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Album Reviews

21-Feb-2019

Sun Ra

God Is More Than Love Can Ever Be (Cosmic Myth)
Reviewed by Karl Ackermann

Published: 21-Feb-2019

20-Feb-2019

Assif Tsahar / William Parker / Hamid Drake

In Between the Tumbling a Stillness (Hopscotch Records)
Reviewed by Karl Ackermann

Published: 20-Feb-2019

19-Feb-2019

Kris Davis/Matt Mitchell/Aruán Ortiz/Matthew Shipp

New American Songbooks, Volume 2 (Pleasure Of Text Records)
Reviewed by Karl Ackermann

Published: 19-Feb-2019

17-Feb-2019

Larry Grenadier

The Gleaners (ECM Records)
Reviewed by Karl Ackermann

Published: 17-Feb-2019

16-Feb-2019

Eli Wallace

Barriers (Eschatology Records)
Reviewed by Karl Ackermann

Published: 16-Feb-2019

15-Feb-2019

Joachim Kuhn

Melodic Ornette Coleman: Piano Works XIII (ACT Music)
Reviewed by Karl Ackermann

Published: 15-Feb-2019

02-Feb-2019

Wadada Leo Smith

Rosa Parks: Pure Love (TUM Records)
Reviewed by Karl Ackermann

Published: 02-Feb-2019

01-Feb-2019

Matthew Shipp Trio

Signature (ESP Disk)
Reviewed by Karl Ackermann

Published: 01-Feb-2019

29-Jan-2019

Dr. Mark Lomax, II

400: An Afrikan Epic (CFG Multimedia)
Reviewed by Karl Ackermann

Published: 29-Jan-2019

11-Jan-2019

Jason Palmer

Fair Weather (Newvelle Records)
Reviewed by Karl Ackermann

Published: 11-Jan-2019

10-Jan-2019

Alister Spence / Satoko Fujii Orchestra Kobe

Imagine Meeting You Here (Alister Spence Music)
Reviewed by Karl Ackermann

Published: 10-Jan-2019

09-Jan-2019

Eric Dolphy

Musical Prophet:The Expanded 1963 New York Sessions (Resonance Records)
Reviewed by Karl Ackermann

Published: 09-Jan-2019

18-Dec-2018

Satoko Fujii Orchestra Tokyo

Kikoeru - Tribute to Masaya Kimura (Libra Records)
Reviewed by Karl Ackermann

Published: 18-Dec-2018

10-Dec-2018

Tyshawn Sorey

Pillars (Firehouse 12 Records)
Reviewed by Karl Ackermann

Published: 10-Dec-2018

02-Dec-2018

10³²K

The Law of Vibration (Self Produced)
Reviewed by Karl Ackermann

Published: 02-Dec-2018

30-Nov-2018

Charlie Parker

Now's The Time (Dreyfus Records)
Reviewed by Karl Ackermann

Published: 30-Nov-2018

28-Nov-2018

Satoko Fujii / Yuko Yamaoka

Diary 2005-2015: Yuko Yamaoka Plays the Music of Satoko Fujii (Libra Records)
Reviewed by Karl Ackermann

Published: 28-Nov-2018

25-Nov-2018

Orquesta Metafisica

Hipnotizados (Territoire Art et Création)
Reviewed by Karl Ackermann

Published: 25-Nov-2018

22-Nov-2018

Charles Mingus

Jazz In Detroit / Strata Concert Gallery / 46 Selden (BBE Records)
Reviewed by Karl Ackermann

Published: 22-Nov-2018

18-Nov-2018

Francisco Mela

Ancestros (Newvelle Records)
Reviewed by Karl Ackermann

Published: 18-Nov-2018

13-Nov-2018

Cory Smythe

Circulate Susanna (Pyroclastic Records)
Reviewed by Karl Ackermann

Published: 13-Nov-2018

12-Nov-2018

Dexter Gordon Quartet

Espace Cardin 1977 (Elemental Music)
Reviewed by Karl Ackermann

Published: 12-Nov-2018

11-Nov-2018

Floyd Domino's All-Stars

Floyd Domino's All-Stars (Golliber Records)
Reviewed by Karl Ackermann

Published: 11-Nov-2018

02-Nov-2018

Amu

Weave (Libra Records)
Reviewed by Karl Ackermann

Published: 02-Nov-2018

27-Oct-2018

Don Byron / Aruán Ortiz

Random Dances And (A)Tonalities (Intakt Records)
Reviewed by Karl Ackermann

Published: 27-Oct-2018

18-Oct-2018

Adam Berenson / Scott Barnum / Eric Hofbauer

Introverted Cultures (Dream Play Records)
Reviewed by Karl Ackermann

Published: 18-Oct-2018

Album Showcase

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Swallows & Swans by Florian Ross
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Crosswinds by Christoph Irniger
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East Of The Sun by Michael Kocour
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Imaginary Friends by Ralph Alessi
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Trio Tapestry by Joe Lovano

Picture in Black and White
Tessa Souter
Noa Records
Imaginary Friends
Ralph Alessi
ECM Records
Crosswinds
Christoph Irniger
Intakt Records
Trio Tapestry
Joe Lovano
ECM Records

Jazz Story

Jazz combines creativity from the mind, heart, and the gut. It flourishes through structure and uses melody and rhythm to bridge the musician's creativity and the listener's imagination. I try to appreciate all forms of music and styles of jazz but find myself drawn to the “hot music” of the twenties through the early thirties, including its many contemporary incarnations
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Jazz combines creativity from the mind, heart, and the gut. It flourishes through structure and uses melody and rhythm to bridge the musician's creativity and the listener's imagination. I try to appreciate all forms of music and styles of jazz but find myself drawn to the “hot music” of the twenties through the early thirties, including its many contemporary incarnations. Obscure and forgotten musicians of that period also interest me. I also enjoy Baroque and Classical music; much of that repertoire actually shares jazz's emphasis on improvisation, creating tension over an underlying ground rhythm, and exciting formal variation.
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By Andrew J. Sammut
Member since: 2010