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Peter Brötzmann / Toshinori Kondo / Sabu Toyozumi: Complete Link
by Mark Corroto
As the liner notes to Complete Link by Yoshiaki Kinno state, “In the 1960s, each of them [saxophonist Peter Brötzmann, trumpeter Toshinori Kondo and drummer Sabu Toyozumi] was inspired by free jazz, practiced it themselves and met each other in the process of overcoming free jazz." That is indeed a bold statement. Did he mean to ...
Fingers Remembers Mingus And More
by Bob Osborne
The excellent Jazz In Britain label continues to unearth nuggets from UK jazz history--May of this year saw the release of an album collecting for the first time ever, the complete recording sessions for the Spotlite vinyl album 'Fingers Remember Mingus' expanded with bonus tracks. The original album sessions, and the extra tracks, were all recorded ...
Rob Brown Quartet: Oblongata
by John Sharpe
Although reedman Rob Brown has a string of small group leadership outings to his name, dating back to his first, Breath Rhyme (Silkheart) in 1990, Oblongata may be one of his finest. The 2022 studio session reunites him with some of his most enduring collaborators, the same crew responsible for From Here To Hear (Rogue Art, ...
Albert Beger, Matthew Ottignon & Sinaptrico
by Maurice Hogue
Another of those One Man's Jazz where the selections come from various geographical locations around the globe and cover a lot of miles: from the Middle East a pair of tunes from Israeli saxophonist Albert Beger; from the Pacific you'll hear new releases from Japan (a Tokyo club first-meeting jam featuring saxophonist Kenzo Ogino & two ...
John Blum / David Murray / Chad Taylor: The Recursive Tree
by John Sharpe
Three equally potent partners combine in a spontaneous and intense outpouring on The Recursive Tree. Neither reedman David Murray or drummer Chad Taylor require much introduction. Murray has been a colossus on the scene ever since he first erupted onto the stages of lofts across Manhattan back in 1976. Taylor has become increasingly ubiquitous, recognized as ...
Karen Borca, Wadada Leo Smith & Amina Claudine Myers, & Albert Beger
by Maurice Hogue
This episode finds itself in a lot of different nooks and crannies of creative improvised music; there's the bassoon of Karen Borca, often considered the pioneer of that instrument in jazz, on a never-heard-before album, there's meditative yet free collaboration between two long time friends and members the AACM, trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith and pianist Amina ...
Matthew Shipp: The Data
by Mark Corroto
Music is communication, and jazz, especially jazz improvisation is the purest form of expression of one's intercourse. Think of this in terms of the contrast between Buddy Bolden, who is believed to be the very first jazz musician and Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones. Bolden began playing Gospel, blues, and marching band music, but his ...
New Music from Janel Leppin and Ensemble Volcanic Ash, Tarbaby, Natsuki Tamura and Satoko Fujii and More
by Hobart Taylor
On this show we feature new releases from Janel Leppin and Ensemble Volcanic Ash, Tarbaby (Orrin Evans, Eric Reavis, and Nasheet Waits), Natsuki Tamura and Satoko Fujii, David Murray and more. Playlist Janel Leppin “As Wide as All Outdoors" from Ensemble Volcanic Ash: To March Is to Love (Cuneiform) 0:00 Harry Skoler “AppleHands" from ...
Rudi Mahall, Fabian Dudek, John Blum & Tarbaby
by Maurice Hogue
The shrinkwrap comes off several new albums sampled in this show, and there's a decided tilt to Europe. One of the stalwarts of the European avant-garde, Rudi Mahall, offers The Straight Horn Of Rudi Mahall, his first album playing only clarinet. Another reed player from Germany, Fabian Dudek doesn't hold anything back on his intriguing Distant ...
Phil Haynes, Janel Leppin, & Ndududzo Makhathini
by Maurice Hogue
Last year veteran drummer Phil Haynes set out on a mission to document his past recording and music history; the first step, and a large one, was the publication of a book, “Chasing The Masters," which was paralleled by a 60-plus compilation of songs by various groups he led or played with. One of those bands ...
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