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One of the most important figures in twentieth century American music, Charles Mingus was a virtuoso bass player, accomplished pianist, bandleader and composer. Born on a military base in Nogales, Arizona in 1922 and raised in Watts, California, his earliest musical influences came from the church— choir and group singing— and from "hearing Duke Ellington over the radio when [he] was eight years old." He studied double bass and composition in a formal way (five years with H. Rheinshagen, principal bassist of the New York Philharmonic, and compositional techniques with the legendary Lloyd Reese) while absorbing vernacular music from the great jazz masters, first-hand
New (ish) Releases from Chicago Underground Duo, Potsa Lotsa XL, Angelika Niescier, & Darrifourcq/Hermia/Ceccaldi PLUS older gems
by Jon Greenbaum
From the West Coast to Montreal to Japan to Bologna and Spain. Playlist Chicago Underground Duo “Hyperglyph" from Hyperglyph (International Anthem) 00:00 Amina Claudine Myers “Cecil B" from Jumpin in the Sugar Bowl (Minor Music) 04:52 Gabriel Vicens “Stray Dogs" from Niebla (Clepsydra Records) 16:12 Christopher Hoffman “Resting Place" from REX (Out Of Your ...
Ralph Towner, 1940-2026
Ralph Towner, guitarist of unique sensibility, writer of highly original compositions, and an ECM artist for more than fifty years, has died, aged 85. Towner, who once described himself as an improvising “raconteur of the abstract” was born into a musical family in the small town of Chehalis, Washington. He started playing music at the age ...
Michael Eaton: Stygian Gates
by Max Kutner
Symbiotique Nonet is a unique and noble beast, living in a suburb situated somewhere in the unsung wilds between modern chamber music and free jazz. The group is co-led by NYC-based saxophonist-composer, Michael Eaton and Kansas City-based electro-acoustic improviser-guitarist, Seth Andrew Davis. Stygian Gates, penned by Eaton, is a multi-movement suite loosely themed around characters and scenes from ...
I Dischi del 2025 secondo Ludovico Granvassu
by Ludovico Granvassu
Immortalare la bellezza e la varietà del jazz pubblicato nel 2025 attraverso una “top ten" appare tanto arduo, vano--e alla fine deludente--quanto cercare di fotografare un tramonto sulla costiera amalfitana usando una rudimentale fotocamera digitale e facendo un forellino sul copriobiettivo. Certo, una foto verrà scattata. Potrebbe persino dimostrare che eri lì, in quel momento, quando ...
Michal Urbaniak, Mingus, Rova, Randy Weston, Satoko Fujii and more!
by Jon Greenbaum
Host Rick Petrie selects a wonderfully diverse assortment of jazz compositions and free improv drawn from the last few decades. Playlist Charles Mingus “Pithecanthropus Erectus" from Pithecanthropus Erectus (Atlantic Records) 00:00 Michal Urbaniak Group “Sound Pieces" from The Beginning (Catalyst Records) 12:39 David Sanford Big Band “Full Immersion" from A Prayer For Lester Bowie ...
Ludovico Granvassu's Garden Of Jazzy Delights 2025
by Ludovico Granvassu
Capturing the breathtaking beauty, range, and diversity of jazz released in 2025 through a list of “10 best albums" feels as challenging, vain--and ultimately disappointing--as trying to photograph the Grand Canyon at sunset by placing a pinhole in front of a rudimentary digital camera's lens. Sure, a picture will be taken. It might even prove you ...
John Scofield Dave Holland: Memories Of Home
by Jack Kenny
This album is fundamentally about rapport, deep listening, and a shared musical history that traces back to Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, and the quartet with Joe Lovano and Al Foster. John Scofield's distinctive guitar style seamlessly integrates post-bop, fusion, funk, and roots-based influences. His dry, idiosyncratic tone and subtle inflections have helped redefine modern ...
In Argentina: The Buenos Aires Concerts
Label: Resonance Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: CD1: Introduction; Goodbye Pork Pie Hat; Duke Ellington’s Sound of Love; Noddin’ Ya Head Blues;
Three or Four Shades of Blue; Koko/Cherokee; For Harry Carney; Cumbia & Jazz Fusion; Solo Piano
Improvisation.
CD2: Sue's Changes (Incomplete); Koko/Cherokee/Band Intros; Fables of Faubus; Solo Piano
Improvisation.
Mary Lou Williams: A Fungus Amungus
by Ian Patterson
The title sounds like something from the fertile imagination of Charles Mingus. A blindfold listening test might throw up Sun Ra. “A Fungus Amungus," however, is Mary Lou Williams and nothing but. This solo piano piece clocks in at a swift three minutes, but the Atlanta-born, Pittsburgh-raised pianist packs a lot of notes and ...
