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Kim Dae Hwan / Choi Sun Bae: Korean Fantasy

Read "Korean Fantasy" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita

Korean Fantasy by Kim Dae Hwan (drums) and Choi Sun Bae (trumpet, harmonica) captures the ethereal essence of a live performance on November 26, 1999, at Aspirante, Hofu City, in Yamaguchi, Japan. This record stands as testament to the label's commitment to presenting a blend of avant-garde jazz and improvisation, and unearthing gems from the archives ...

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Simon Nabatov 3 + 2: Verbs

Read "Verbs" reviewed by John Sharpe

by John Sharpe

What constitutes a composition? German-based Russian-born pianist Simon Nabatov makes a convincing case that a simple verbal instruction can suffice on Verbs. It is not a claim he makes himself, but the six supposed improvisations each mines such a distinctive seam that, although spontaneously conceived without melody or other formal arrangement, the initial proposition proves enough. ...

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Donald Byrd: Live: Cookin' With Blue Note at Montreux

Read "Live: Cookin' With Blue Note at Montreux" reviewed by Stefano Merighi

by Stefano Merighi

Nelle note di copertina, Don Was, presidente della Blue Note, celebra questa pubblicazione inedita del concerto di Montreux di Donald Byrd del 1973 con toni di grande rispetto ed entusiasmo. E il trombettista (scomparso nel 2013) se lo merita, sia per un certo distacco critico che ne ha sempre contraddistinto l'opera, sia per il ruolo di ...

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Wes Montgomery: Maximum Swing: The Unissued 1965 Half Note Recordings

Read "Maximum Swing: The Unissued 1965 Half Note Recordings" reviewed by Mario Calvitti

by Mario Calvitti

La Resonance Records, etichetta californiana legata a un'organizzazione non-profit dedita a preservare l'arte e l'eredità della musica jazz, prosegue instancabile la sua attività di archeologia musicale pubblicando questo doppio CD di Wes Montgomery col trio del pianista Wynton Kelly al famoso club di New York Half Note nel 1965, all'incirca nello stesso periodo delle esibizioni raccolte ...

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Satoko Inoue: Presents Jo Kondo's Works For Piano 2015-2020

Read "Presents Jo Kondo's Works For Piano 2015-2020" reviewed by Chris May

by Chris May

Jo Kondo is a composer unto himself, but for ready reference he can be filed in the proximity of John Cage and Morton Feldman, both of whom he got to know in 1978 in New York while in the city on a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation. Satoko Inoue is a concert pianist specializing in modern ...

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Terry Adams: Terrible [Deluxe Edition]

Read "Terrible [Deluxe Edition]" reviewed by Dave Linn

by Dave Linn

Terry Adams is best known for his work with the seminal band, NRBQ (New Rhythm & Blues Quartet). Their self-titled debut (Columbia, 1969), included Sun Ra's “Rocket Number Nine." The follow-up was a collaboration with early rock legend Carl Perkins called Boppin' The Blues. In 1974 singer, songwriter, and guitarist extraordinaire, Big Al Anderson and drummer ...

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New Old Luten Trio: Trident Juncture

Read "Trident Juncture" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita

In 2023, the New Old Luten Trio album on Euphorium Records featured, albeit posthumously, the legendary Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky who was Germany's answer to the avant-garde saxophone. Known affectionately as Luten Petrowsky, his reeds here join forces with Elan Pauer on piano and Christian Lillinger's drumming wizardry. This near hour-long extravaganza, recorded back in 2016, at Leipzig's ...

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FCTrio (Francesco Cusa Trio): Minimal Works

Read "Minimal Works" reviewed by Neri Pollastri

by Neri Pollastri

Il trio di Francesco Cusa, che avevamo già recensito in un lavoro progettato dal pianista Tonino Miano che ospitava il trombettista americano Brian Groder, Human Pieces, presenta adesso questo suggestivo album che raccoglie otto brani firmati dal batterista: la metà, rispondendo al titolo programmatico del disco, ruotano attorno a temi minimali, che vengono ripresi, mutati, sviluppati, ...

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Todd Sickafoose: Bear Proof

Read "Bear Proof" reviewed by Vic Albani

by Vic Albani

Era dai fasti di Tiny Resistors (uscito nel 2008 per la Cryptogramophone dell'amico Jeff Gauthier e che invitiamo a riascoltare per la bellezza che lo ammanta) che il signor Todd Sickafoose non regalava al mondo un nuovo lavoro. Inneggiato da più voci quale coerente ed intelligentissimo musicista nonché compositore e produttore Sickafoose è stato ...

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Nikos Chatzitsakos: Tiny Big Band 2

Read "Tiny Big Band 2" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers

Cleaving to the premise that one Tiny Big Band deserves another, bassist Nikos Chatzitsakos is back with Tiny Big Band 2, the second album by his feisty nonet and a follow-up to the well-received Tiny Big Band! (self-produced), recorded in 2022. This time, Chatzitsakos uses two vocalists instead of one, rotating them on ...


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