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Konvoj Ensemble with Evan Parker and Stan Sandell - Thoughts of (Konvoj, 2013) 27 Aug 2013 | 04:22 am
The Konvoj Ensemble is a musical collective dedicated to exploring the boundaries of improvised music. On this album, they are joined by the well known avant-garde saxophonist Evan Parker and pianist ...
Eric Alexander - Blues at Midnight (Venus Jazz, 2013) 27 Aug 2013 | 04:16 am
This is a fine and accessible mainstream jazz album under the leadership of tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander in the company of the great pianist Harold Mabern, Nat Reeves on bass and Joe Farnsworth on...
John Coltrane - Afro Blue Impressions (Pablo, 1977; Concord, 2013) 25 Aug 2013 | 07:20 pm
Recorded in Stockholm and Berlin during a 1963 tour, John Coltrane’s classic quartet featured himself on tenor and soprano saxophone, McCoy Tyner on piano, Jimmy Garrison on bass and Elvin Jones on dr...
Ivo Perelman - The Edge (Leo, 2013) 22 Aug 2013 | 11:23 pm
Tenor saxophonist Ivo Perelman has been issuing albums at a furious rate recently, almost like in the 1950’s and 60’s when artists like John Coltrane would issue two or three albums per year. Like Col...
Rob Mazurek and Exploding Star Electro Acoustic Ensemble - The Space Between CD/DVD (Delmark, 2013) 21 Aug 2013 | 05:45 am
One thing that you can be sure of when you listen to an album by cornetist and musical conceptualist Ron Mazurek is that it will always be something different and it will never be boring. This album f...
Will Bernard - Just Like Downtown (Posi-Tone, 2013) 21 Aug 2013 | 12:14 am
Guitarist Will Bernard presents a fine album of soulful modern jazz in the company of John Ellis on tenor saxophone and bass clarinet, Rudy Royston on drums and Brian Charette on organ. “Sweet Spot” h...
Ivo Perelman and Matthew Shipp - The Art of the Duet (Leo Records, 2013) 19 Aug 2013 | 02:49 am
Tenor saxophonist Ivo Perelman and pianist Matthew Shipp have a simpatico musical relationship like few others. Perelman is in the midst of an extraordinary run of very high quality albums and many of...
John Carter and Bobby Bradford Quartet - Flight For Four (Flying Dutchman: 1969, International Phonograph, 2013) 18 Aug 2013 | 03:13 am
This is another fine entry is a series curated by the International Phonograph label that brings music needed attention to underappreciated recordings. Originally released on the Flying Dutchman label...
Harold Mabern - Live at Smalls (Smalls Live, 2013) 13 Aug 2013 | 05:23 am
Veteran pianist Harold Mabern releases a splendid live album in the company of John Webber on bass and Joe Farnsworth on drums. Mabern came up in the early 1960’s, moving to New York City from Memphis...
Ivo Perelman - Serendipity (Leo, 2013) 12 Aug 2013 | 04:44 am
Serendipity is defined as "the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way" and that is an apt description of the music on this album, a 43 minute continuous improvisat...
