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Don Cherry - Eternal Rhythm
submitted Don Cherry - Eternal Rhythm. 1 day ago
Samo Salamon, Vasil Hadžimanov, Bob Moses - Dances Of Freedom
submitted Samo Salamon, Vasil Hadžimanov, Bob Moses - Dances Of Freedom. 8 months ago
Tani Tabbal Quartet - Intentional
submitted Tani Tabbal Quartet - Intentional. 8 months ago
Paquet X Landry - Planter Du Sel
submitted Paquet X Landry - Planter Du Sel. 8 months ago
John Butcher, Eddie Prévost - Unearthed
submitted John Butcher, Eddie Prévost - Unearthed. about 1 year ago
Lebik* | Edwards* | Lovens* - Lepomis Gibbosus
posted a review of Lebik* | Edwards* | Lovens* - Lepomis Gibbosus. about 1 year ago
An invigorating set !
Makes us wish Gerard would focus more on his sax than on his electronics.
Fred Lonberg-Holm* & Tim Daisy - Current 23
submitted Fred Lonberg-Holm* & Tim Daisy - Current 23. about 1 year ago
Daniel Levin Trio - Fuhuffah
posted a review of Daniel Levin Trio - Fuhuffah. about 1 year ago
Levin has been fairly hit and miss for me over the years.... and nothing I have heard from him
has ever come close to this fantastic session, knowing that his partners in crime in this trio have a lot to do with the results. 'Hangman' is sensitively... See full review
Hera (13) - Where My Complete Beloved Is
posted a review of Hera (13) - Where My Complete Beloved Is. about 1 year ago
It is outstanding music, impeccably recorded by Eryk Kozlowski.
*****Five stars*****
Marilyn Lerner, Ken Filiano, Lou Grassi - Intention
posted a review of Marilyn Lerner, Ken Filiano, Lou Grassi - Intention. about 1 year ago
Superb! Such inspired interplay... as Lerner leaves much space for her
virtuoso partners to stretch out.
Lukas Ligeti, Thollem McDonas - Imaginary Images
posted a review of Lukas Ligeti, Thollem McDonas - Imaginary Images. about 1 year ago
A dream duet. But the final track 'The Gravity of Up' is surely one of the
most remarkable piano/percussion improvisations I have ever heard.
Hamid Drake / Joe McPhee - Emancipation Proclamation: A Real Statement Of Freedom
posted a review of Hamid Drake / Joe McPhee - Emancipation Proclamation: A Real Statement Of Freedom. over 2 years ago
What a classic!!
Two masters really burnin' up the Empty Bottle.
Denis Fournier Trio - Chagarandah
posted a review of Denis Fournier Trio - Chagarandah. over 2 years ago
Fournier is an incredibly inspired composer - and I want to resist the "for a drummer" tag.
And here he has two more-than-capable interpreters to create a real
gem of an album. C'est magnifique!
Bernard Santacruz - Tales, Fables and Other Stories
submitted Bernard Santacruz - Tales, Fables and Other Stories. over 2 years ago
The John Bickerton Trio* - Shadow Boxes
posted a review of The John Bickerton Trio* - Shadow Boxes. over 2 years ago
A well-articulated spot-on synopsis of this recording.
Some of us wish JB would have remained and "stuck it out" in creative music.
Samo Salamon + Arild Andersen + Ra Kalam Bob Moses* - Pure And Simple
submitted Samo Salamon + Arild Andersen + Ra Kalam Bob Moses* - Pure And Simple. over 2 years ago
Bernard Falaise - g(o) sol(o)
submitted Bernard Falaise - g(o) sol(o). over 3 years ago
Birgit Ulher - Damon Smith - Chris Cogburn - The Eternity-Cult
submitted Birgit Ulher - Damon Smith - Chris Cogburn - The Eternity-Cult. over 3 years ago
Devin Gray, Gerald Cleaver - 27 Licks
submitted Devin Gray, Gerald Cleaver - 27 Licks. over 3 years ago
Peter Brötzmann Chicago Tentet - Walk, Love, Sleep
posted a review of Peter Brötzmann Chicago Tentet - Walk, Love, Sleep. over 4 years ago
In my humble opinion, this is THE BEST of all of the Brotzmann Tentet releases hands down.
Vigorous, fun, and everyone attuned to each other's frequency.
Strycharski* • Wójciński* • Szpura* - Prophetic Fall
posted a review of Strycharski* • Wójciński* • Szpura* - Prophetic Fall. over 4 years ago
This trio was a force!
It's amazing to hear the recorder used in this free-wheeling context,
and Strycharski is a master.
Itaru Oki, Benjamin Duboc - Nobusiko
posted a review of Itaru Oki, Benjamin Duboc - Nobusiko. over 4 years ago
Brilliant !!!
This is what "listening" for the common good of improvised music is all about ....
Vasco Trilla - Unmoved Mover
submitted Vasco Trilla - Unmoved Mover. over 4 years ago
Szilard Mezei Piano Quartet - Live In Magyarkanizsa (2006)
posted a review of Szilard Mezei Piano Quartet - Live In Magyarkanizsa (2006). over 4 years ago
Brilliant music-making !!
Rather murky recording (it is live) but the vitality of the music trumps
such flaws.
