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RIVERS
Joe Giardullo Trio
Language of Swans
Drimala : 2002

JG, soprano sax; Michael Thompson, bass; Chris Sullivan, percussion.

NOT GOOD
Joe Giardullo
No Work Today: Nine for Steve Lacy
Drimala : 2006

JG, soprano sax.

TWILIGHT AT NOON
Joe Giardullo
Shadow & Light
Drimala : 2002

JG, soprano sax; Joe McPhee, tenor sax; Michael Bissio, bass, Tanni Tabal, drums.

We’re thrilled to announce an exciting new venture — a monthly concert series curated by Destination: OUT at the Salt Space on 28th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. It kicks…

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Aug
31
2010

Parkerilla
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THE INSIDE SONG

THE INSIDE SONG (bonus track not on CD; rec. Cormons, Italy, Oct. 2008)
William Parker
I Plan to Stay a Believer: The Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield
AUM Fidelity : 2010

WP, bass; Hamid Drake, drums; Dave Burrell, piano; Lewis Barnes, trumpet; Darryl Foster, tenor sax; Sabir Mateen, tenor sax, flute; Leena Conquest, vocals; Amiri Baraka: voice, poetry.

Here, courtesy William Parker and AUM Fidelity, is an advance taste of a massive project we have been aware of — and salivating over —…

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Aug
25
2010

SUMMER RE-UP: Can We Get An Amen?
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APHRODITE

THE SUN IS COMING UP

Originally posted 17 December 2006

APHRODITE
THE SUN IS COMING UP
Ric Colbeck
The Sun Is Coming Up
Fontana : 1970

RC, trumpet; Mike Osborne, alto sax; Jean-Francois Jenny-Clarke, bass; Selwyn Lissack, drums.

It’s always satisfying and not a little surprising when one of the grails of avant jazz turns out, when finally found, to deliver the goods. It’s as if, for one brief, blazing moment, one’s faith is restored, and justified (if not one’s dorkiness). This quartet session has been canonized…

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Aug
22
2010

SUMMER RE-UP: On the Bus, or: Your ’60s Hangover is our…
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BAIYINA

BAIYINA
Pat Martino
Baiyina (The Clear Evidence)
Prestige : 1968

PM, guitar; Bobby Rose, guitar; Gregory Herbert, alto sax, flute; Richard Davis, bass; Charlie Persip, drums; Reggie Ferguson, tabla; Balakrishna, tamboura.

Regular and attentive readers of this fairly young venture will have noticed our propensity to cite, with notable frequency, a collection optimistically titled Jazz Satellites, Volume One. We hold this collection in high esteem largely because it carries that ineluctable mojo of the super-fine mix tape. Plus it opened up some doors…

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Aug
17
2010

SUMMER RE-UP: Bringing It All Back Home
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CHAMELEON

Originally posted 23 January 2008.

CHAMELEON
Herbie Hancock
Flood
Sony : 1975

HH, electric piano, clavinet, Arp synthesizer; Bennie Maupin, sax, bass clarinet, flute, percussion; Dewayne “Blackbyrd” McKnight, guitar; Paul Jackson, bass; Mike Clark, drums; Bill Summers, congas, percussion.

Flood captures Herbie Hancock’s famed Headhunters band in concert. Recorded live in Tokyo during the summer of 1975, this double album has only been available on CD in Japan. We originally tracked it down because, among some Kozmigroov enthusiasts, it has the reputation of being…

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Aug
04
2010

Willem Breuker, 1944-2010.RE-UP: 13 Ways of Looking @ WB
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DRIEBERGEN-ZEIST

WHAT?

Originally posted 4 December 2006.
In lieu of a full memorial post on Breuker — we’ve been hampered by computer/site problems of late, in addition to the slowing effects of this summer’s soupy slog — we are reanimating this entry on Breuker from 2006. Please see also this great contemporary response from Andrew Durkin, and the fine John Fordham obit from The Guardian.

DRIEBERGEN-ZEIST
WHAT?
Willem Breuker Kollektief
Driebergen-Zeist
BVHaast : 1983

WB, soprano, alto, tenor saxes, clarinet, arrangements; Boy Raaymakers and Andy Altenfelder, trumpets; Garrett List…

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Jul
21
2010

We Can’t Stand the Quiet
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ALTO 1

ALTO 1
Kaoru Abe
Solo 1972
PSF : 1994

KA, alto sax.

