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Curlew: "Meet The Curlews!"
by John Eyles
Curlew have never been a band to rest on their laurels or to milk a successful formula. Across two decades and their eight albums to date, they have constantly changed personnel and instrumentation, and explored an ever-evolving musical territory. On Meet The Curlews!, long-time members George Cartwright and Davey Williams welcome newcomers Bruce Golden, Fred Chalenor ...
Han Bennink & Evan Parker: The Grass is Greener
by John Eyles
Now Evan Parker has his own label, one would assume that its releases of his own music are those he considers among his best. That was certainly true of Lines Burnt in Light, the label's extraordinary debut on which Parker played solo soprano sax. Han Bennink & Evan Parker are an excellent pairing, but this release ...
Lob: Geography
by John Eyles
Geography is the fourth release by Lob , following their 1997 cassette debut Megaphonics and the CDs Lob! and Live From The Astrogarage (both on their own death bunny label). The London-based six-piece continue to mature nicely, blending their disparate influences into an intriguingly eclectic but satisfying whole. Although there are plenty of 21st century elements ...
Paul Dunmall & Tony Bianco: I You
by John Eyles
Paul Dunmall seems hell-bent on generating as large a discography as possible. His own imprint, DUNS, is releasing a prodigious number of albums. At the current rate, Dunmall will rival the notoriously large discographies of Braxton, Lacy, Evan Parker and David Murray. (Is this a saxophonist thing?) However, quantity is not being achieved at the expense ...
Maggie Nichols / Caroline Kraabel / Charlotte Hug: Transitions
by John Eyles
OK, quiz time: Can you name another all-female small improvising group. (Currently, I can't think of one. But I'm sure one of you will be able to.) Gender is a relevant issue here, because many of the qualities that make for successful improvisation are (stereo)typically female--behaving co-operatively rather than competitively, listening and responding sensitively to what ...
Atomic: Feet Music
by John Eyles
Named after an Ornette composition, Feet Music is the debut album from Atomic , and is the exception to the Jazzland rule in that it lacks the distinctive beats and rhythms of Oslo Nu-jazz. (Maybe this is why it is released on the Jazzland Acoustic imprint.) Atomic are an acoustic quintet with a classic sax/trumpet/rhythm-section line-up ...
Miriam Makeba: The Definitive Collection
by John Eyles
For as long as I can remember, Miriam Makeba has been the female voice of South Africa, as well as an international ambassador for the causes of liberation and justice. This compilation is worthy of its subject; having been put together with the help of Makeba herself, it gives a good picture of her entire career ...
Gerd Dudek: 'Smatter
by John Eyles
Wow! If Evan Parker's Lines Burnt in Light was an extraordinary debut for his new Psi label then this, the label's second release, is even more of a cause for celebration. According to Parker's sleeve note, this is the first ever release under Dudek's own name. (Yes, he has had joint credits--for instance the ...
Tony Wren/Larry Stabbins/Howard Riley/Mark Sanders: Four in the Afternoon
by John Eyles
This new quartet is a departure from Quatuor Accorde, the other quartet that Tony Wren currently convenes. Whereas that is an all-strings affair, this one has the line-up of a conventional jazz quartet--sax, piano, bass and drums. But both play completely improvised music. And it is only the line-up here that is conventional. For example, when ...
Wibutee: Eight Domestic Challenges
by John Eyles
Jazzland Records has really hit its stride with recent releases. Just as the most distinctive labels (such as Blue Note or ECM) not only have a recognisable sound but also their own unique style, so Jazzland has now developed a look that matches the music. Its design and graphic style is now simultaneously cool, modern and ...
