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Rabih Abou-Khalil: Morton's Foot

Read "Morton's Foot" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman

The definition of jazz is often a hotly contested topic. A more parochial view has it rooted in black American folk music, with somewhat narrow criteria that revolve around certain harmonies and rhythms. A broader view has it based in an improvisational spirit that can be rooted in the folk music of any country. Whether it ...

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Cecil Taylor & Italian Instabile Orchestra: The Owner Of The River Bank

Read "The Owner Of The River Bank" reviewed by Jerry D'Souza

by Jerry D'Souza

The Italian Instabile Orchestra played two concerts at the Talos Festival in Ruva di Puglia in 2000, celebrating its tenth anniversary. Cecil Taylor wrote the music, if it can be called writing, for he brought in paper with symbols, words and shapes to the rehearsals. This work in progress began to ferment over the next three ...

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Abdullah Ibrahim Trio: Cape Town Revisited

Read "Cape Town Revisited" reviewed by Jim Santella

by Jim Santella

This hour of sweet music composed by Abdullah Ibrahim includes dedicatory ballads, festive celebrations, and impressions of his homeland. With his “Cape Town to Congo Square” in three movements, he’s documented the bridge between his birthplace and New Orleans. Common threads enable this ambassador of modern jazz to spread the word about this music all over ...

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Bennie Wallace: The Nearness of You

Read "The Nearness of You" reviewed by Rich Friedman

by Rich Friedman

In their quest to beef up a CD’s exposure, good-intentioned industry insiders can sometimes unintentionally steer an album down a dead-end path. On the cover of Bennie Wallace’s The Nearness of You, a voluptuous woman clings to his shoulder looking seductively at his sax. The liner notes feature another babe in a low-cut evening dress resting ...

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Dhafer Youssef: Digital Prophecy

Read "Digital Prophecy" reviewed by Javier AQ Ortiz

by Javier AQ Ortiz

The genesis of Digital Prophecy is diaphanously cinematic. With flowing dramatic ardor, “Diaphanes” exudes a strong oud aroma. It’s earthy, simple, relaxed, and suggestively enhanced with dripping and aerial electronic effects from Eivind Aarset, who also gleams on guitar. As Yoda would say of the crescendo caravanesque march of “Aya”—which first exhibit the leader’s haunting Arabic ...

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Treats for the Nightwalker

By Josh Roseman

Label: Enja Records
Released: 2003
Track listing: Organ Invocation; Sedate Remix. LDSN; Treats for teh Nightwalker; Are You There?; Long Day; Short Night; Meera; Prospect; Regression; Piano Outro.

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Live At The Stardust Cafe

By Mike Khoury

Label: Enja Records
Released: 2003

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These Times

By Mike Stern

Label: Enja Records
Released: 2003

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If

By Myriam Alter

Label: Enja Records
Released: 2003
Track listing: Waking Up; Home; If; I Think of It; It's all there; Children play; An intrigant melody; Moving somewhere; You should stay; Where you belong


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