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.

Friday, October 29, 2010

Jacob Melchior Carries the Torch on "It's About Time"

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You know something hip is up from the opening of the first track, where drummer Jacob Melchior plays the head melody of Johnny Hodges' ...
Thursday, October 28, 2010

The Andrew Lamb Trio Performs "New Orleans Suite"

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From Engine Records (019) comes New Orleans Suite by the Andrew Lamb Trio. We are talking about Warren Smith on drums and recitation, Tom A...
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Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Rued Langgaard and the Visionary "Music of the Spheres," 1916-18

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Danish composer Rued Langgaard (1893-1952) never received his due during his lifetime. He lived in the shadow of his more famous compatriot ...
Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Harris Eisenstadt's Remarkable "Woodblock Prints"

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So here I am once again, talking about a CD I really like. What, do I like everything? No. Definitely not. The things I don't like don...
Monday, October 25, 2010

Stockhausen's "Mantra" in a Pleasing New Interpretation

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Karlheinz Stockhausen was without doubt an enormously important composer of the last half of the 20th century. If you are reading this you m...
Friday, October 22, 2010

Sarah Wilson's "Trapeze Project" Breaks the Rules of What Modern Jazz is Supposed to Be!

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We all know that music, like anything else, develops normative standards for what is supposed to be done in a particular style category. Wha...
Thursday, October 21, 2010

A New One From Darrell Katz and the Jazz Composer's Alliance Orchestra

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A new disk by Darrell Katz ( A Wallflower in the Amazon [Accurate 5059]) and his Jazz Composer Alliance Orchestra is a matter of some occas...
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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.
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