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Gerald Cleaver: The Process
by Mark Corroto
Will the latest offering by Gerald Cleaver quiet the haters and jackals? Listeners accustomed to his drum work with Craig Taborn, William Parker, Daniel Carter, JD Allen, etc. etc., might believe they have to make a choice, one similar to the historic divide Miles Davis created when he went electric. Starting with Cleaver's recordings for Positive ...
New Music from Clarinetist Harry Skoler, Monika Herzog and Sheroes, and Saxophonist Willie Morris
by Hobart Taylor
This week's program highlights a remarkable release from clarinetist, Harry Skoler, (Red Brick Hill), featuring vibraphonist, Joel Ross, bassist, Derzon Douglas, and drummer, Johnathan Blake. Playlist m: Tone Forest “The Mother Tree" from Tone Forest (Outside In) 0:00 Bria Skonberg “Petit Fleur" from What It Means (Cellar) 10:54 Alex Sipiagin “When Is It Now" ...
Rudy Royston: DAY
by Vic Albani
Rudy Royston, batterista di prima classe (Bill Frisell, Dave Douglas, JD Allen, Ben Allison, Rudresh Mahanthappa e molti altri), approda con Day alla sua quinta uscita per l'etichetta del signor Dave Douglas, Greenleaf. Day è la seconda uscita dei Flatbed Buggy, vale a dire dell'avventuroso combo creato dal batterista con l'aiuto delle bass lines di Joe ...
On a Limb: When the Skies Parted
by Neil Duggan
When the Skies Parted is the third album from the Cincinnati trio, On A Limb, but their first since they moved to New York in 2021. It follows on from Replaying the Tapes (Honestly Records, 2020). There are six tracks over the 45 minutes of the album, five composed by pianist Andrew Haug and one written ...
The Most Exciting Jazz Albums since 1969: 2020-2023
by Robert Middleton
In the 72 Jazz Thrillers series we've gone from 1969 to 2023, an expansive 54-year journey. From the jazz vanguard of Bitches Brew to the dynamic movie soundtrack of Roy's World, from the sublime guitar of Bill Frisell to the singing guitar of Charlie Ballantine, the thing that all these jazz albums have in common is ...
Ava Mendoza, Daniel Karlsson, Makiko Hirabayashi, Hannah Marks & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
From wall of sound albums to projects of sparse beauty, this week we cover the whole sonic gamut, with a special attention to the trio format, because... three is the perfect jazz number!Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" Mondo Jazz Theme 0:00 Daniel Karlsson Trio ...
Ingrid Laubrock: Monochromes
by Mark Corroto
Saxophonist & composer Ingrid Laubrock and her partner, drummer Tom Rainey self-released an ongoing series of spontaneous duets, the Stir Crazy Episodes, recorded during the pandemic lockdown. They were most likely a kind of pressure release mechanism for both artists. With Monochromes, Laubrock heads in the opposite direction by commissioning four musicians to pre-record tape pieces ...
Kris Davis: Diatom Ribbons Live At The Village Vanguard
by Mark Corroto
The term “proof of concept" might be the appropriate subtitle to Kris Davis' Diatom Ribbons' Live At The Village Vanguard. Her concept, first heard on the eponymous release Diatom Ribbons (Pyroclastic, 2019), is demonstrated on two discs taken from 12 sets over six nights at the famed Greenwich Village nightclub. The pianist does indeed verify that ...
Leiteres Leite, Hedvig Mollstead, Chad Taylor, JD Allen & More New Releases
by Ludovico Granvassu
An intriguing set of music featuring Americana in its Unitedstatesean and British declinations, three variations on the concept of jazz for large ensembles, John Zorn's take on existentialism, psychoanalysis, and the uncertainty principle, Chad Taylor's interpretation of Andrew Hill's music, and Nelide Bandello's nod to the world of Tim Berne.Happy listening!Playlist Ben ...
Americana, Vol. 2
By JD Allen
Label: Savant Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: Up South; This World Is a Mean World; The Werk Song; Hammer and Hoe; You Don't Know Me;
Jackie and Johnny; Mickey and Mallory; A Mouthful of Forevers; The Battle of Blair Mountain; Irene (Mother); Down South.
