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Narada Burton Greene: Live at Kerrytown House

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by John Sharpe

Does the world need yet another solo piano album? Well if they are all as enjoyable as this then there would be no doubt as to the answer. Live At Kerrytown House captures veteran pianist Narada Burton Greene in pristine clarity on a well-tuned instrument, for an intimate set from Ann Arbor in 2010. Even though ...

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Ran Blake: Vilnius Noir

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by AAJ Italy Staff

Il titolo e il tono dark della copertina farebbero pensare ad una messa nera nelle lande sperdute della Lituania. Anche buona parte della musica proposta da Ran Blake e David Fabris va nella direzione della parte più oscura dello spettro musicale, per poi riemergere con un finale a sorpresa che parte da “Desafinado" per arrivare a ...

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William Parker: Centering - Unreleased Early Recordings 1976-1987

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by John Sharpe

William ParkerCentering: Unreleased Early Recordings 1976-1987No Business Records2012Nobusiness Records has been building up to this monumental, six-disc cache of unreleased early recordings by bassist William Parker for some time. The Lithuanian label's unsurpassed documentation of the New York City loft jazz era has so far encompassed reissues and ...

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Mockuno NuClear: Drop It

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by AAJ Italy Staff

Drop It riunisce tre diverse sedute di registrazione, di cui due dal vivo, nelle quali il leader Liudas Mockunas esegue per la prima volta con un trio tutto lituano composizioni già affrontate nel corso degli ultimi anni con diversi tipi di formazione. Mockunas si esibisce al tenore, al baritono, al soprano con grande personalità sfruttando al ...

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Nate Wooley / Christian Weber / Paul Lytton: Six Feet Under

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by John Sharpe

Having established a template with their eponymous 2007 Broken Research debut and Creak Above 33, (psi, 2010), avant trumpeter Nate Wooley and English drummer Paul Lytton have been looking to stretch the confines of their duo with the addition of impromptu guests. Accomplices on their 2008 American tour included guitarist Fred Frith, pianist Marilyn Crispell, bassist ...

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Henry P. Warner - Earl Freeman - Philip Spigner: Freestyle Band

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by AAJ Italy Staff

La No Business Records ha ripescato dall'oscurità un album degli anni '80, autoprodotto dal trio composto dal clarinettista Henry P. Warner, il bassista Earl Freeman ed il percussionista Philip Spigner che operava nella scena dei Loft di New York. In aggiunta, due brani (il terzo ed il quinto) sono stati recuperati da una cassetta di Warner. ...

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The Thing with Barry Guy: Metal!

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by John Sharpe

The Thing with Barry GuyMetal!No Business Records2012In science, a substance which causes an increase in the rate of a chemical reaction is called a catalyst. In musical combinations, the inclusion (or sometimes even subtraction) of one player can have a similar result, often completely altering the regular dynamic. ...

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Andrew Lamb: Rhapsody In Black

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by John Sharpe

In spite of a more than three decades on the New York City front line, saxophonist Andrew Lamb remains something of an unknown quantity. Over that time he has amassed only eight leadership dates, the majority on small independent labels. To that total can be added Rhapsody In Black, a live blowing session from 2008 which ...

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Henry P. Warner / Earl Freeman / Philip Spigner: Freestyle Band

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by John Sharpe

The Lithuania-based No Business label might seem an unlikely champion for the loft jazz of late '70s/early '80s New York City, but its track record speaks for itself. Rescued from obscurity, Freestyle Band follows on from 2010's acclaimed Muntu Recordings Box, Commitment: The Complete Recordings 1980-1983 and 2011's splendid Black Man's Blues / New York Collage. ...

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Mockūno NuClear: Drop It

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by John Sharpe

In its enterprising catalogue of modern day masters and loft jazz rarities, the Lithuanian No Business imprint also documents local musicians. Chief among them is one of the country's premier improvisers, saxophonist Liudas Mockūnas. Previous appearances on the label have placed him in a Peter Brotzmann-like trio on Live at 11:20 (2010) and in an impromptu ...


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