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Insufficient Funs: Insufficient Funs
by Ian Patterson
An original name, if not quite such an original concept. Saxophone and drum duets used to be as rare as the proverbial hen's teeth, with John Coltrane and Rashied Ali's 1960s collaboration always the benchmark. In recent years, however, this striking duo combination has seen something of a boom. Charles Lloyd and Billy Higgins; Dave Rempis ...
Twelve Tiny Explosions
By Neil Welch
Label: Table & Chairs
Released: 2013
Track listing: A Nameless Sorrow; A Song Cycle For Missouri; A Storm In Nebraska; Willing Joy; Dedicated To Drummer Chris Icasiano; Places Like Needles, Nevada; Vermont; Kansas: Dusk At A Brown Field; Iron Cloud; In Dedication To Artist Meredith Monk; Mount Index; Tiny Explosions; Rivers.
Quarterpounder: brood
by Bruce Lindsay
Quarterpounder, led by Copenhagen-based bassist and composer-in-chief Mathias Wedeken, has an affinity with vinyl. The band's first release avoided the CD racks altogether. Its second album, brood, does the same, appearing as a beautifully-packaged 12" vinyl album, complete with a striking cover design and an accompanying download. It's a classy product all round. brood ...
Neil Welch: Twelve Tiny Explosions
by Bruce Lindsay
It's good when an album title tells it like it is. Twelve Tiny Explosions is Seattle tenor saxophonist Neil Welch's third solo saxophone album and consists of a dozen tunes, each of which can be described as an “explosion." Welch's technical ability on his instrument of choice, sheer power and inventive musicality combine to create a ...
Bruce Lindsay's Best Releases of 2012
by Bruce Lindsay
The year of 2012 proved once again that jazz remains a wonderfully diverse and diverting art form. Here are ten of my favorite albums, in no particular order.Christine TobinSailing To Byzantium(Trail Belle)A joy from first note to last, this is a majestic and beautiful work. Ian ...
Boxwork
By Neil Welch
Label: Table and Chairs Music
Released: 2012
Track listing: 2:c; Black Hills; Outer Rounds; Black Sequence; Piecemeal; Point and Line; Flow; Spoken; Knots, Parcels, Wire; Organdy; Siren; :Alarm; Rothko; For Ann; Alarm:.
King Tears Bat Trip
Label: Table & Chairs
Released: 2012
Track listing: Stolen Police Car; Elevenogram.
Neil Welch: Boxwork
by Bruce Lindsay
Adjectives like “extraordinary" or “stunning" are overused epithets these days, their currency diminished. Such a shame, because Boxwork, from Washington State saxophonist Neil Welch, is stunning and extraordinary--not in the devalued contemporary sense of “quite interesting" but in the good, old-fashioned sense. From its beautifully handcrafted packaging to Welch's handwritten notes to the music itself, Boxwork ...