Dear C,

No doubt you’ve heard how blisteringly hot it is here. The asphalt bubbles up from the streets and sticks to your soles. Our air conditioner blew a fuse, so we sweat it out in the apartment with fans aimed at our foreheads. There’s noise in the city, but lately it isn’t loud enough. There’s nothing that can match the insistent scorch of the thermometer. We’re slowly losing our…

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WEBERN WORK STUDY (1973-74)

Jul
12
2010

INTENTS & PURPOSES: Bill Dixon, 1925-2010.
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REQUIEM FOR BOOKER LITTLE (1975-76)

THE CLOISTERS (1973)

RELAY: DANCE #5
SOLO #8
Bill Dixon
Untitled
Edizioni Ferrari : 1982

Relay: BD, flugelhorn, trumpet, piano; David Carrier, trumpet; Ann Carrier, alto flute; Stephen Hornstein, bass clarinet; Chris Bishop, electric bass.

Solo: BD, trumpet.

FOR CECIL TAYLOR
Bill Dixon
Verona Jazz
Nettle : 1996

BD, piano; Arthur Brooks, trumpet; Stephen Haynes, trumpet; Stephen Horenstein, tenor sax; Alan Silva, bass; Freddie Waits, drums.

WEBERN WORK STUDY (1973-74)
REQUIEM FOR BOOKER LITTLE (1975-76)
THE CLOISTERS (1973)
Bill Dixon
Odyssey
[self-released] :…

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Jul
01
2010

Fuck the Summer of Death
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ENCORE

ENCORE
Fred Anderson & Muhal Richard Abrams
Live in Verona
Sala della Guardia : 1979

FA, tenor sax; MRA, piano.

Fred Anderson, RIP.

We can’t quite muster the words to do Fred Anderson justice, so let this exceptional live track featuring him and Muhal Richard Abrams serve as our aural epitaph, for now. Thanks to Hank Shteamer for the tip. This is an especially appropriate cut given Abrams’ deeply-felt musical tribute to Anderson mere hours after his death. More on that in a…

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Jun
18
2010

Let Us Now Praise (Near-)Famous Men
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ARHYTHM SONGY

PANORAMA

UNKNOWN
Muhal Richard Abrams
Tin Palace, NYC
1976.07.18

MRA, piano; Anthony Braxton, alto sax; George Lewis, trombone; Fred Hopkins, bass; Steve McCall, drums.

ARHYTHM SONGY
Muhal Richard Abrams
1-Oqa+19
Black Saint : 1977

MRA, piano; Anthony Braxton, alto sax; Leonard Jones, bass.

PANORAMA
Muhal Richard Abrams & Malachi Favors
Sightsong
Black Saint : 1975

MRA, piano.

MUHAL RICHARD ABRAMS: A LIFETIME OF VISION

With the recent sad loss of trumpet titan Bill Dixon, it is once again time to cue up another rendition of “gather ye rosebuds” and celebrate the musical giants…

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Jun
09
2010

In Watermelon Sugar
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SAM’S FLOAT

SAM’S FLOAT
Dave Liebman
Lookout Farm
ECM : 1974

DL, soprano and tenor saxes, flute; John Abercrombie, electric and acoustic guitars; Richard Beirach, electric and acoustic pianos; Eleana Sternberg, vocals; Frank Tusa, bass; Badal Roy, tablas; Don Alias, congas and bongos; Armen Halburian, percussion; Steve Sattan, tambourine, cowbell; Jeff Williams, drums.

THE SUBJECTIVE FACTS:
“Sam’s Float” is mesmerizing jazz fusion that splits the difference between the visionary electric music of Miles Davis and more commercial instincts of groups like Weather Report. It’s…

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Jun
03
2010

Man v. Machine
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SOUNDWAYS, PART TWO (Edit)

SOUNDWAYS, PART TWO (Edit)
Marion Brown/Elliott Schwartz
Soundways
Century : 1973

MB, alto sax, clarinet, piano, percussion, little instruments; ES, Arp synthesizer, piano, percussion, little instruments.

