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Peter Brötzmann / Keiji Haino Duo: The Intellect Given Birth To Here (Eternity) Is Too Young
by Mark Corroto
Forgiveness requested for referring to a lyric from Bruce Springsteen's composition “The Promised Land" to describe this duo recording by Peter Brötzmann and Keiji Haino: “There's a dark cloud rising from the desert floor/I packed my bags and I'm heading straight into the storm/Gonna be a twister to blow everything down/That ain't got the faith to ...
Albert Ayler: At Slugs’ Saloon 1966 Revisited
by Mark Corroto
With Albert Ayler it has seemingly always been “what If." What if he had survived that plunge to his death in the East River in 1970? Setting aside the question of whether he was murdered or committed suicide, how would he have altered the course of music if he lived beyond those 34 years? At the ...
Matthias Loibner, Lucas Niggli: Still Storm
by Mark Corroto
If Scottish pop singer Donavan is your only reference to the term “hurdy-gurdy," as in his 1968 hit “Hurdy Gurdy Man," welcome to this extraordinary device for improvisation. This medieval hand-cranked string instrument, which also has keys, is a kind of magic buzzing drone box which is part bagpipes, part violin and part sitar. The Austrian ...
Atis Andersons Organ Trio: Organic City
by Mark Corroto
With Hammond organ trios in the 21st century, everything old is new again, except in Latvia where Atis Andersons presents the very first Latvian Hammond organ trio recording in that country's history. Kudos to Andersons, guitarist Āris Ozols, and drummer Andris Buiķis, because Organic City fits perfectly into the traditions of soul, funk, and rock. Their ...
Paul G. Smyth & John Wiese: The Outlier
by Mark Corroto
The Outlier! by Paul G. Smyth and John Wiese is an ambient recording. No, it's a free improvisation set, or could it be industrial sound or noise? Yes, and yes again. Recorded before an audience in The National Concert Hall in Dublin, Ireland, this duo brings together pianist and Weekertoft Records label chief Smyth with the ...
Randal Despommier: A Midsummer Odyssey
by Mark Corroto
If it was possible to fall in love with a set of music, Randal Despommier's A Midsummer Odyssey might be the one. The backstory to this recording begins in Perugia, Italy in 2005, where the American saxophonist heard the composition “Danny's Dream," by the Swedish saxophonist Lars Gullin (1928--1976). He was captivated by the music performed ...
Cecil Taylor: With (Exit) To Student Studies Revisited
by Mark Corroto
Documenting the evolution of Cecil Taylor is an undertaking that is way beyond the pay grade of most listeners. Just as in the study of homo sapiens (yes, us) where there is no critical moment (the missing link) that we can definitely pinpoint where our ancestors established language, art and importantly, abstract thought, Taylor's music can ...
Rob Magill: Blues Etudes
by Mark Corroto
There is an attractive weirdness to the music of Rob Magill. With more than 80 recordings in his discography, his music is as diverse and hard to classify as the flora and fauna of the Amazon. His releases have ranged from jazz to classical, R&B, Delta blues, noise, psychedelic rock, soul, hardcore, post-hardcore, easy listening, punk, ...
Andrea Grossi Blend 3 + Beatrice Arrigoni: Songs And Poems
by Mark Corroto
Sometimes a great athlete's performance is described as “poetry in motion." If we apply that phrase to this Andrea Grossi Blend 3 release, we might say it is poetry in emotion. The bassist composed a musical score to accompany three poems by Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), another four from E.E. Cummings (1894-1962), and one by himself. The ...
John Yao: Off-Kilter
by Mark Corroto
In all great ensemble recordings one pays no attention to the compositions and arrangements. The music just seems to dance without inhibitions and flow over the ears. Correction: excellent ensemble performances compel one to recognize and appreciate the compositions and arrangements. With composer, arranger, trombonist John Yao both statements are true and both are in opposition ...
