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.

Thursday, December 20, 2012

TranceFormation, In Concert, Andrea Wolper, Connie Crothers, Ken Filiano

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It takes musicians of real imagination and ability to launch music involving 100% improvisation and have it satisfy the listener on every...
Wednesday, December 19, 2012

M'lumbo, Tuning In To Tomorrow

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No doubt there will be "jazz purists" who will dislike this album on the grounds that there are things that don't belong. C...
Monday, December 17, 2012

Nobuyasu Furuya Quintet, The General (Complete Version)

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I reviewed the original LP version of Nobuyasu Furuya's The General last June 5th (see that posting). It turns out that to fit on LP...

The Nu Band, Relentlessness, Live at the Sunset, Roy Campbell, Mark Whitecage, Joe Fonda, Lou Grassi

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When a very good band in the improvisatory arts achieves a certain comfort level playing together, in some cases that may take years, the...
Friday, December 14, 2012

Matthew Shipp, Greatest Hits

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Late next month, Matthew Shipp will release a Greatest Hits (Thirsty Ear 57205.2) compilation covering some of his best work from 2000 t...
Thursday, December 13, 2012

Nik Bartsch's Ronin Live

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I have been following Nik Bartsch's musical development with interest. He is a kind of minimalist and his ensemble Ronin plays a musi...
Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Frank Wright Quartet, Blues for Albert Ayler, 1977

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Frank Wright may not be a name that has crossed over from avant jazz circles to the general public (and how many have?) but he was a movi...
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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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