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Sun Ra: Nothing Is...
by Jerry D'Souza
In 1966 Sun Ra performed a series of concerts sponsored by the New York council of Arts which were released as Nothing Is. The tunes were sequenced for LP release, but now, after extensive research, more material from the concert which took place at the St. Lawrence University in Potsdam, New York has been unearthed and ...
Carlo Actis Dato & Baldo Martinez: Folklore Imaginario
by Jerry D'Souza
Communication is a bridge. Carlo Actis Dato and Baldo Martinez build one that is supple and sways tantalizingly to the impulses of their imagination. Both are visionaries who can envisage the distant and head for it. Their path is not a straight one, though, for that would be predictable and boring. They change pace and direction, ...
Al Di Meola/Jean-Luc Ponty/Stanley Clarke: Live at Montreux
by Jerry D'Souza
Al Di Meola/Jean-Luc Ponty/Stanley ClarkeLive at Montreux 1994Eagle Rock Entertainment2005 It was at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1994 that Al Di Meola, Jean-Luc Ponty and Stanley Clarke played as a trio for the first time. Clarke and Di Meola had been part of Return to Forever and while they ...
Gush: Norrk
by Jerry D'Souza
Sound is a kaleidoscope of shapes. Here, it is formed by a trio that includes Mats Gustafsson, a multi-instrumentalist who has wet his lips in the company of Peter Brötzmann, Ken Vandermark, and John Corbett. Is it any surprise, then, that the music honks and hollers, spewing a volcanic steam of notes? But even as that ...
Cinzia_Spata: 93-03
by Jerry D'Souza
There is a wealth of jazz talent on 93-03, none less exciting than the singer and the songs. Cinzia Spata recorded pieces that were in her repertoire during the period from 1993 to 2003, hence the title of this release. That apart, Spata has a fine sense of style and articulation which come across potently and ...
Tchicai/Fewell/Tracanna/Dalla Porta/Manzi: Big Chief Dreaming
by Jerry D'Souza
In an interesting note in the liner booklet for Big Chief Dreaming, guitarist Garrison Fewell says that the band dwelt on the role that inspiration and exploration played in shaping artistic vision. That question is answered in the path they took, or to put it more accurately, the paths. Explorations of the written note and improvisations ...
Eugene Chadbourne: The Hills Have Jazz
by Jerry D'Souza
Among the interesting anecdotes in the liner notes to The Hills Have Jazz, Eugene Chadbourne includes one about Wes Craven and his movie Cursed. Chadbourne was on the set, and his observations are both acute and humorous. When this record was to be released, Chadbourne dedicated it to Craven, whose movie actually lived up to its ...
Nick Cuda: Mattina D
by Jerry D'Souza
On his third independently produced recording, Nick Cuda extends the parameters of his music. On his first album, A Beautiful Woman, he took in vintage pop songs with a quartet; on his second, Guitar in the Window, he ventured into Latin jazz with a sextet. This time around, he brings a couple of rap singers along. ...
Max Wild: Zambezi Sunset
by Jerry D'Souza
Max Wild spent his formative years in Zimbabwe, where he learned to play the saxophone and came under the influence of the country's music. It is not surprising, then, that his debut album dwells largely on the rhythms that fascinated him. Wild brings a lyrical style of play on several of the songs. He ...
Bud Shank Quartet with Phil Woods: Bouncing With Bud & Phil: Live at Yoshi's
by Jerry D'Souza
The saying that it is never too late holds true for Bud Shank and Phil Woods. Both are now in their seventies and have notched several impressive milestones along the way. It was only in the very recent past that they came together, first on a jazz cruise and then during concerts in the USA, Holland ...
