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Article: Live Review

Sunny Murray Trio at The Vortex in London

Read "Sunny Murray Trio at The Vortex in London" reviewed by John Sharpe


Sunny Murray Trio The Vortex London, England September 1, 2009 Two nights in north London with free-jazz drum pioneer Sunny Murray's European Trio was a prospect to set the pulse racing. That expectancy was widely shared, it appeared, as there was standing room only even on the second ...

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Article: Album Review

Albert Ayler: Spiritual Unity

Read "Spiritual Unity" reviewed by Raul d'Gama Rose


When the veracity of the history of twentieth-century art is evaluated, what will be found in the proverbial time capsule? Where will “The Music," which Jelly Roll Morton christened as jass, sit with the works that were created by important composers, ranging from Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, and John Coltrane, to Thelonious Monk,, George Russell and ...

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Orjan Hulten Trio: In the City

Read "In the City" reviewed by Jakob Baekgaard


History reveals a long list of venues that have contributed positively to the recorded legacy of some of the greatest figures in jazz. Names such as The Cotton Club, The Village Vanguard, Slug's Saloon, Shelly's Manne-Hole and Bradley's carry their own aura, which is inextricably linked to the magic of the music performed by legends like ...

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Article: Live Review

Vision Festival 2009: Day 3

Read "Vision Festival 2009: Day 3" reviewed by John Sharpe


Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 Yvonne Meier's Scores / David Budbill / William Hooker's Bliss Trio--A Silent Film/Live Music Project / Jason Jordan and Friends / Ernest Dawkins New Horizons Ensemble / Sunny Murray Philly Quartet 14th ...

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Vision Festival 2009: Day 2

Read "Vision Festival 2009: Day 2" reviewed by John Sharpe


Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 All-Star Collective / Bill Cole's Untempered Ensemble / Sun Ra Arkestra14th Annual Vision Festival Abrons Arts Center New York, New York June 10, 2009 Chapter Index All-Star Collective Bill ...

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Mark O'Leary & Sunny Murray: Ode To Albert Ayler

Read "Ode To Albert Ayler" reviewed by Glenn Astarita


The digital download-only Ode To Albert Ayler captures gifted Irish guitarist Mark O'Leary improvising with free-jazz and former Albert Ayler and Cecil Taylor drummer Sunny Murray during a 2002 studio session. Here, O'Leary delves into free-form jazz shaded music at the onset of his recording career, prior to his extensive recording projects for Leo Records and ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

Sunny Murray: Big Chief

Read "Sunny Murray: Big Chief" reviewed by Clifford Allen


Sunny Murray Big Chief Eremite Records 2009 American jazzmen have long called Paris something of a second home, due to a perceived promise of more work and cultural acceptance. The lineage in this music can be traced to artists like reed player Sidney Bechet, who called the city ...

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Odean Pope: A Singular Voice in the Choir

Read "Odean Pope: A Singular Voice in the Choir" reviewed by Elliott Simon


Grounded in the Baptist spirituals of his youth followed by a musical upbringing in Philadelphia with the likes of John Coltrane and organist Jimmy Smith as mentors, tenor saxophonist Odean Pope is the bridge between hard bop and free. His contributions to jazz are of major historical significance and through his over ...

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Big Chief

Label: Eremite Records
Released: 2008

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The Gearbox Explodes!

Label: Foghorn Records
Released: 2008
Track listing: Right On Guys; Hold It Right There; The Gearbox Explodes!


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