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Article: Album Review

Marion Brown: Live in Europe 1968 & 1972

Read "Live in Europe 1968 & 1972" reviewed by Mark Corroto


There was not much room in the crowded landscape of the 1960s avant-garde for everyone to receive equal attention. Critics and listeners alike gravitated toward the towering presence of John Coltrane, whose music dominated both record sales and jazz journalism. As a result, visionary figures such as Eric Dolphy, Albert Ayler and Marion Brown often found ...

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Article: Album Review

Schapiro 17: Best Laid Plans

Read "Best Laid Plans" reviewed by Jack Bowers


There are times when even the Best Laid Plans are unable to generate quite enough horsepower to realize their full promise and purpose. New York City-based composer and arranger Jon Schapiro clearly had a plan in mind for the third recording by his large ensemble, Schapiro 17. The plan evidently included broadening the horizons of contemporary ...

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Article: Album Review

Miles Davis: Miles '56: The Prestige Recordings

Read "Miles '56: The Prestige Recordings" reviewed by Mark Corroto


The ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus never met Miles Davis, but his famous observation, “No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man," seems tailor-made for the trumpeter. Few artists transformed themselves as completely or as often as Davis. Listeners encountering his music today can ...

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Article: Big Band in the Sky

Alan Greenspan, 1926–2026: The Reedman Who Conducted the Economy

Read "Alan Greenspan, 1926–2026: The Reedman Who Conducted the Economy" reviewed by Kofi Adjepong-Boateng


He kept the clarinet. Sixty years after he last played for money, the central banker still had the instrument from his dance-band days; when a television crew trooped in, he turned it over in his hands but would not play it, remembering too well how it was supposed to sound. Alan Greenspan, who died ...

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Article: Album Review

Alden Hellmuth: Tether

Read "Tether" reviewed by Jack Kenny


Where will new musicians gain their experience? Alden Hellmuth, a saxophonist, composer, and improviser based in New York City, offers one compelling answer: by forging her own path. A graduate of the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz, she was awarded the 2025 German Jazz Prize for Debut Album of the Year and has appeared ...

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Article: Groove Orbit

How John Coltrane Changed Rock Music: The Grateful Dead

Read "How John Coltrane Changed Rock Music: The Grateful Dead" reviewed by Kyle Simpler


The Grateful Dead, probably more than any other rock band that emerged from the 1960s, tapped into the full scope of American musical tradition. From their earliest days, they were an eclectic rock band, blending elements of blues, r&b, country, bluegrass, and jazz. But rather than trying to replicate particular genres exactly, the band's goal was ...

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Article: Book Review

Cosmic Music: The Life, Art And Transcendence Of Alice Coltrane

Read "Cosmic Music: The Life, Art And Transcendence Of Alice Coltrane" reviewed by Ian Patterson


Cosmic Music: The Life, Art and Transcendence of Alice Coltrane Andy Beta 452 PagesISBN: 978 1 3996 2621 7 White Rabbit2026 As is often the case with marginalized, controversial or divisive figures in jazz, recognition of their achievements tends to come in a rush only after they have passed. Alice ...

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Article: Album Review

Jack Wilson (UK): The Bear And The Wolf

Read "The Bear And The Wolf" reviewed by Neil Duggan


Originally from North Yorkshire but now London-based, saxophonist and composer Jack Wilson presents his debut album, The Bear And The Wolf. His style, which mixes jazz with world and folk influences, showcases him as a growing presence throughout the UK and Europe with sell-out shows, tours and appearances at jazz and folk festivals. Wilson, ...

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Article: Album Review

Miles Davis: Miles '56: The Prestige Recordings

Read "Miles '56: The Prestige Recordings" reviewed by Mike Jurkovic


Let us imagine for the moment that it is a day or two after the Big Spirit Beyond Wonder has separated the wheat from the chafe. The terrible, unwanted wars have ceased. Global climate change is no longer a threat. Autocracy is in the dustbin of history where it rightfully belongs. Illness has passed. The world, ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Classics from Mingus, Della Reese, Ted Curson, and others; New music from Nat Reeves, David Sanchez, Eliane Elias, and others

Read "Classics from Mingus, Della Reese, Ted Curson, and others; New music from Nat Reeves, David Sanchez, Eliane Elias, and others" reviewed by David W. Daniels


In addition to the artists named in the title, this week's Exploration includes classic jazz from Stanley Turrentine, Kenny Dorham, Yusef Lateef, and others. Also, music from albums yet to be released by David Sanchez and Larry Goldings. Birthday recognition for Tina Brooks, Alex Sipiagin, Geri Allen, and others.Playlist Dominik Kisiel “Space" from Exploration ...


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