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Mandala

Label: Shifting Paradigm Records
Released: 2017
Track listing: Jim Jam on the Veranda; The Middle Way; Rudy’s Mood; Eleanor & Rufus; Jacunda; Mandala; Village Within the City; Clay Feet; Little Melody.

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Black Diamond: Mandala

Read "Mandala" reviewed by Samuel Stroup

by Samuel Stroup
December 20, 2017

It's easy to see how Chicago quartet Black Diamond fit right into the sax / sax / bass / drums tradition in jazz. In fact, with the intricate and energetic compositions, speedy and flawless solos, and evocative song titles this group's first album Mandala almost feels like a passing of the torch from the likes of ...

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Black Diamond: Mandala

Read "Mandala" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
September 28, 2017

This Chicago-based quartet projects a raw and vibrant soundstage, nicely balanced with breakneck speed unison lines and introspective dialogues, topped off by tenor saxophonists Artie Black and Hunter Diamond's hearty choruses. They dig deep, yet on burners like the swiftly executed bop piece “Rudy's Mood," they dish out briskly executed unison lines, leading to hyper-mode frameworks, ...

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