Gapplegate Music Review

The blog covers releases in the areas of free and mainstream jazz, world music, "art" rock, and the blues. Classical coverage, which was originally here, continues on the Gapplegate Classical-Modern Review (see link on this page). Where are we right now and how did we get here? That's the concern.

Monday, August 31, 2009

David Mott, Baritone Sax, Composer

›

I have returned after a brief holiday. There are many new and interesting releases to check out along with some worthy backlist. So we press...

3 comments:

Monday, August 24, 2009

No School Right Now

›

Right now I've been listening to one of the first Ayler Download-Only Series recordings (number 003): No School by the group called No S...

Friday, August 21, 2009

Steve Baczkowski, Baritone Firebrand

›

Steve Baczkowski first got my attention on the CD The Dim Bulb, which I reviewed for Cadence several years ago. It was (and is) a great ...

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Contemporary Big Band from the Aggregation

›

If you think big bands are moribund, calcified or otherwise somehow not especially relevant to the music scene in 2009, you may be right. Bu...

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

The Trespass Trio Combine Conscience with Creative Fire

›

The Trespass Trio. Three creative souls joined in the common endeavor of musical expression. It's Martin Kuchen on alto and baritone sax...

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

James Finn, Tenor Man Who Deserves Recognition

›

In the world of the improvisational music sometimes known as jazz, time is an expanded thing. Music recorded in 2004 is not old; music recor...

Monday, August 17, 2009

Baertsch's Fifth Ritual Groove

›

There's at least one thing to be said about the music of Nik Baertsch. He works within his own idea of what a funky minimalism can be, a...

‹

›

Home

View web version

About Me

Grego Applegate Edwards: Cape May, New Jersey, United States; I am a life-long writer, musician, composer and editor. I wrote for Cadence for many years, a periodical covering jazz and improv music. My combined Blogspot blogs (as listed in the links) now cover well over 3,000 recordings in review. It's been a labor of love. The music is chosen because I like it, for the most part, so you won't find a great deal of nastiness here. I have no affiliations and gain nothing from liking what I do, so that makes me somewhat impartial. I do happen to like a set of certain musics done well, so it's not everything released that gets coverage on these blogs. I went to music and higher education schools and got degrees. It changed my life and gave me the ability to think and write better. I've studied with master musicians, too. The benefits I gained from them are invaluable. I appreciate my readers. You are why I write these reviews. I hope the joy of music enriches your life like it does mine. Thank you. And thank you to all the artists that make it possible.

View my complete profile