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Petit Oiseau

Label: AUM Fidelity
Released: 2009
Track listing: 01. Groove Suite; 02. Talaps Theme; 03. Petit Oiseau; 04. The Golden Bell; 05. Four For Tommy; 06. Malachi's Mode; 07. Dust From Mountain; 08. Shorter For Alan. Composizioni di William Parker.

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Evan Parker Residency with McPhee, Shipp, Zorn, Courvoisier, et al. at The Stone, NYC

Read "Evan Parker Residency with McPhee, Shipp, Zorn, Courvoisier, et al. at The Stone, NYC" reviewed by Gordon Marshall


Evan Parker Residency The Stone East Village, Manhattan New York, New York October 1-16, 2009 Rivaled only, in recent memory, by Cecil Taylor's 1988 “Kongresshalle" collaborations in Berlin,* Evan Parker's residency at The Stone in East Village, Manhattan was, like those, a string of assorted and inventive pairings. ...

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Bill Dixon: Tapestries for Small Orchestra

Read "Tapestries for Small Orchestra" reviewed by John Sharpe


Back in 2007 Firehouse 12 Records announced itself in an audacious declaration of intent with release of Anthony Braxton's 9 CD+DVD box set Nine Compositions 2006. Now in a move of similar ambition the label has gone someway to redressing the imbalance in composer/trumpeter Bill Dixon's recorded output, with this handsome two CD + DVD set ...

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Henry Grimes, Paul Dunmall & Andrew Cyrille: The Profound Sound Trio at the Vortex, London

Read "Henry Grimes, Paul Dunmall & Andrew Cyrille: The Profound Sound Trio at the Vortex, London" reviewed by John Sharpe


The Profound Sound Trio: Henry Grimes, Paul Dunmall & Andrew Cyrille The Vortex London, England November 23, 2009 A buzz of anticipation gripped a full house at the Vortex for the London debut of the Profound Sound Trio--a collective of British reedman Paul Dunmall and a heavyweight rhythm ...

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Rob Brown Trio: Live at Firehouse 12

Read "Live at Firehouse 12" reviewed by Jeff Stockton


Alto saxophonist Rob Brown has the lean physique and worried forehead of a typical free jazz improviser, but through his associations with the leading forces of the downtown scene (including Matthew Shipp and, most fruitfully, William Parker) he has positioned himself as an in-demand sideman as well as a creative and ear-catching leader. He has been ...

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100nka and Herb Robertson: Superdesert

Read "Superdesert" reviewed by Jerry D'Souza


How much shit can one take? Well that depends. If it is being served by the quirky Polish trio 100nka--featuring guitarist Tomek Leś, bassist Adam Stodolski and percussionist Przemek Borowiecki--there may not be quite enough. Their music is rather undefinable, jumping and sneaking as it does into odd nooks and crannies. Much of it comes from ...

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Article: Live From New York

November 2009

Read "November 2009" reviewed by AAJ Staff


Muhal Richard Abrams and Fred AndersonCommunity Church of New YorkNew York, NY October 16, 2009Muhal Richard Abrams and Fred Anderson are not quite of the same island. The same Chicago archipelago, sure, but Anderson has more hovered around than been an active member of the Association for the Advancement of ...

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Joelle Leandre: Duos with William Parker and George Lewis

Read "Joelle Leandre: Duos with William Parker and George Lewis" reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni


French double bassist Joelle Leandre needs no introduction. She has gained a legendary status as one of the best free improvisors of recent decades, always ready for new challenges and opportunities to perfect her art. These two arresting recordings, both totally improvised, with close comrades double bassist William Parker and trombone player George Lewis, offer two ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

David S. Ware Quartet: Live in Vilnius

Read "David S. Ware Quartet: Live in Vilnius" reviewed by Clifford Allen


David S. Ware Live in Vilnius No Business 2009 The year 2009 could be a rather big year for tenor saxophonist and improvising composer David S. Ware, and that's saying a lot. After all, Ware has long been one of the most celebrated figures in free jazz, owing not only ...

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David S. Ware: Shakti

Read "Shakti" reviewed by Russ Musto


David S. Ware's Shakti, his first release since the dissolution of his longstanding quartet, is an outstanding addition to the saxophonist's already extraordinary discography. Ware is reunited with bassist William Parker (a member of the earlier quartet, who goes back to Ware's very first recordings as a leader), with veteran Warren Smith seated in the drum ...


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