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Article: Live Review

Saxophone Summit: New York, April 20, 2011

by Ryan Lippell
May 14, 2011

Saxophone SummitJazz Standard, Impulse! Nights--Africa/BrassNew York, NYApril 20, 2011 For Dave Liebman, it was the orange spines. For others, it was the laminated, emblematic covers with gatefolds. For everyone, Impulse! was the record label that best committed to vinyl the golden age of jazz: a fertile crescent between the late ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

Lionel Loueke: Mwaliko

by Ryan Lippell
March 18, 2010

Lionel Loueke: Mwaliko Blue Note 2010 An album of duo and trio recordings, Mwaliko is the kind of world-infused smorgasbord that only guitarist Lionel Loueke could cook up--it contains hard swing, makossa, balladry, Beninese folk and a jazz standard. Hailing from Benin in West Africa, Loueke boasts a curriculum vitae ...

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Medeski, Martin & Wood: Radiolarians I

by Ryan Lippell
October 15, 2008

Medeski, Martin & WoodRadiolarians IIndirecto Records2008 Devised for commercial effectiveness, the traditional record label model is precisely defined: artists write new music, then record that music, then market and tour to spread the word and generate sales. The model is predicated on compartmentalization and a ...

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Medeski, Martin & Wood: Let's Go Everywhere

by Ryan Lippell
February 14, 2008

Medeski, Martin & Wood Let's Go Everywhere Little Monster Records 2008 Roll over Raffi and boogie on out Barney... Medeski, Martin & Wood are now cutting kids' records. Though best known for a brand of jazz that attracts 20-somethings, the Brooklyn-based trio shows with Let's Go Everywhere that ...