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Motema Takes Flight With Steady Stream of Breakthrough Albums

Motema Takes Flight With Steady Stream of Breakthrough Albums

Motéma Music's tenth anniversary year is in full swing, and as the summer heats up, the Harlem-based label has much cause for celebration. The month of July kicked off with vibraphonist Joe Locke's May release Lay Down My Heart, spending two weeks in the #1 slot on the Jazz Week chart. For the week of July ...

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Jaimeo Brown: Transcendence

Read "Transcendence" reviewed by Mark F. Turner

by Mark F. Turner

One of the more thought-provoking releases to come along this year, drummer Jaimeo Brown's Transcendence is an ethnomusicology patchwork with elements of the blues, gospel, rock, and modern jazz. Inspired by Gee's Bend, Alabama--an African American rural community formed in the early 1800's that is steeped in vibrant music and art--Brown's project conjures the voices of ...

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Transcendence

By Ras Moshe

Label: KMB Jazz
Released: 2007
Track listing: Transcendence; Far Sight; If You See Something, Say Something; Sun Room; Flute Piece For Charles Lloyd; All Flow; Carol Not Christmas; Interstellar Brooklyn; Turtles All The Way Down.

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Ras Moshe: Transcendence

Read "Transcendence" reviewed by Robert Iannapollo

by Robert Iannapollo

Saxophonist Ras Moshe has been gradually making a name for himself as one of the best of the fiery saxophonists of the New York underground. He's released a series of limited edition live recordings on the Utech label that have impressed those who have heard them (unfortunately a small number of people). Now comes Transcendence on ...

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Transcendence

By Larry Martus

Label: Omnitonic Records
Released: 2006
Track listing: Until Then; Extensions; Quixotism; Adagio; Window of Your Soul; And So It Goes; Song for Christine; Ins and Outs; Soliloquy; Minor Details; Prizm; It

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Larry Martus: Transcendence

Read "Transcendence" reviewed by Budd Kopman

by Budd Kopman

Solo recordings have to overcome extra hurdles in order to maintain listener interest. Single-line instruments like the saxophone tend to have the most difficulty because of their limited timbral range and inability to maintain an independent accompanying line. The piano is naturally the most flexible, allowing independent hands to work, but it also has timbral limitations. ...

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Larry Martus: Transcendence

Read "Transcendence" reviewed by Jim Santella

by Jim Santella

Solo jazz guitar from a straight-ahead perspective can work wonders for the soul. As Larry Martus interprets his program of original compositions, you can feel the smooth vibrations sinking in. Transcendence, the guitarist's debut album, finds him journeying through the blues, moody swing, and traces of classical Spanish guitar. In Martus' hands, the guitar ...

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Transcendence

By Alice Coltrane

Label: EMI
Released: 1977


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