In this corner! A saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist weighing in at trim 150 pounds, featuring a tone that can slice through tin can lids, and a lyricism that can make grown men weep like willows…wearing the withering stare…Marion Brown!

And in the far corner! A New England professor armed with an old school synthesizer and who…

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May
24
2010

The Overlooked AACM: Steve and Iqua Colson
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TRIUMPH OF THE OUTCASTS, COMING

TEMPLE AT DENDERA

THOUGHT FROM DUKE

PARALLEL UNIVERSE

TRIUMPH OF THE OUTCASTS, COMING
TEMPLE AT DENDERA
Steve Colson & The Unity Troupe
Triumph!
Silver Sphinx : 1980

SC, piano and voice; Iqua Colson, voice; Wallace McMillan, tenor sax; Reggie Willis, bass; Dushun Mosley, percussion.

THOUGHT FROM DUKE
The Colson Unity Troupe
No Reservations
Soul Note : 1980

SC, piano; Iqua Colson, voice; Wallace LaRoy McMillan, soprano sax; Reggie Willis, bass; Dushun Mosley, percussion.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE
Steve Colson
The Untarnished Dream
Silver Sphinx : 2010

SC, piano; Reggie Workman, bass; Andrew…

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May
10
2010

My Brother the Wind, Part II
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ASTRO

PROPHESY

ASTRO
PROPHESY
Walt Dickerson and Sun Ra
Visions
Steeplechase : 1979

WD, vibes; SR, piano.

Everybody knows it’s foolhardy to try and describe visions. The stronger their impact, the more likely you’ll be reduced to wild gesticulations and sputtering nonsense. Walt Dickerson and Sun Ra’s duo album Visions had that affect on us, its sublime beauty leaving us wide-eyed and gob-smacked. So rather than any bogus critical rundown, here’s a list of some talking points. Discuss amongst yourselves.

—This is the second match-up of Dickerson and Ra. Their first…

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May
06
2010

Going Native
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Richard Davis recalls Song for Wounded Knee

AGNEWISTIC

AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL?

AGNEWISTIC
AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL?
The Richard Davis Trio
Song for Wounded Knee
Flying Dutchman: 1973

RD, bass; Joe Beck, guitar; Jack DeJohnette, drums (on “Agnewistic” only).

We’re thrilled to offer a guest post from the esteemed Hank Shteamer, featuring excerpts from his recent interview with the great Richard Davis. Without further ado, take it away Hank….

Bass master Richard Davis turned 80 on April 15th, 2010. In celebration, my friend Russell Baker (a jazz expert as well…

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Apr
29
2010

Destination: THEN! + Destination: NOW!
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DUNIA
BARAKA
Kawaida
Kawaida
O’Be Records : 1969

Albert “Tootie” Heath, drums; Don Cherry, trumpet; Jimmy Heath, tenor sax; Herbie Hancock, piano; Buster Williams, bass; Ed Blackwell, percussion; Mtume, congas.

A FLOWER IS A LOVESOME THING
GOOD BAIT
Ethan Iverson : Ben Street : Albert “Tootie” Heath
Live at Smalls
Smalls Live : 2010

EI, piano; BS, bass; ATH, drums.

We are once again overjoyed to present a guest post from Ethan Iverson, this time on the occasion of (1) the release of his live trio album with Tootie…

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Apr
18
2010

Tongues Untied
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BLACK AFRICA – PART 3

BLACK AFRICA – PART 3
Sam Rivers
Black Africa! Perugia
Horo : 1977

SR, flute, soprano sax, vocals; Joe Daley, tuba and euphonium; Sidney Smart, drums and percussion.

This double album is not to be confused with its sister effort Black Africa! Villalago, a single album that’s currently available as an import from Amazon. Recorded live at Umbria Jazz in July 1976, Perugia finds Rivers at both his most focused and expansive, his talent in fullest flower as he switches…

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Apr
08
2010

Do the Tago Mago
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That’s nice!

