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Decoy and Joe McPhee - Oto (Bo' Weevil, 2010)
Saxophonist and sometime trumpeter Joe McPhee has been on quite a roll lately playing around the world in many contexts. The is one of the most unusual and interesting, a freely improvising group anchored by the Hammond B3 organ of Alexander Hawkins along with John Edwards on bass and Steve Noble on drums and percussion. Pioneers ...
The Rolling Stones - Singles Collection: The London Years (Abkco, 1991)
I have been reading the Keith Richards biography Life so I thought it would be a good idea to go back and listen to some of the Rolling Stones formative early music. This three disc set covers the singles and B-Sides that the group released from their formation in 1962 until 1971. In Richards' book (which ...
Joe Morris and Luther Gray - Creatures (Nottwo, 2010)
Guitarist (and occasional bassist) Joe Morris and drummer Luther Gray have collaborated in a number of settings before, notably in the company of Petr Cancura on saxophone, with whom they made a couple of excellent albums last year. On this occasion they are a duo, creating music which develops in slowly and with nimble interaction building ...
Charles Gayle - Our Souls (Nobusiness, 2009)
Free jazz saxophonist and pianist Charles Gayle has had a fascinating career moving from busking in subways to playing live around the world. This album is a well played trio outing that is very free, but well controlled, with Gayle focusing on alto saxophone and piano improvising with Dominic Duval on bass and Arkadijus Gotesmanas on ...
Destination out Asks Important Questions
Destination Out strikes again with an excellent post featuring tracks from the obscure Cecil Taylor album Fly Fly Fly! Fly Fly! They contend that this is one of Taylor's albums that could best introduce new listeners to his occasionally daunting work. “We know countless avant jazz newbies who wanted to explore Cecil Taylor and inevitably picked ...
Vandermark 5 Special Edition - The Horse Jumps and the Ship is Gone (Not Two, 2010)
Multi-reedist Ken Vandermark's great modern jazz ensemble The Vandermark 5 has been one of the top flight working bands in jazz for the past two decades. On this album, the core group of Ken Vandermark and Dave Rempis on saxophones and clarinet, Kent Kessler on bass, Tim Daisy on drums and Fred Lonberg-Holm on cello is ...
Dave Burrell Plays His Songs Featuring Leena Conquest (Rai Trade, 2010)
Pianist Dave Burrell and vocalist Leena Conquest have both been associated with the jazz avant-garde, Burrell on the basis of some very influential records as a leader and a sideman since the 1960's, and Conquest for her wonderful singing on various projects by bassist William Parker. On this album they defy any easy pigeon holing or ...
Ethan Iverson Revisits
Ethan Iverson has updated his original post that listed his favorite jazz albums from the years 1973-1990. When his first list came out in 2006, it ignited an excellent conversation about albums in that period that have been overlooked by fans and scholars. His update expands this idea further, focusing on post-bop jazz from the 1970's ...
Joe McPhee and Ingebrigt Haker-Flaten - Blue Chicago Blues (Not Two, 2010)
Joe McPhee has played with a number of European improvisers during his long and distinguished career, and the rapport he strikes with bassist Ingebrigt Haker-Flaten is immediate and compelling. McPhee plays alto saxophone while Haker-Flaten plays both bowed and plucked bass. The range of sounds and textures that that are able to get some such few ...
Ches Smith and These Arches - Finally out of My Hands (Skirl, 2010)
Drummer Ches Smith leads a very exciting and diverse band on this short but frequently thrilling album. Based on the idea of building bridges and connections between musicians and between composition and improvisation, the group consisting of Tony Malaby on tenor saxophone, Mary Halvorson on guitar, Andrea Parkins on accordion, organ and electronics and Smith on ...
