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Fred Frith and Arte Quartett: Still Urban / The Big Picture
by Nic Jones
Alongside a career as an independently-minded improviser, guitarist Fred Frith has maintained a track record as a “formal" composer. Whilst these two roles might on the surface appear contradictory, Frith has over the years managed effortlessly to maintain them. Thus, the composed content on Still Urban and The Big Picture is for the Arte Quartett, on ...
A New Dawn: Self Produced Artists In The Digital Age
by Mark Corroto
If musicians were instead writers or visual artists, their self-produced recordings would fall under the valued category of chapbook or artist book. In this 21st century, musicians are able to produce studio quality digital music with very inexpensive tools and software. They can also create a traditional manufactured product, printed and packaged, yet often they eschew ...
Louis Armstrong: Integrale Vol. 5 & Live in Australia 1964
by Michael Steinman
Louis ArmstrongIntegrale Vol. 5 (CD) Fremeaux & Associes2008 Louis Armstrong Live in Australia 1964 (DVD) Medici Arts 2008 Some might assert that the Fremaux label's triple-CD set, containing almost everything ...
Ingebrigt Haker Flaten: Five Bass Hits
by A. Henkin
Townhouse OrchestraBelle VilleClean Feed2008 Evan Parker/Ingebrigt Haker FlatenThe Brewery TapSmalltown Superjazzz2008 TrinityBreaking the MoldClean Feed2009 Ingebrigt Haker FlatenThe Year of the Boar
Victor Feldman: Good Vibes (and Great Piano) from Britain
by Samuel Chell
In the mid-1950s, Victor Feldman was among the first British musicians successfully to relocate to the US, when he settled in Los Angeles. Becoming an outstanding “West Coast" pianist, Feldman was also a memorable vibraphonist. Reissues of three albums recorded in the US from 1957-61 showcase his abundant talent. Victor Feldman The Arrival of ...
Phil Woods: Ballads & Blues, Live at the Jazz Showcase, The Children's Suite
by Greg Thomas
Phil Woods Quintet Ballads & Blues Venus Records 2009 The Bob Lark/Phil Woods Quintet Live at the Jazz Showcase Jazzed Media 2009 Phil Woods The Children's Suite Jazzed ...
Give The Cellist Some: Okkyung Lee / Daniel Levin / Peggy Lee / Alexander von Schlippenbach
by Clifford Allen
The cello has become somewhat like the bass clarinet in jazz--there are a significant number of practitioners on the instrument, yet it still wears the flag of rarity quite proudly. Even if it hasn't been prominent, the instrument still has a long history in jazz, most notably beginning with Oscar Pettiford and Calo Scott in the ...
Ken Filiano Fourfer: The bird, the breeze and Mr. Filiano; Surface Tension; Fulminate Trio; The Ultimate Frog
by John Sharpe
Paulo Curado The bird, the breeze and Mr. Filiano Clean Feed 2008 Steve Adams Trio Surface Tension Clean Feed 2009 Fulminate Trio Fulminate Trio Generate Records 2008 ...
Gerald Cleaver: Farmers By Nature and Live at the Loft
by Sean Patrick Fitzell
Gerald Cleaver / William Parker / Craig Taborn Farmers by Nature Aum Fidelity Records 2009 Lotte Anker / Craig Taborn / Gerald Cleaver Live at the Loft Ilk Music 2008
Borah Bergman: One More Time & Luminescence
by Terrell Kent Holmes
Borah Bergman/Giorgio DiniOne More TimeSilta2008 Borah BergmanLuminescenceTzadik2008 Superficially, it appears that free improvisation and ensemble jazz are disparate styles. However, both require patience, timing, musical intelligence, a strong ear and ...
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