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Article: Big Band in the Sky

Remembering Carla Bley: Jazz Innovator Extraordinaire

Read "Remembering Carla Bley: Jazz Innovator Extraordinaire" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson

Carla Bley, composer, arranger, free-jazz pioneer, band leader, pianist and independent, whose compositions became jazz standards, has died at the age of 87. She had been diagnosed with brain cancer in 2018. Bley's most famous recording was her sprawling, genre-elusive triple album Escalator Over the Hill (JCOA Records, 1971). On the back of this ...

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Article: Album Review

John Scofield: Uncle John's Band

Read "Uncle John's Band" reviewed by Neil Duggan

by Neil Duggan

Phil Lesh, Grateful Dead's bassist for over 30 years, claimed their basic inspiration came from the musical unions he saw in the Miles Davis Quartet along with the John Coltrane Quartet from the early 1960s. John Scofield and Lesh have played together on many occasions. So perhaps it is no surprise that the Grateful Dead anthem, ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Carla Bley Tribute, Bartók Jazz, Hot Sax LPs

Read "Carla Bley Tribute, Bartók Jazz, Hot Sax LPs" reviewed by David Brown

by David Brown

This week includes jazz takes on Bela Bartók, a Set of Hot Sax and a look at Philly arranger Lee Lovett. The second half of the show will be dedicated to the compositions of Carla Bley who passed this week. Welcome friends and neighbors to The Jazz Continuum. Old, new, in, out... wherever the music takes ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Emily Kuhn, Matt Moran, Jack DeJohnette and More

Read "Emily Kuhn, Matt Moran, Jack DeJohnette and More" reviewed by Jerome Wilson

by Jerome Wilson

This episode features a variety of lesser-known musicians with some familiar names mixed in. It includes Emily Kuhn, Matt Moran, Carla Bley, Jack DeJohnette, and Arman Sangalang. 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 John Lewis ...

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Article: Album Review

Jim Rattigan: Duos

Read "Duos" reviewed by Neil Duggan

by Neil Duggan

The name Jim Rattigan may be unfamiliar but probably more familiar are his contributions to the music in Batman, Lord Of The Rings, The Bourne Ultimatum or Moulin Rouge... or maybe his work with Tom Jones, Burt Bacharach, George Michael, Adele or Tony Bennett. Globally, he is certainly one of the foremost exponents of the French ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

String Players: Steve Swallow, Charles Mingus and More

Read "String Players: Steve Swallow, Charles Mingus and More" reviewed by Jerome Wilson

by Jerome Wilson

This program showcases string players, mostly guitarists and bassists, as bandleaders, composers, and soloists. The featured players include Steve Swallow, Charles Mingus, Avishai Cohen, Joe Venuti, and Chris Lightcap. (Please excuse the brief pause after the first track.) Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & ...

Article: Album Review

Paul Bley Trios: Play Annette Peacock Revisited

Read "Play Annette Peacock Revisited" reviewed by Maurizio Comandini

by Maurizio Comandini

Questi bellissimi quattordici brani sono stati registrati nel 1966 (i primi otto) e nel 1968 (i restanti sei). Tutti sono stati scritti da Annette Peacock e registrati dal trio di Paul Bley, assieme a brani di altri compositori, per poi essere pubblicati nei mesi successivi alla registrazione stessa. Questo eccellente CD della Ezz-Thetics estrae e raggruppa ...

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Article: Big Band in the Sky

George Russell Remembered

Read "George Russell Remembered" reviewed by Duncan Heining

by Duncan Heining

How is it that one of the most significant figures in modern jazz is so often overlooked when histories of the music are written? And how come one of its most important composers is not immediately acknowledged when jazz is discussed? Therein hang a number of tangled tales. The centenary of composer, musician, bandleader, ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Cherry, Redman, Haden and Blackwell: Opening The Doors Of Perception

Read "Cherry, Redman, Haden and Blackwell: Opening The Doors Of Perception" reviewed by Chris May

by Chris May

ECM's audiophile vinyl reissue series Luminessence has a simple mission statement: it is to showcase albums that have “changed perceptions of creative music making." The series kicked off in April 2023 with Kenny Wheeler's Gnu High (1976) and Nana Vasconcelos' Saudade (1979). These are to be followed towards the end of June 2023 with Old And ...

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Article: Catching Up With

Ben Allison: Creative Reworkings And New Inspirations

Read "Ben Allison: Creative Reworkings And New Inspirations" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi

by Angelo Leonardi

We talk about “The Ben Allison Remastered Series 2004-2011" a project that led the New York bassist, composer, and educator to personally edit and remix some of the albums he had originally released on Palmetto Records. Through this painstaking work which started at the height of the pandemic, Ben Allison not only brought a new level ...


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