Monday, November 30, 2009

Mark Dresser, Gerry Hemingway, David Mott: Live, 1999

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Although today's recording was captured ten years ago at Canada's notable Guelph Jazz Festival in Ontario, it has the in-the-moment ...
Friday, November 27, 2009

Albert Ayler's Clangorous "Bells," 1965

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Albert Ayler's mature phase freaked more than a few listeners when heard in 1964-65. His folksy march tunes and quasi-spiritual heads we...
Wednesday, November 25, 2009

A New Recording of Messiaen's "Poems pour Mi"

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Olivier Messiaen was an extraordinary composer by any standard. His was an exceptional talent; his music combined an extra-sensory sensitivi...
Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Pianist Julio Resende Puts A New Shine on Mainstream Jazz

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In recent months thanks to Cleanfeed, Ayler Records and the kindness of Rodrigo Amado, I've gained a new appreciation of the Portuguese ...
Monday, November 23, 2009

New Music from Mario Diaz de Leon

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Composer Mario Diaz de Leon ignores the boundaries between modern concert-classical, electronics, free improvisation, metal and noise. His r...
Friday, November 20, 2009

Is John Zorn's New Music "Easy Listening?"

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John Zorn is a musical rebel. Throughout his career he has had a certain restless view of genre, never content to get pigeonholed as a write...
Thursday, November 19, 2009

Rodrigo Amado's Tenor Sax in Free Flight

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Rodrigo Amado came to my attention via a recent Dennis Gonzalez recording I reviewed on these pages (see September 30th posting). I'm su...