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Article: Album Review

Marion Brown: Why Not?

Read "Why Not?" reviewed by Jerry D'Souza

by Jerry D'Souza
February 28, 2010

Alto saxophonist Marion Brown came off playing with John Coltrane on Ascension (Impulse!, 1965) when he recorded two albums for ESP Disk. On the first, his eponymous 1966 release, the music was fiery and free-wheeling, underscoring Brown's presence as a potent improviser. His second, Why Not?, saw him take a more altruistic approach. He moved away ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

Marion Brown: Why Not?

by Clifford Allen
January 13, 2010

Marion Brown Why Not? ESP-Disk 2009 (1966) While the term “fire music" has held sway as a descriptor of the music of post-John Coltrane/Albert Ayler saxophonists from the 1960s onward, it's long been an incomplete summation of the work of most of these musicians. Alto saxophonist Marion Brown ...

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Article: Live Review

The Charles Tolliver Big Band Live at The Iridium Jazz Club

by Dave Kaufman
October 28, 2009

The Charles Tolliver Big BandThe Iridium Jazz ClubNew York, NYOctober 17, 2009Charles Tolliver leads a modernist 16 piece big band that pushes the envelope of contemporary orchestral jazz sounds. The Big Band played a four night stand at the Iridium Jazz Club and I was fortunate to catch the second set ...

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New World

By Stanley Cowell

Label: Epic
Released: 2008

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Glass Bead Games

By Clifford Jordan

Label: Harvest Song Records
Released: 2007
Track listing: Powerful Paul Robeson; Glass Bead Games; Prayer To The People; Cal Massey; John Coltrane; Eddie Harris; Biskit; Shoulders; Bridgework; Maimoun; Alias Buster Henry; One For Amos.

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