Russ Lossing and King Vulture (CD Review)
Russ Lossing and King Vulture Alternate Side Parking Music Aqua Piazza Records Russ Lossing, piano, keyboards; Adam Kolker, soprano and tenor saxophone, bass clarinet; Matt Pavolka, bass; Dayeon Seok, drums…
Ralph Alessi Quartet on ECM (CD Review)
Ralph Alessi Quartet It’s Always Now ECM CD Trumpeter Ralph Alessi brought a passel of originals to his latest recording date, his fourth for ECM, It’s Always Now. Most…
Coltrane and Dolphy – Evenings at the Village Gate (CD Review)
Evenings at the Village Gate John Coltrane with Eric Dolphy McCoy Tyner, piano; Reggie Workman and Art Davis, bass; Elvin Jones, drums Impulse! Records Evenings at the Village Gate…
Chet Baker – Blue Room (CD Review)
Chet Baker Blue Room: The 1979 Vara Studio Sessions in Holland Jazz Detective 2xCD A double CD (or limited edition vinyl, if you prefer) set of unreleased sessions from…
James Ilgenfritz – #entrainments (CD Review)
James Ilgenfritz #entrainments Infrequent Seams Angelika Niescier, saxophone; Nathan Bontrager, cello; James Iglenfritz, bass; Gerry Hemingway, drums Ecstatic jazz/free improv bassist James Ilgenfritz underwent brain surgery just months before…
Cecilia Smith Celebrates Mary Lou Williams
Cecilia Smith The Mary Lou Williams Resurgence Project, Vol. 1: Small Ensemble Repertoire Cecilia Smith, vibraphone, Lafayette Harris, Jr. & Carlton Holmes (piano/organ), Kenny Davis (bass), Ron Savage (drums), Carla…
Dominic Miller – Vagabond on ECM Records (CD Review)
Dominic Miller Vagabond Dominic Miller, guitar; Jacob Karlzon, piano, keyboard; Nicolas Fiszman, bass; Ziv Ravitz, drums ECM Records Vagabond is guitarist Dominic Miller’s third recording for ECM Records. Apart…
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Ethan Iverson Curates Sono Fest; Han Chen’s Ligeti
Ethan Iverson Curates Sono Fest; Han Chen’s Ligeti Like many listeners, I first became acquainted with pianist Ethan Iverson via The Bad Plus recording These are the Vistas, which contained…
Rochford and Downes on ECM (CD Review)
Sebastian Rochford, Kit Downes A Short Diary ECM Records “This short diary (of loss), offered as a sonic memory, created with love, out of need for comfort.” -Sebastian Rochford…
Pharaoh Sanders – Karma LP Reissue
Pharoah Sanders – Karma (Impulse, 2023 reissue) Karma is one of saxophonist Pharoah Sanders most important releases. Recorded in 1969, it was his third as a leader, and featured…