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Jemeel Moondoc and Denis Charles: We Don't
by Clifford Allen
The duo recording is one of the most open windows available into the nature of improvisation; its give and take or “discussive" aspects are often made very clear by two players involved in musical conversation. And nowhere are melody and rhythm so tightly balanced as they often are in a saxophone-and-drums duo. Coltrane’s last and finest ...
Revolt of the Negro Lawn Jockeys
Label: Eremite Records
Released: 2001
Track listing: moon mode; you let me into your life; revolt of the negro lawn jockeys; encore.
Jemeel Moondoc Vtet: Revolt of the Negro Lawn Jockeys
by Micah Holmquist
Maybe I am wrong about this, but it seems to me that in recent years an increasingly large number of horn players -including the likes of Nick Bisesi, Rob Blakeslee, and Joe McPhee- have begun to make music similar to that found on the early recordings of Ornette Coleman. Given that over the past 40 or ...
Jemeel Moondoc Trio: Triplet
by Derek Taylor
Instilled with a steadfast commitment to cultivating an original presence and voice Jemeel Moondoc has weathered inclement circumstances that would have crippled others with less resolve. From his often-garish garb, to his singular sound on his horn he seems an artist secure in his place within the free jazz cosmology. Sadly, like so many of his ...
Jemeel Moondoc/ William Parker: New World Pygmies
by Derek Taylor
Over the years Jemeel Moondoc has suffered from the myopic vision of certain critics who have referred to his saxophone technique with such misplaced adjectives as “primitive” and “odd ball.” Other shortsighted souls have focused their squinted gaze on his flamboyant fashion sense and summarily assumed that his music must be clownish or comedic in nature. ...