Scratching Fork - Scratching Fork
submitted Scratching Fork - Scratching Fork. over 4 years ago
Marcin & Bartłomiej Oleś Duo - Spirit of Nadir
posted a review of Marcin & Bartłomiej Oleś Duo - Spirit of Nadir. over 4 years ago
Remarkable!! One of the BEST bass & drum duo albums I've ever heard, encompassing rhythms
and melodies from all over the sphere.
posted a comment on KMB Jazz. over 4 years ago
Does anyone know what the first 5 KMB releases issued were?
Tetsu Saito* - Tokio Tango - Bass Solo Improvisations
submitted Tetsu Saito* - Tokio Tango - Bass Solo Improvisations. over 4 years ago
Steve Dalachinsky, Joëlle Léandre - The Bill Has Been Paid
posted a review of Steve Dalachinsky, Joëlle Léandre - The Bill Has Been Paid. over 4 years ago
Just listen! To this masterpiece of improvised art, each sharing themselves and listening. A joy.
Tommy Babin / Kenton Loewen / Paul Plimley - Artful Dodgers
submitted Tommy Babin / Kenton Loewen / Paul Plimley - Artful Dodgers. over 4 years ago
Decoy (13) With Joe McPhee - AC / DC
posted a review of Decoy (13) With Joe McPhee - AC / DC. over 5 years ago
Rambunctious and bluesy as hell..... a leading candidate for best recording of 2020 !!
Plus Big Joe vocalizing - what more can we ask?!?
Steve Noble, Yoni Silver - Home
posted a review of Steve Noble, Yoni Silver - Home. over 5 years ago
To quote the absurd FB emoji: "WOW".
Check it out ....
Gordon Grdina's The Marrow - Safar-e-Daroon
submitted Gordon Grdina's The Marrow - Safar-e-Daroon. over 5 years ago
David Mott - The Sky Ringing In An Empty Bell
submitted David Mott - The Sky Ringing In An Empty Bell. over 5 years ago
Various - Not Two... But Twenty
submitted Various - Not Two... But Twenty. over 5 years ago
Marilyn Lerner, Ken Filiano, Lou Grassi - Intention
submitted Marilyn Lerner, Ken Filiano, Lou Grassi - Intention. over 5 years ago
Floros Floridis, Peter Kowald, Günter Baby Sommer* - Αφορισμοί - Aphorisms (26 Statements On The Situation)
posted a review of Floros Floridis, Peter Kowald, Günter Baby Sommer* - Αφορισμοί - Aphorisms (26 Statements On The Situation). over 5 years ago
At the risk of sounding trite, this is truly "a meeting of three masters" - at undoubtedly the
best of all possible times (for this), in an ideal place (for our world), with just the right state of mind (for us).
***** 1/2 (that's 5 1/2 stars)
Milko Lazar / Zlatko Kaučič - Second Round
posted a review of Milko Lazar / Zlatko Kaučič - Second Round. over 5 years ago
Good fun, good grooves; a genuine collaborative effort!
A pleasant surprise.
Kristoffer Lo - The Black Meat
posted a comment on Kristoffer Lo - The Black Meat. over 5 years ago
Agreed! A very innovative approach to music-making by the sea.
Lori Freedman, John Heward - On No On
submitted Lori Freedman, John Heward - On No On. over 5 years ago
Angles 9 - Disappeared Behind The Sun
posted a review of Angles 9 - Disappeared Behind The Sun. over 5 years ago
One of the various Angles ensembles' very best! Improves with each and every listen.
William Hooker - Symphonie Of Flowers
submitted William Hooker - Symphonie Of Flowers. over 5 years ago
Tigersmilk - Android Love Cry
posted a review of Tigersmilk - Android Love Cry. over 5 years ago
The final and (by quite a margin) the poorest of the three Tigersmilk releases,
otherwise a fascinating trio of gifted musicians.
Achim Kaufmann, Torsten Müller, Dylan Van Der Schyff - Cicatrices Intérieures
submitted Achim Kaufmann, Torsten Müller, Dylan Van Der Schyff - Cicatrices Intérieures . over 5 years ago
Bill Frisell - East / West
posted a review of Bill Frisell - East / West. over 5 years ago
I ask you, one and all ..... how can the first disc WEST be so stellar (61/2 out of 5) and the EAST be so least?
These are the vicissitudes of improvised music on "... any given night".
The Convergence Quartet - Live In Oxford
posted a review of The Convergence Quartet - Live In Oxford. over 6 years ago
If you don't own it, possess it !!
This is the real deal.... putting most quadrumvirates of creative music to shame.
Mark Wastell - Quartet
posted a review of Mark Wastell - Quartet. over 6 years ago
Wilkinson never fails to astonish and send me reeling...with protean string support.
David Torn, Mick Karn, Terry Bozzio - Polytown
posted a review of David Torn, Mick Karn, Terry Bozzio - Polytown. over 6 years ago
Musicianship is phenomenal; atmospheric and layered and very much of the East.
John Abercrombie, Jan Hammer, Jack De Johnette* - Timeless
posted a review of John Abercrombie, Jan Hammer, Jack De Johnette* - Timeless. over 6 years ago
The title says it all. Music to rouse the spirit.
Edward Vesala - Satu
posted a review of Edward Vesala - Satu. over 6 years ago
What a classic album!! All of Vesala's compositions so intricate, thoughtful, with
space for all interpreters in this stellar line-up.