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Ludovico Granvassu's Garden Of Jazzy Delights 2022
by Ludovico Granvassu
The depth and range of the music that jazz players have put on record in 2022 are so big that summarizing this “year in jazz" by selecting only ten albums feels akin to taking the photo of a breath-taking landscape with an ultra-low resolution camera... Ten years from now, how is one supposed to understand how ...
The Headhunters: Speakers In The House
by Doug Collette
Herbie Hancock's Headhunters (Columbia, 1973) remains one of the seminal works of the jazz fusion era. The group's heavy emphasis on rhythm not only separated it from its guitar-oriented peers of the era, the Mahavishnu Orchestra and the middle-period Return to Forever, but also from Weather Report: grooves became increasingly more prominent as that band evolved, ...
The Headhunters: Speakers In The House
by Chris May
Although it appears to have been self-released in limited numbers in 2019, this Ropeadope release of Speakers In The House is effectively the Headhunters's first album since Platinum (Owl) in 2011. The band continues to be led and produced by its two Herbie Hancock-era members, percussionist Bill Summers and drummer Mike Clark, who together have kept ...
Chance Hayden: Shag Bag
by Geno Thackara
Warm springtime, sunshine, good friends—it must be time for a party. Chance Hayden is certainly feeling the joy and ready to kick off something fun. Working around pandemic restrictions left him and his colleagues ready to bounce and blow off some steam, and bagging (sorry) the iconic Ronnie Foster on keys made the perfect funk-fusion topping. ...
Zela Margossian Quintet: The Road
by Barry O'Sullivan
The Road is the extremely dexterous pianist Zela Margossian's much anticipated second album. It follows her critically acclaimed and ARIA (Australian Recording Industry Association) nominated debut album, Transition (Art As Catharsis, 2018), and once again delivers rich instrumental textures, a distinct compositional voice, and the narrative and thematic depth that Margossian is now known for.
Break The Chains
Album: Break The Chains
By Greg Dayton
Label: Ropeadope
Released: 2022
Duration: 5:13
In Vivo
By Joe Pignato
Label: Ropeadope
Released: 2021
Track listing: 1. To Be Born Into 12:25
2. We Ain’t Gotta 07:52
3. Under the Porch 04:50
4. On the Way Out 10:20
5. Since Yesterday 11:31
6. I Swear 10:42
The Upside of Down
By Joe Alterman
Label: Ropeadope
Released: 2021
Track listing: The Smudge;
Pretty Eyes, Pretty Smile;
Ose Shalom;
Time After Time;
The First Night Home;
Pure Imagination;
The Last Time I Saw You;
Funny Girl;
The Upside Of Down;
Days Of Wine And Roses;
Don't Forget To Love Yourself;
Gus Gus;
Like Someone In Love;
Nina Never Knew.
II
By Nir Felder
Label: Ropeadope
Released: 2020
Track listing: The Longest Star; Interregnum; Fire In August; Coronation; Big Heat; Big Swim; War Theory.
Joe Alterman: The Upside of Down
Yesterday I spent the day writing and riding out Hurricane Henri while listening to Joe Alterman's new album, The Upside of Down (Ropeadope). Joe not only is a gifted jazz pianist but also is a rarity in jazz—someone who sifts through the history of the jazz piano like an archeologist. He also is immensely likeable. His ...
