Thursday, February 17 2011
Wadada Leo Smith / Ed Blackwell: The Blue Mountain’s Sun Drummer
Let's call it one of the best new jazz albums from 1986.
Monday, February 14 2011
The Bad Plus: Never Stop
No longer hiding behind irony, The Bad Plus emerge unscathed and even more worthy of applause.
Thursday, February 10 2011
Dan Tepfer Trio: Five Pedals Deep
Either Dan Tepfer ignores the piano trio's limitations or he was weaned on something else. Either way, this is a classy album.
Tuesday, February 8 2011
‘John Coltrane and Black America’s Quest for Freedom’: Insider Perspectives
The better contributions in this edited volume navigate a course between the particular and the universal, granting Coltrane's music the freedom it demands.
Friday, February 4 2011
a.d.l.r.: Foam on the Waves of Space-Time…
Foam on the Waves of Space-Time... is a boisterous debut that squirms in its seat.
The Trio of Oz: The Trio of Oz
Not the Wizard, but the Trio. Popular rock tunes translated into drums, piano, and bass. There's no place like jazz, there's no place like jazz, there's no place like jazz…
Tuesday, February 1 2011
Jerome Sabbagh: I Will Follow You
The members of Jerome Sabbagh's trio are well-tempered badasses.
Monday, January 31 2011
Shauli Einav: Opus One
Shauli Einav is an old master wearing younger man's clothes.
Friday, January 21 2011
Plunge: Tin Fish Tango
Drums? We don't need no stinking drums to make groovy jazz!
Wednesday, January 19 2011
Supersilent: 10
Improvised soundscapes from a group impressively in sync, in a more somber setting than usual.
Mary Halvorson Quintet: Saturn Sings (Reviews) [12.Jan.11]
Various Artists: Permanent Vacation Selected Label Works 2 (Capsule Reviews) [6.Jan.11]
Klangwart: Sommer (Capsule Reviews) [6.Jan.11]
Christopher Rau: Asper Clouds (Capsule Reviews) [3.Jan.11]
Norah Jones: ...Featuring (Reviews) [16.Dec.10]
Scott Amendola Trio: Lift (Capsule Reviews) [10.Dec.10]
Arkhonia: Trails/Traces (Capsule Reviews) [8.Dec.10]
Danilo Pérez: Providencia (Reviews) [7.Dec.10]
Max Cooper: Expressions (Capsule Reviews) [7.Dec.10]
Roscoe Mitchell & the Note Factory: Far Side (Capsule Reviews) [6.Dec.10]
Sun Airway: Nocturne of Exploded Crystal Chandelier (Reviews) [29.Nov.10]
‘Frank Sinatra: Concert Collection’ The Master at Work, Captured Here (Reviews) [19.Nov.10]
Girl Talk: All Day (Reviews) [18.Nov.10]
Bee Vs. Moth: Acronymous (Capsule Reviews) [15.Nov.10]
Louis Armstrong: Hello, Louis! The Hit Years (1963-1969) (Reviews) [12.Nov.10]
Lake Street Dive: Lake Street Dive (Reviews) [12.Nov.10]
Wyatt, Atzmon & Stephen: ...for the Ghosts Within (Reviews) [9.Nov.10]
SBTRKT: Step In Shadows (Capsule Reviews) [3.Nov.10]
Various: Shangaan Electro (Reviews) [3.Nov.10]
Squarepusher: Shobaleader One - d’Demonstrator (Reviews) [2.Nov.10]
Brian Eno: Small Craft on a Milk Sea (Reviews) [1.Nov.10]
Small Black: New Chain (Reviews) [27.Oct.10]
Sarah Wilson: Trapeze Project (Reviews) [18.Oct.10]
Download a Drip Audio Sampler for Yourself (Mixed Media) [6.Oct.10]
The Hundred in the Hands: The Hundred in the Hands (Reviews) [6.Oct.10]
Manu Katche: Third Round (Reviews) [5.Oct.10]
Polar Bear: Peepers (Capsule Reviews) [3.Oct.10]
Rudresh Mahanthappa & Bunky Green: Apex (Reviews) [29.Sep.10]
Grandchildren: Everlasting (Reviews) [27.Sep.10]
Nathan Eklund Group: Coin Flip (Capsule Reviews) [23.Sep.10]
Garrison Fewell’s Variable Density Sound Orchestra: Sound Particle 47 (Capsule Reviews) [20.Sep.10]
Various Artists: Ninja Tune XX (Reviews) [20.Sep.10]
PVT: Church With No Magic (Reviews) [20.Sep.10]
The Either/Orchestra is giving it away! (song and video, that is….) (Mixed Media) [16.Sep.10]
Catalyst: The Complete Recordings, Volumes 1 & 2 (Capsule Reviews) [14.Sep.10]
Chris Massey’s Nue Jazz Project: Vibrainium (Capsule Reviews) [13.Sep.10]
Electric Sunset: Electric Sunset (Reviews) [13.Sep.10]
Suresh Singaratnam: Lost in New York (Capsule Reviews) [8.Sep.10]
The Shock Heard ‘Round the World: ‘Bitches Brew’ Turns 40 (Features) [3.Sep.10]
Mike Reed’s People, Places, and Things: Crafting Creative Live Jazz with ‘Stories and Negotiations’ (Sound Affects) [31.Aug.10]
Asura & Anenon: Silver Trees/Damiel (Capsule Reviews) [31.Aug.10]
Dino Saluzzi: El Encuentro (Reviews) [27.Aug.10]
Archie Shepp: The New York Contemporary Five (Reviews) [25.Aug.10]
Jim Guttmann: Bessarabian Breakdown (Capsule Reviews) [19.Aug.10]
The Stanley Clarke Band: The Stanley Clarke Band (Reviews) [30.Jul.10]
‘Jass’ Gives You the Feel for Early American History (Re:Print) [19.Jul.10]
Out of Print Albums Continue to Merge with MP3 Technology… Gotta Love It (Mixed Media) [13.Jul.10]
Mulatu Astatke: Mulatu Steps Ahead (Reviews) [7.Jul.10]
Have you ever seen so much free music come with an artist’s blessing? (Mixed Media) [15.Jun.10]
Amp Live: Murder at the Discotech (Reviews) [15.Jun.10]
