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Lebik* | Edwards* | Lovens* - Lepomis Gibbosus
posted a review of Lebik* | Edwards* | Lovens* - Lepomis Gibbosus. 3 months 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. 4 months ago
Daniel Levin Trio - Fuhuffah
posted a review of Daniel Levin Trio - Fuhuffah. 4 months 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. 6 months 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. 7 months 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. 8 months 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. about 1 year ago
What a classic!!
Two masters really burnin' up the Empty Bottle.
Denis Fournier Trio - Chagarandah
posted a review of Denis Fournier Trio - Chagarandah. about 1 year 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. about 1 year ago
The John Bickerton Trio* - Shadow Boxes
posted a review of The John Bickerton Trio* - Shadow Boxes. about 1 year 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. about 1 year ago
Bernard Falaise - g(o) sol(o)
submitted Bernard Falaise - g(o) sol(o). about 1 year ago
Birgit Ulher - Damon Smith - Chris Cogburn - The Eternity-Cult
submitted Birgit Ulher - Damon Smith - Chris Cogburn - The Eternity-Cult. over 2 years ago
Devin Gray, Gerald Cleaver - 27 Licks
submitted Devin Gray, Gerald Cleaver - 27 Licks. over 2 years ago
Peter Brötzmann Chicago Tentet - Walk, Love, Sleep
posted a review of Peter Brötzmann Chicago Tentet - Walk, Love, Sleep. over 2 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.
Dominik Strycharski, Ksawery Wójciński, Paweł Szpura - Prophetic Fall
posted a review of Dominik Strycharski, Ksawery Wójciński, Paweł Szpura - Prophetic Fall. over 2 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 3 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 3 years ago
Szilard Mezei Piano Quartet - Live In Magyarkanizsa (2006)
posted a review of Szilard Mezei Piano Quartet - Live In Magyarkanizsa (2006). over 3 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 3 years ago
Marcin & Bartłomiej Oleś Duo - Spirit of Nadir
posted a review of Marcin & Bartłomiej Oleś Duo - Spirit of Nadir. over 3 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 3 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 3 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 3 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 3 years ago
Decoy (13) With Joe McPhee - AC / DC
posted a review of Decoy (13) With Joe McPhee - AC / DC. over 3 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 3 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 3 years ago
David Mott - The Sky Ringing In An Empty Bell
submitted David Mott - The Sky Ringing In An Empty Bell. over 4 years ago
Various - Not Two... But Twenty
submitted Various - Not Two... But Twenty. over 4 years ago
Marilyn Lerner, Ken Filiano, Lou Grassi - Intention
submitted Marilyn Lerner, Ken Filiano, Lou Grassi - Intention. over 4 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 4 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 4 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 4 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 4 years ago
Angles 9 - Disappeared Behind The Sun
posted a review of Angles 9 - Disappeared Behind The Sun. over 4 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 4 years ago
Tigersmilk - Android Love Cry
posted a review of Tigersmilk - Android Love Cry. over 4 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 4 years ago
Bill Frisell - East / West
posted a review of Bill Frisell - East / West. over 4 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 5 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 5 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 5 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 5 years ago
The title says it all. Music to rouse the spirit.
Edward Vesala - Satu
posted a review of Edward Vesala - Satu. over 5 years ago
What a classic album!! All of Vesala's compositions so intricate, thoughtful, with
space for all interpreters in this stellar line-up.
Jason Roebke - In The Interval
submitted Jason Roebke - In The Interval. over 5 years ago
Hession / Wilkinson / Fell - Bogey's
posted a review of Hession / Wilkinson / Fell - Bogey's. over 5 years ago
An absolute BLOW-OUT !!
Wilkinson - and his two henchmen in this onslaught - have rarely been recorded in better form.
Worth 10x the price of admission ...
Takashi Itani - Somehow, Dreamlike
submitted Takashi Itani - Somehow, Dreamlike. over 5 years ago
Szilard Mezei Piano Quartet - Live In Magyarkanizsa (2006)
submitted Szilard Mezei Piano Quartet - Live In Magyarkanizsa (2006). over 5 years ago
Szilard Mezei Piano Quartet - Maszkok/Masks Vol 1 (2005)
submitted Szilard Mezei Piano Quartet - Maszkok/Masks Vol 1 (2005). over 5 years ago