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.

Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Peter Kuhn Trio, The Other Shore

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When a very well respected avant jazz reedist comes out with his first record date as a leader in 35 years, there is reason to take note, ...
Monday, August 29, 2016

Adam Matlock, Lungfiddle

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Of accordion players in the new and avant realms there may not be all that many we are exposed to but there are more and more of them it s...
Friday, August 26, 2016

Leap of Faith Orchestra, The Expanding Universe

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Boston is PEK country. The avant reedman-composer is on a mission up there: to turn the world onto free improv music, free jazz. He's ...
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Thursday, August 25, 2016

The Fred Hersch Trio, Sunday Night at the Vanguard

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There is something about pianist Fred Hersch's trio and the new album Sunday Night at the Vanguard (Palmetto Records 2183). It is furt...
Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Le Grand Fou Band, Au 7eme Ciel

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Synth master Jean-Marc Foussat and some of his illustrious European colleagues have gathered together as the 17-member Grand Fou Band. The...
Monday, August 22, 2016

J. Blake Fichera, Scored to Death, A Conversation with Some of Horror's Greatest Composers

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You no doubt have a favorite horror film. And as you think back to it you may also recall some of the music that was a part of it. Virtual...

No Coming, No Going, The Music of Peter Kuhn, 1978-79

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Peter Kuhn, reedman extraordinaire, was poised to become a major star in the firmament of free jazz in 1978-79. Personal problems got in t...
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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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