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Scott Tixier: Brooklyn Bazaar

Read "Brooklyn Bazaar" reviewed by Raul d'Gama Rose

by Raul d'Gama Rose
May 16, 2012

Violinist Scott Tixier is like a young fledgling poised to take off. This is a wondrous sight: arms (the wings) painfully outstretched, neck and, indeed, the whole body arched and on tip-toes, his bow swinging wildly as he flies off into the azure unknown. He is awkward at first; then sure that he will soar and ...

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Henry P. Warner / Earl Freeman / Philip Spigner: Freestyle Band

Read "Freestyle Band" reviewed by John Sharpe

by John Sharpe
April 24, 2012

The Lithuania-based No Business label might seem an unlikely champion for the loft jazz of late '70s/early '80s New York City, but its track record speaks for itself. Rescued from obscurity, Freestyle Band follows on from 2010's acclaimed Muntu Recordings Box, Commitment: The Complete Recordings 1980-1983 and 2011's splendid Black Man's Blues / New York Collage. ...

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FAB Trio: History of Jazz in Reverse

by AAJ Italy Staff
March 23, 2012

History of Jazz in Reverse si può considerare l'ultimo disco di Billy Bang, ucciso nell'aprile dell'anno scorso da un tumore al polmone. Dopo Leroy Jenkins, Billy Bang è stato il principale violinista del movimento free e negli anni Sessanta fu protagonista di una significativa vicenda umana: dopo la drammatica esperienza militare in Vietnam riuscì a rinascere ...

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Article: Year in Review

John Sharpe's Best Releases of 2011

by John Sharpe
January 4, 2012

Here are ten new releases and three reissues which stood out from those heard this year: Wadada Leo Smith's OrganicHeart's ReflectionsCuneiform String ensembles and fusion don't usually go together, but in AACM trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith's universe anything is possible. His Organic ensemble made its first ...

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History of Jazz in Reverse

By Billy Bang

Label: TUM Records
Released: 2011
Track listing: Homeward Bound; Implications; For Bea; From Here to There; Chan Chan ; History of Jazz in Reverse; One for Don Cherry; From the Waters of New Orleans.

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Billy Bang's Survival Ensemble: Black Man’s Blues / New York Collage

By Billy Bang

Label: NoBusiness Records
Released: 2011
Track listing: CD1: Spoken introduction; Albert Ayler/Know Your Enemy; Ganges/Enchantment/Tapestry; Black Man's Blues. CD2: Nobody Hears The Music The Same Way (Dedicated to John Coltrane); For Josie Part II; Illustration; Subhanallah.

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Black Man's Blues/New York Collage

By Billy Bang

Label: GR2 Classics
Released: 2011
Track listing: CD 1: Black Man's Blues: 01. Spoken introduction; 02. Albert Ayler/Know your enemy; 03. Ganges/Enchantment/Tapestry(W.Parker); 04. Black Man Blues (Rahman). CD 2: New York Collage : 01. Nobody Hear the Music the Same Way (Dedicated to John Coltrane) (B.Bang); 02. For Josie Part II (B.Bang); 03. Illustration (Bang/Rahman); 04. Subhanallah (Rahman).

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Billy Bang - Bill Cole

By Billy Bang

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Released: 2011
Track listing: 1. Improvisation: 2. Shades of Kia Mia; 3. Poverty is the Father of Fear; 4. Improvisation; 5. Jupiter's Future; 6. Improvisation.

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FAB Trio: History of Jazz in Reverse

Read "History of Jazz in Reverse" reviewed by Nic Jones

by Nic Jones
December 14, 2011

A trio consisting of violin, bass and drums might seem a little thin, but violinist Billy Bang, bassist Joe Fonda and drummer Barry Altschul know a thing or two about this music and their collective effort on this disc combines elements of the intellectual and the physical. The result is, perhaps unsurprisingly, music which appeals in ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

Billy Bang's Survival Ensemble: Black Man’s Blues / New York Collage

by John Sharpe
December 7, 2011

Billy Bang's Survival EnsembleBlack Man's Blues / New York CollageNo Business Records2011 With Black Man's Blues / New York Collage, the Lithuanian based No Business label presents another thrilling installment in its invaluable documentation of the New York loft jazz of the 1970s, following on from 2010's ...