Monday, April 29 2013
Tomasz Stanko, David Virelles, Thomas Morgan and Gerald Cleaver: Wisława
Leave it to the prose for wherever the music goes.
Tuesday, July 24 2012
Joe Morris, William Parker, Gerald Cleaver: Altitude
Sometimes a great show can only give you a good CD.
Friday, July 22 2011
Craig Taborn: Avenging Angel
This set invites reflection and negotiation even as it demands both energy and patience.
Friday, July 15 2011
David S. Ware/Cooper-Moore/William Parker/Muhammad Ali: Planetary Unknown
These four guys have known each other for years, yet this is the first album to feature all of them in the same room. Calling it a "doozy" is just a playful, feeble understatement.
Friday, March 18 2011
Gerald Cleaver’s Uncle June Ensemble: Be It As I See It
This album is really scattered, but we are all the better for it.
Monday, December 6 2010
Roscoe Mitchell & the Note Factory: Far Side
Having been in the music business for over 40 years, Roscoe Mitchell isn't about to paint himself into a corner just yet.
Thursday, September 16 2010
David S. Ware: Onecept
David S. Ware vs. dialysis, Ware wins. We all win. We win free jazz minus the racket. Just pure music.
Wednesday, April 1 2009
William Parker: Double Sunrise Over Neptune/Petit Oiseau
William Parker's inventive approach to the current state of jazz music puts him at the forefront of the avant-garde scene.
Wednesday, March 18 2009
Gerald Cleaver, William Parker, Craig Taborn: Farmers by Nature
As far as long-form improvisation is concerned, this 65-minute live set by drummer Gerald Cleaver, bassist William Parker and pianist Craig Taborn is a success of the highest order.
Thursday, February 5 2009
Mario Pavone Double Tenor Quintet: Ancestors
For better or worse, the veteran jazz bassist shows us yet again why he and Dave Holland have so much in common.