DEGI-DEGI

BROWN RICE
DEGI-DEGI
Don Cherry
Don Cherry
A&M/Horizon : 1976

DC, trumpet, electric piano, voice; Charlie Haden, bass; Billy Higgins, drums; Frank Lowe, tenor sax; Ricky Cherry, electric piano; on Rice only: Bunchie Fox, electric bongos; Verna Gillis, voice.

If this site has a musical lodestar, it’s probably best personified by Don Cherry. Global traveler, fan of the polyglot (the polyglotter the better), sonic experimenter, searcher, classicist, egalitarian, non-snob…. We’ve probably done more posts on Cherry than any other musician to date. There are…

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Mar
29
2010

Unanswered Prayers
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PRAYER FOR PEACE

JUDY’S SMILE III

PRAYER FOR PEACE
JUDY’S SMILE III
Amalgam
Prayer for Peace
Transatlantic : 1969

Trevor Watts, alto sax; Jeff Clyne, bass (“Judy’s Smile”); Barry Guy, bass (“Prayer for Peace”); John Stevens, drums.

Ah, the late 1960s. So many possibilities, so much cross-fertilization, so many unexpected alliances. That was especially true of the British avant jazz scene, where jazz was often fused with elements of rock, traditional folk, European improv, and American fire music (not to mention the strong strain of South…

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Mar
24
2010

Do You Juju?
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BERTHA BAPTIST

BERTHA BAPTIST
Gary Bartz Ntu Troop
Juju Street Songs
Prestige : 1972

BG, alto sax, percussion; Andy Bey, electric piano; Stafford James, bass; Howard King, drums, percussion.

McCoy Tyner’s Expansions…Miles Davis’s Live-Evil…Mtume’s Alkebu-lan…Pharoah Sanders’ Summun Bukmun Umyun…for a period there in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Gary Bartz was showing up in all the right places. And setting it down right in the pocket, however deep that pocket went. In 1972, Bartz took the lessons learned from these collaborations and…

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Mar
15
2010

EXCLUSIVE ALBUM PREVIEW: Little Women/THROAT
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Turn it up.

THROAT I
Little Women
Throat
AUM Fidelity : 2010

Travis Laplante, tenor sax; Darius Jones, alto sax; Andrew Smiley, guitar; Jason Nazary, drums.

We are insanely happy to be able to bring you this exclusive preview track from the upcoming full-length debut from Little Women. Due next month from AUM Fidelity, this disc grabbed us immediately by the neck and has yet to let go. Our suggestion — in full consumerist mode — is to grab your copies now, direct from…

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Mar
10
2010

My Little Red Book
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Part one of the three-part

LA PREPARATION
Max Roach and Archie Shepp
Force (Sweet Mao – Suid Afrika 76)
Uniteledis : 1976

MR, drums; AS, sax.

This exceptional double-album of duets with Archie Shepp helped inaugurate Max Roach’s own revolutionary cultural program. Over the ensuing years, he purposefully connected with the younger generation of adventurous jazz musicians, engaging in a series of stellar duets with Dollar Brand, Anthony Braxton, and Cecil Taylor. Roach not only reinvigorated his own music and pushed his playing…

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Mar
04
2010

The Amazing Bone
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Feb
22
2010

WHERE THE NUTS COME FROM
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VELORIO (MOURNING)

GUIZOS (BELLS)

VELORIO (MOURNING)
GUIZOS (BELLS)
Hermeto Pascoal
Hermeto
Buddha/Cobblestone : 1972

HP, arranger, keyboards, flute; Ernie Royal, Gene Young, Joe Newman, Melvin Davis, Thad Jones, trumpets; Garnet Brown, Jack Jeffers, Richard Hixson, Wayne Andre, trombones; Don Butterfield, tuba; Ron Carter, bass; Airto Moreira, drums, percussion. Vocals (Velorio): Flora Purim and Airto. Vocals (Guizos): Googie. Strings: Alfred Brown, Gayle Dixon, Gene Orloff, George Ricci, Gerald Tarack, Joseph Malignaggi, Julian Barber, Kermit Moore, Matthew Raimondi, Max Pollikoff, Paul Gershman, Sanford Allen, Selwart Clarke, Winston…

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Feb
08
2010

Supergroup!
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CONSEQUENCES

TRIO

CONSEQUENCES
TRIO
New York Contemporary Five
Consequences
Fontana : 1963

Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Don Cherry, trumpet; John Tchicai, alto sax; Don Moore, bass; J.C. Moses, drums.

