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Sabotage and Celebration

By John Escreet

Label: Whirlwind Recordings Ltd
Released: 2013
Track listing: Axis of Hope; He Who Dares; Sabotage and Celebration; The Decapitator; Laura Angela; Animal Style; Beyond Your Wildest Dreams.

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Article: Year in Review

J Hunter's 2013 Top 10 Countdown

Read "J Hunter's 2013 Top 10 Countdown" reviewed by J Hunter

by J Hunter

"Tis the season to do countdowns Fa la la la lahhh, la lahh lahh lahhhhhhh..." Okay, okay, not one of the most original openings ever written. But don't worry: There's plenty of originality to be had on the ten bundles of fabulousness listed below: 10... Etienne Charles Creole Soul (Culture ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

John Escreet: Sabotage and Celebration

Read "John Escreet: Sabotage and Celebration" reviewed by Phil Barnes

by Phil Barnes

Doncaster born pianist John Escreet recorded this exhilarating modern jazz record in his adopted home of New York on 7 November 2012 informed, he has said in a recent interview, by two events. The first, Hurricane Sandy, was responsible for his incarceration in his Brooklyn apartment for long enough to write and fine tune the material ...

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Article: Year in Review

Mark Corroto's Best Releases Of 2013

Read "Mark Corroto's Best Releases Of 2013" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto

So many records, so little time. This sweet dilemma, I repeat again this year. Below are my top spins for 2013 (in no particular order). I've certainly missed a few gems, and I'll be trying to catch up on those during the cold of winter and probably through early spring... Matana ...

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Article: Album Review

John Escreet: Sabotage and Celebration

Read "Sabotage and Celebration" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto

The music of composer and pianist John Escreet is a profound discovery. Each of his releases has been a revelation and an opportunity to scrutinize a major talent in the midst of his creative process. Not satisfied to work within 'the jazz tradition,' he assimilates multiple styles and musical models into his compositions. Drawing from 20th ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

John Escreet: Sabotage and Celebration

Read "John Escreet: Sabotage and Celebration" reviewed by Andrew Luhn

by Andrew Luhn

Since his move to New York in 2006, English-born pianist John Escreet has achieved widespread recognition for his adventurous compositions and his seemingly restless creativity. On Sabotage and Celebration, Escreet augments an already formidable quintet with strings, brass, guitar, and vocals, making it his most ambitious and creative work yet. Escreet composed most ...

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Article: Album Review

Jamie Baum: In This Life

Read "In This Life" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

by Hrayr Attarian

Flutist and composer Jamie Baum's In This Life is a richly textured album both in a harmonic and conceptual sense. Inspired by her travels through India and Nepal and influenced by the music of the late Qawwali singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, this collection of intriguing originals (and two Khan covers) is simultaneously deeply spiritual and ...

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Article: Bailey's Bundles

The Jazz Coin: Scott Hamilton & John Escreet

Read "The Jazz Coin: Scott Hamilton & John Escreet" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey

Twenty-first century jazz has a greater breadth and depth than any time previously. Granularity in jazz genre has become so reduced that genre designations are almost meaningless. In jazz, we are approaching a time when jazz will no longer be “jazz" but music in the most liberal sense of the word. But, until that time, we ...

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Article: Album Review

Jamie Baum: In This Life

Read "In This Life" reviewed by Franz A. Matzner

by Franz A. Matzner

From its first penetrating flute notes the sonic textures of South Asia frame Jamie Baum's ambitious collection In This Life, which successfully spotlights her compositional acuity, instrumental prowess, and talents as a bandleader.As the title track “Nusrat" implies, the album is inspired in no small measure by internationally influential performer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, ...


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