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Entries from April 2015

Soukast/Benjamin Taubkin: Sounds Of Life

Electronic threads, street party drums, lively piano runs, meditative moments, metallic zest, and rhythmic seasonings all come to the surface when pianist Benjamin Taubkin and Soukast–the duo of Simone Sou and Guilherme Kastrup, two percussionists who artfully mix sampling into their work–set sail…

Date: Apr 30th, 2015 · No Comments · Categories: Jazz CD Reviews

Chris Cortez: Top Secret (For Your Ears Only)

Houston, Texas is such a hot bed of jazz music that it has its own jazz mafia. However, as of late the Houston jazz mafia’s Godmother, vocalist m: Tianna Hall has been letting several of her high-ranking officers get away.

Date: Apr 30th, 2015 · No Comments · Categories: Jazz CD Reviews

Matthew Shipp Trio: To Duke

So has pianist m: Matthew Shipp finally clambered aboard the repertory album bandwagon? Certainly on To Duke he addresses seven standards derived from the Ellington Orchestra, alongside four originals. But if you cast an eye over Shipp’s discography you’ll find such pieces are nothing new…

Date: Apr 30th, 2015 · No Comments · Categories: Jazz CD Reviews

Soft Machine: Switzerland 1974

Much has been written about this vastly influential and time-honored jazz fusion unit that skirted the avant-garde spectrum, especially when saxophone great m: Elton Dean was in the band, in addition to its psychedelic persuasions during the 60s. This 1974 live concert in Switzerland, fea…

Date: Apr 30th, 2015 · No Comments · Categories: Jazz CD Reviews

Marta Sanchez Quintet: Partenika

A marriage of moody yet calming piano seesaws, cymbal swells, and arco bass serves as the entry portal into pianist Marta Sanchez’s Partenika. The feelings that come over the mind and body while taking in those overlaid ingredients during the opening of “Opening” must be like what Dorothy felt when…

Date: Apr 29th, 2015 · No Comments · Categories: Jazz CD Reviews

Edsel Gomez: Road to Udaipur

Puerto Rican-born pianist m: Edsel Gomez hasn’t recorded any albums as leader since his Grammy-nominated debut, Cubist Music, in 2007–he has been far too busy–but that doesn’t mean he hasn’t harbored such plans in the back of his mind. Now in his early 50s, Gomez decided the time was r…

Date: Apr 29th, 2015 · No Comments · Categories: Jazz CD Reviews

Daniel – Galichet – Metzger: Killing Spree

Saxophonist Matthieu Metzger extends his multi-tracked applications and concepts, evidenced on Self Cooking (Ayler, 2012) with this aggressive trio format, steeped in punk jazz, free jazz, metal jazz and progressive rock. Hold on to your seats as they say because these folks will knock your socks of…

Date: Apr 29th, 2015 · No Comments · Categories: Jazz CD Reviews