Review
    Tyshawn Sorey: Alloy
  20. Read "Brooklyn Babylon"
    23
    Published: 2013-05-18
    CD/LP/Track Review
    Darcy James Argue's Secret Society: Brooklyn Babylon
  21. Read "Spiral Mercury"
    50
    Published: 2014-07-31
    CD/LP/Track Review
    Pharoah & The Underground: Spiral Mercury
  22. Read "Atmosphères"
    15
    Published: 2016-09-02
    CD/LP/Track Review
    Tigran Hamasyan/Arve Henriksen/Eivind Aarset/Jan Bang: Atmosphères
  23. Read "Crime Scene"
    291
    Published: 2010-06-17
    CD/LP/Track Review
    Terje Rypdal: Crime Scene
  24. Read "The Inner Spectrum of Variables"
    24
    Published: 2016-05-25
    CD/LP/Track Review
    Tyshawn Sorey: The Inner Spectrum of Variables
  25. Read "Joy in Spite of Everything"
    63
    Published: 2014-08-11
    CD/LP/Track Review
    Stefano Bollani: Joy in Spite of Everything
  26. Read "The First Quartet"
    23
    Published: 2015-11-23
    CD/LP/Track Review
    John Abercrombie: The First Quartet
  27. Read "The Bell"
    20
    Published: 2016-01-10
    CD/LP/Track Review
    Ches Smith with Craig Taborn and Mat Maneri: The Bell
  28. Read "Mise en Abîme"
    50
    Published: 2014-05-28
    CD/LP/Track Review
    Steve Lehman: Mise en Abîme
  29. Read "The Politics of Dancing: Jazz and Protest, Part 1"
    58
    Published: 2017-03-20
    Under the Radar
    The Politics of Dancing: Jazz and Protest, Part 1
  30. Read "In For A Penny, In For A Pound"
    33
    Published: 2015-05-14
    CD/LP/Track Review
    Henry Threadgill Zooid: In For A Penny, In For A Pound
  31. Read "Spark of Life"
    76
    Published: 2014-09-24
    CD/LP/Track Review
    Marcin Wasilewski Trio with Joakim Milder: Spark of Life
  32. Read "Silk and Salt Melodies"
    55
    Published: 2014-08-14
    CD/LP/Track Review
    Louis Sclavis Quartet: Silk and Salt Melodies
  33. Read "An Evil Clown and a Leap of Faith"
    24
    Published: 2016-10-07
    Under the Radar
    An Evil Clown and a Leap of Faith
  34. Read "The Jazz Composer’s Orchestra Update"
    54
    Published: 2014-11-13
    CD/LP/Track Review
    Michael Mantler: The Jazz Composer’s Orchestra Update
  35. Read "Crisis"
    26
    Published: 2015-07-17
    CD/LP/Track Review
    Amir ElSaffar: Crisis
  36. Read "Continuum"
    29
    Published: 2016-03-31
    CD/LP/Track Review
    Nik Bärtsch's Mobile: Continuum
  37. Read "Cuba: The Conversation Continues"
    14
    Published: 2015-10-16
    CD/LP/Track Review
    Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra: Cuba: The Conversation Continues
  38. Read "Galactic Parables: Volume 1"
    24
    Published: 2015-06-05
    CD/LP/Track Review
    Rob Mazurek Exploding Star Orchestra: Galactic Parables: Volume 1
  39. Read "Fe' ... Faith"
    340
    Published: 2011-07-12
    CD/LP/Track Review
    Gonzalo Rubalcaba: Fe' ... Faith
  40. Read "Andrew Hill: Solos - The Jazz Sessions"
    30
    Published: 2013-11-01
    Extended Analysis
    Andrew Hill: Andrew Hill: Solos - The Jazz Sessions
  41. Read "Presidential Suite (Eight Variations on Freedom)"
    17
    Published: 2016-08-25
    CD/LP/Track Review
    Ted Nash Big Band: Presidential Suite (Eight Variations on Freedom)
  42. Read "Mauch Chunk"
    21
    Published: 2015-10-14
    CD/LP/Track Review
    Mostly Other People Do the Killing: Mauch Chunk
  43. Read "Warp"
    13
    Published: 2016-03-21
    CD/LP/Track Review
    Jon Balke: Warp
  44. Read "Dai Liang, aka A Bu: Beijing Prodigy"
    18
    Published: 2016-11-17
    Under the Radar
    Dai Liang, aka A Bu: Beijing Prodigy
  45. Read "Kaleidoscope Eyes: Music of the Beatles"
    13
    Published: 2016-06-06
    CD/LP/Track Review
    John Daversa: Kaleidoscope Eyes: Music of the Beatles
  46. Read "Brad Mehldau: 10 Years Solo Live"
    24
    Published: 2015-11-26
    CD/LP/Track Review
    Brad Mehldau: Brad Mehldau: 10 Years Solo Live
  47. Read "Andando el Tiempo"
    17
    Published: 2016-04-26
    CD/LP/Track Review
    Carla Bley/Andy Sheppard/Steve Swallow: Andando el Tiempo
  48. Read "Highway Rider"
    325
    Published: 2010-05-12
    CD/LP/Track Review
    Brad Mehldau: Highway Rider
  49. Read "As it Was"
    20
    Published: 2016-07-18
    CD/LP/Track Review
    Peter Erskine Trio: John Taylor/Palle Danielsson: As it Was
  50. Read "Drum Sketches"
    532
    Published: 2010-04-23
    CD/LP/Track Review
    Susie Ibarra: Drum Sketches

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