The New York Contemporary Five barely lasted a year all told, but they recorded five albums that shaped the jazz to come. They were a supergroup after the fact – the stellar frontline of Don Cherry, Archie Shepp, and John Tchicai all being relative newcomers at the time. Cherry had recently left Ornette Coleman and was…

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Feb
01
2010

Project for a Revolution in New York
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SIDE TWO

SIDE TWO
The Revolutionary Ensemble
Manhattan Cycles
India Navigation : 1973

Leroy Jenkins, violin, viola; Sirone, bass; Jerome Cooper, drums, percussion, flute, bugle, metal hoops, tape recorder.

“Feel the wrath of my bombast!” said Mark E. Smith in the mid-’80s. And it can stand as an unfortunate motto for just about every public figure — politician, artist, soldier, spy — since. We live in an age of bombast; the internet itself thrives on it. Bombast is the primary currency of political discourse.…

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Jan
25
2010

Duets of the Gods: Tony Williams + Cecil Taylor
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MORGAN’S MOTION

Clash...of the titans.

MORGAN’S MOTION
Tony Williams Lifetime
The Joy of Flying
Sony : 1978

TW, drums; Cecil Taylor, piano.

Here’s a deep cut that not many people know about. Tony Williams’ eclectic Joy of Flying is an R&B inflected album filled with collaborations with the likes of Jan Hammer, George Benson, Tom Scott, and even rock guitarist Ronnie Montrose. To be honest, it’s not a particularly memorable set. But tucked away at the end is a total anomaly: A fiery duet with Cecil Taylor that’s…

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Jan
18
2010

Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?
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(And the Heavens)

NA ENU IGWE
Joseph Jarman and Famoudou Don Moye
Egwu-Anwu (Sun Song)
India Navigation : 1978

JJ, tenor and alto sax, sopranino, flutes, bass clarinet, conch, vibraphone; FDM, drums and other percussion, bailophone, conch, whistles, horns, marimba.

Rare things: Successful utopias. Hen’s teeth. Really good linguine con vongole. Giant pandas. And, apparently, silence. There’s something of a micro-genre springing up, with recent books devoted to searching out the world’s quickly disappearing quiet places. Noise pollution as heir to air pollution.

The value of…

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Jan
11
2010

Up
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PEACE (FOR DAKOTA AND JASON)

ANGELS WING

ANCIENT PLACE

PEACE (FOR DAKOTA AND JASON)
ANGELS WING
ANCIENT PLACE
Larry Young
Love Cry Want
New Jazz : 1997 (rec. 1972)

LY, organ; Nicholas, guitar, synth; Joe Gallivan, guitar, synth, drums, percussion; Jimmy Molnieri, drums, percussion.

Destination: Out’s Dept. of “Believe It or Not”:
We belatedly kick off the New Year with some insane electro space rock from Larry Young. This remarkable ensemble faced the wrath of none other than Richard Nixon, who personally ordered his staff to pull the…

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Dec
30
2009

Cultural Detritus We’ve Enjoyed, 2009 Stylee
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Dec
22
2009

D:O’s Fave Jazz Jamz of 2009
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CRY OUT

CRY OUT
Darius Jones Trio
Man’ish Boy (A Raw and Beautiful Thing)
AUM Fidelity : 2009

DJ, alto sax; Cooper-Moore, piano, Rakalam Bob Moses, drums.

You know what you need? Another freakin top ten list, that’s what.

While we don’t pretend toward comprehensiveness in our listening, we thought it might be of moderate interest to D:O’s abnormally well-informed and good-looking readership to know of some discs that, if you haven’t already heard them, would be worth your valuable time and cents, in our…

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Dec
22
2009

D:O’s Fave Jazz Jamz of 2009
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CRY OUT

CRY OUT
Darius Jones Trio
Man’ish Boy (A Raw and Beautiful Thing)
AUM Fidelity : 2009

DJ, alto sax; Cooper-Moore, piano, Rakalam Bob Moses, drums.

You know what you need? Another freakin top ten list, that’s what.

