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Article: Album Review

Jo-Yu Chen: Rendezvous - Jazz Meets Beethoven, Tchaikovsky & More

Read "Rendezvous - Jazz Meets Beethoven, Tchaikovsky & More" reviewed by Frank Housh

by Frank Housh

New York-based pianist and composer Jo-Yu Chen treats the great composers like most jazz musicians treat the Great American Songbook: a familiar musical foundation upon which to build a musical style. Chen trained at Juilliard but was seduced by jazz's siren song. Her first four albums: Obsession (Sony Music, 2011), Incomplete Soul (Sony Music, ...

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Article: Album Review

Phillip Golub / Lesley Mok: Dream Brigade

Read "Dream Brigade" reviewed by John Sharpe

by John Sharpe

Pianist Phillip Golub and drummer Lesley Mok explore the porous boundaries between form and freedom on their exploratory debut as Dream Brigade, blending spontaneous composition with intuitive interplay in a wide-ranging program of six spontaneous inventions and two dives into the Great American Songbook. An in-demand side person, Mok can be heard in the ...

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Article: Album Review

Barbara Bruckmüller Jazz Orchestra, feat. Aruán Ortiz: A Chain of Moments

Read "A Chain of Moments" reviewed by Artur Moral

by Artur Moral

Julio Cortázar's Rayuela (1963), Mark Z. Danielewski's House of Leaves (2000) and Chris Ware's Building Stories (2012) are novels--both written and graphic--that stand out, not just for their literary merit, but also for the various ways readers can engage with them. A similar phenomenon occurs on the listening level with A Chain Of Moments: Suite in ...

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Article: Book Review

The Musings of Matthew Shipp: Black Mystery School Pianists And Other Writings

Read "The Musings of Matthew Shipp: Black Mystery School Pianists And Other Writings" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto

Black Mystery School Pianists And Other Writings Matthew Shipp93 Pages ISBN: # 978-1-57027-435-0Automedia2025 Whether you own one Matthew Shipp album or 250, his music inevitably raises the question: Where does his artistic vision originate? Understanding any artist is complex, but with someone as innovative as Shipp, deciphering his musical ...

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Article: Album Review

Paul Bley: Open, to Love

Read "Open, to Love" reviewed by Jack Kenny

by Jack Kenny

Reviewing an album that is already heralded as a masterpiece, the highlight of the work of Paul Bley, is intimidating. The quality of the recording as issued on CD was already magnificent. Would it be enhanced on vinyl, revealing hidden depths? When Bley sat down at the piano in Oslo, he was already the ...

Article: Album Review

Don Ellis: How Time Passes to Essence Revisited

Read "How Time Passes to Essence Revisited" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi

by Angelo Leonardi

Nelle storie del jazz Don Ellis è ricordato principalmente per l'innovativa big band che guidò per un decennio, dalla metà degli anni sessanta. Questa preziosa riedizione ci rammenta i suoi inizi di carriera, quando esplorava nuove soluzioni a partire dalla tromba: accoppia il suo debutto in quartetto (...How Time Passes...) dell'ottobre 1960 con alcuni brani di ...

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Article: Album Review

Greg Burk / Michel Lambert: Wind Forms

Read "Wind Forms" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto

"Music is at its best when it brings the human imagination to light." Pianist Greg Burk wrote these words inside the cover of his 2009 release, Many Worlds (482 Music). Throughout his career, his music has embodied this idea, and Wind Forms is no exception. That earlier release featured a quartet, including drummer Michel ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Caili O'Doherty, Bill O'Connell, and Keith Tippett

Read "Caili O'Doherty, Bill O'Connell, and Keith Tippett" reviewed by Jerome Wilson

by Jerome Wilson

This program features recent music from Caili O'Doherty, Bill O'Connell, and David Weiss as well as older work from Keith Tippett, Mark Masters, and Paul Bley.Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra ...

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Article: Liner Notes

Dock in Absolute: [Re]Flekt

Read "Dock in Absolute: [Re]Flekt" reviewed by Brian Morton

by Brian Morton

I wonder if I'd get away with it? An old friend was famous for his ability to turn out newspaper columns at lightning speed and with no notice, often after a generous lunch that had stretched on until near deadline time. He'd gruffly concede that yes, that's what they paid him for, yank out a few ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Two Recent Recordings On Ezz-thetics

Read "Two Recent Recordings On Ezz-thetics" reviewed by John Eyles

by John Eyles

In the Hat Hut site which systematically lists all the Ezz-thetics releases to date, the two albums below are completely surrounded by albums of music by now-deceased jazz icons who recorded it decades ago--Paul Bley in 1962, John Coltrane in 1962 too, Albert Ayler in 1964, Cecil Taylor in 1980 and Steve Lacy in 1984. So ...


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