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News: Recording

Thelonious Monk - The Definitive Thelonious Monk on Prestige and Riverside (Concord, 2011)

July 26, 2011

In 1951, pianist and composer Thelonious Monk was pinched in a bogus arrest that resulted in him losing his Cabaret Card, necessary for performing in New York City clubs. While he scrambled for out of town gigs, Riverside Records stepped up to record Monk in a wide ranging series of contexts, resulting in some of the ...

News: Trends

Streaming, on-Demand Services Reaching Just 10% of Americans...

July 26, 2011

This is either the beginning of a huge opportunity, or a really huge buzzkill. According to stats just released by Nielsen, the broad range of streaming and on-demand audio services in the US command an active user base of just 10.2 percent, with near-zero growth. Make no mistake, this is a pre-Spotify study, though it does ...

News: Trends

Ready to Ditch the in-Dash CD Player? Ford Is...

July 26, 2011

Last time we checked, CDs were still selling in the hundreds of millions per year. But automakers have multi-year product cycles to think about, which is why Ford is now officially ditching the in-dash CD player—just like the tape player before it. “In-car entertainment technology is moving digital more rapidly than almost any other element of ...

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News: Radio

STLJN Audio Archive: Black Artists Group: In Paris, Aries 1973

July 25, 2011

This week's Audio Archive post features a rare recording by St. Louis' Black Artists Group, courtesy of the blog Nothing Is, v 2.0. In Paris, Aries 1973 was, as the title implies, recorded live in Paris in 1973 by a lineup including Joseph Bowie (trombone, conga, miscellaneous instruments), Baikida E.J. Carroll (trumpet, flugelhorn, bass, log drum, ...

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News: Video / DVD

Wanna Buy a Record?

July 25, 2011

Last week, Wrecking Crew drummer Hal Blaine sent along a fabulous YouTube clip of Wanna Buy a Record? The rare 35-minute film was made by Capitol Records in 1951 to explain how records were made and why they cost what they did (85 cents at the time). The film was for promotional purposes only and featured ...

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News: Recording

Joey Calderazzo - Amanecer (2007)

July 25, 2011

By Mark Saleski The opening track of Joey Calderazzo's Amanecer, for once, gave the listener some insight into where the pianist was headed. “Midnight Voyager," which first appeared on Michael Brecker's Tales From The Hudson, is a complete reworking of the original. By “complete" I mean that I did not recognize the tune until nearing the ...

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News: Recording

Tarfala Trio - Syzygy (NoBusiness Records, 2011)

July 25, 2011

Drawing on the legacy of Albert Ayler's extraordinary trio LP Spiritual Unity, The Tarfala Trio, consisting of Mats Gustafsson on saxophones, Barry Guy on bass and Raymond Strid on drums and percussion take the notion of open-ended free jazz and make an impassioned statement that would certainly have made Ayler proud. Opening with “Broken by Fire," ...

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News: Recording

John Coltrane - Kulu Se Mama (Impulse, 1965, 2000)

July 25, 2011

The sessions that make up this album show a fascinating glimpse into the evolution of saxophonist and composer John Coltrane's music. Four of the six tracks are with the well known “classic quartet" of McCoy Tyner on piano, Jimmy Garrison on bass and Elvin Jones on drums. The other two performances on this album, from a ...

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News: Recording

Recent Listening: Shipp, Crow, Chamorro

July 24, 2011

Matthew Shipp, The Art of the Improviser (Thirsty Ear). This album will not show up on the soft jazz and easy listening charts. Shipp is strong medicine. The first disc of the two-CD set has the audacious avant-garde pianist with his trio, the second playing alone. Theycapture concert performances in 2010. In each, Shipp blends separate ...

News: Video / DVD

STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: The Sanborn Chronicles

July 24, 2011

This week, we have the first of two posts about saxophonist and former St. Louisan David Sanborn, who's coming back home to perform with keyboardist George Duke and bassist Marcus Miller in a concert Sunday, August 8 at the Touhill Performing Arts Center. The show is part of an ...