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Michael Blake: Drift
by AAJ Staff
Blake is an improvising saxophonist who, because of his personal interests and the label he’s on, is often mistakenly relegated to the Worldbeat sections. To be honest, this disc only grabbed me halfway through, but when it did, it grabbed hard, and has sustained repeated listening. The title cut, “Drift,” is echoed à la old ECM, ...
Strange City
Label: Palmetto Records
Released: 2001
Track listing: Moments Magical; Enrapture; Delights; Blue Shout; Strange City; Karna Kangi; The Happenings; Change Of Season; Some Wandering Bushmen; Shuffle Montgomery.
Michael Blake: Drift
by Glenn Astarita
Following up his stunning and hauntingly beautiful 1997 solo release, Kingdom of Champra - saxophonist/composer Michael Blake enlists fellow “Jazz Composers Collective” performers along with modern jazz saxophonist Briggan Krauss and others for this equally impressive production simply titled, Drift. Here, the New York City-based artist once again demonstrates his melodic compositional gifts to coincide with ...
Medicine Wheel
By Ben Allison
Label: Palmetto Records
Released: 1998
Track listing: Spy; Mousetrap; Buzz; Apostles of the Ugly; Blabbermouth; Spy (Detail); Quirky Dungeon; Tiny C.