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Dec
14
2009

Some Current Trends in Contemporary Classical Music: An…
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PARTIELS

GONDWANA (edit)

STRING TRIO

GRAN TORSO

STILL

We’re thrilled to welcome back saxophonist and composer Steve Lehman for a special guest post detailing some of the recent contemporary classical music that’s influenced and inspired his work. It’s a sonic world that’s new to us and we hope you’ll be as intrigued by this selective overview as we are.

Most mentions of so-called contemporary classical music in the (jazz) blog-o-sphere tend to focus on people like Philip Glass, Steve Reich, and Milton Babbitt,…

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Dec
14
2009

Some Current Trends in Contemporary Classical Music: An…
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PARTIELS

GONDWANA (edit)

STRING TRIO

GRAN TORSO

STILL

Most mentions of so-called contemporary classical music in the (jazz) blog-o-sphere tend to focus on people like Philip Glass, Steve Reich, and Milton Babbitt,…

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Dec
10
2009

Silent Score for a Sound Movie
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PART II

PART II
Ornette Coleman
Chappaqua Suite
Columbia : 1966

OC, alto sax; Pharaoh Sanders, tenor sax; David Izenzon, bass; Charles Moffett, drums; Joseph Tekula, orchestral arranger; plus 11 studio musicians.

Several key Ornette Coleman albums have fallen through the cracks, but none have been quite as cursed as his soundtrack to the movie Chappaqua. For starters, his elaborate 80-minute score wasn’t even used in the film!

The story goes like this: First-time director Conrad Rooks spent four years globe-trotting to make his cult…

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Dec
10
2009

Silent Score for a Sound Movie
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PART II

PART II
Ornette Coleman
Chappaqua Suite
Columbia : 1966

OC, alto sax; Pharaoh Sanders, tenor sax; David Izenzon, bass; Charles Moffett, drums; Joseph Tekula, orchestral arranger; plus 11 studio musicians.

The story goes like this: First-time director Conrad Rooks spent four years globe-trotting to make his cult…

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Dec
08
2009

Cherry Picking
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[untitled 3]

[untitled 3]
Hamid Drake & Mats Gustafsson
For Don Cherry
OkkaDisk : 1995

HD, percussion; MG, reeds.

On the day Don Cherry died — 19 October 1995 – Drake and Gustafsson took the stage in Chicago and recorded a forty-minute set that is remarkable for its sensitivity and resonance. Though it is unclear whether the duo were aware of Cherry’s passing before taking the stage, there is nevertheless a depth of feeling that it’s all too easy to ascribe to the loss of…

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Dec
08
2009

Cherry Picking
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[untitled 3]

[untitled 3]
Hamid Drake & Mats Gustafsson
For Don Cherry
OkkaDisk : 1995

HD, percussion; MG, reeds.

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Dec
02
2009

The Low End Theory
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MOTORCYCLE ‘66

MOTORCYCLE ‘66 [alt. take]
Bill Dixon
tapestries for small orchestra DVD
Firehouse 12 : 2009

BD, orchestration; Taylor Ho Bynum, cornet, flugelhorn; Graham Haynes, cornet, flugelhorn; Stephen Haynes, trumpet, cornet; Rob Mazurek, cornet; Glynis Lomon, cello; Michel Côté, contrabass clarinet; Ken Filiano, bass; Warren Smith, vibraphone, marimba.

Maybe we’re reading the wrong periodicals or Twitter feeds or wherever people get their information these days, but it looks to us as though Bill Dixon slapped down easily one of the most generous slabs of…

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Nov
24
2009

THE FOURTH STREAM: THE AMAZING STORY OF FRANÇOIS RABBATH,…
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INSPIRATION

A HANDFUL OF EARTH

BELLS

INSPIRATION
François Rabbath
Dialogues and Meditations
Emen : 1990

FR, bass; Hariprasad Chaurasia, Indian flute; Sabin Khan, tabla.

We’re pleased to present the final installation of Brian Roessler’s exploration of the visionary jazz of François Rabbath.This extended Indo-Jazz fusion track is so fluent that it could even make Don Cherry jealous. If you haven’t already, be sure to check out part one and part two. And below you’ll find some of Brian’s own extraordinary music.

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