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Braxton/Fonda; Rodrigo Amado; TECK String Quartet: Strings & Reeds

by Clifford Allen
July 30, 2007

There is an aspect of instrumentation alluded to by Peter Brötzmann in the title of his tune “Alto Lightning In A Violin Sky, an homage to departed fellow saxophonist Jimmy Lyons. The sound of reeds and strings, whether in unison or scrabbling against one another, has a common quality. Maybe it's the distant relationship between reeds, ...

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Nobu Stowe: Brooklyn and New York Moments

by Budd Kopman
July 28, 2007

"Free jazz" is actually a misnomer. Noise is free while music has some form of order imposed upon the sounds, which do not have to be strictly “musical" notes. Success in playing free jazz hinges upon the degree to which the players listen to each other and inter-react to form larger structures. In ...

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Lasse Marhaug: Electronic Explorations

by Eyal Hareuveni
July 16, 2007

Norwegian electronics and noise artist Lasse Marhaug is an innovative and busy musician on the fertile Norwegian scene. He has contributed to over 200 releases, led outfits such as Jazkamer and Nash Kontrol, collaborated with extreme metal bands, and written music for theater, dance, installations and video. His jazz collaborations include Ken Vandermark's Territory Band and ...

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Burton Greene: Ins and Outs; Signs of the Times; Retrospective 1961-2005: Solo Piano (August 18, 2005)

by Clifford Allen
July 13, 2007

The era that ushered in free jazz was perhaps marked more greatly by hornmen than by the pianists. Chicago-born pianist Burton Greene, who came to prominence on three 1966 ESP recordings, seems to have been given a bit of short shrift in the history books, mostly because until the last decade or so a significant amount ...

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Richie Cole: A Wiser But Still Swingin' Soul

by Samuel Chell
July 12, 2007

“Madness in great ones must not unwatch'd go." (William Shakespeare) Alto saxophonist Richie Cole is the last of a breed--a fast and competitive musical gunslinger acquiring near-legendary status for his willingness to demonstrate his command of Charlie Parker's bebop language by taking on all comers at any speed--Billy the Kid packing an alto instead of a ...

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Andy Milne: Scenarios and Dreams & False Alarms

by Tom Greenland
July 8, 2007

Andy Milne/Grégoire Maret Scenarios Obliqsound 2007 Andy Milne Dreams & False Alarms Songlines 2007 Coming from a land-up-over (Canada), pianist Andy Milne sheds a uniquely northern light ...

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In Motian: Change of Heart & Think Like the Waves

by Fred Bouchard
July 8, 2007

Martin Speake Change of Heart ECM 2006 Gordon Grdina Think Like the Waves Songlines 2006 Paul Motian celebrated his diamond (75th) birthday in March. The drummer with ...

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Charles Mingus: Cornell 1964 & In Paris: The Complete America Sessions

by A. Henkin
July 8, 2007

Charles Mingus Cornell 1964 Blue Note 2007 Charles Mingus In Paris - The Complete America Session Sunnyside 2007 One of the recent topics discussed among jazz journalists ...

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Ian Hendrickson-Smith: Presenting & Blues in the Basement

by Ivana Ng
July 8, 2007

Night Crawlers Presenting Cellar Live 2007 Ian Hendrickson-Smith Blues in the Basement Cellar Live 2007 With the dog days approaching, Presenting captures the cool, refreshing atmosphere of ...

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The Prodigious and Prolific Sonny Stitt: 16 New Releases for 2007 (and still counting!)

by Samuel Chell
July 7, 2007

“You can't do no more than has already been done. Remember a man named Art Tatum; now, who can play any more than that? ...You ain't supposed to play over people's heads. You're trying to give a message to people, and make it as simple as possible for the average man." The quote is ...