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Entries from July 2017

Miles Davis: Milestones

Milestones was Miles Davis’ third Columbia release after ‘Round About Midnight (1957) and Miles Ahead (1957). The recording was made during one of Davis’ most creatively intense periods, preceding his recording of the soundtrack for Ascenseur Pour L’echafaud (Fontana, 1958) in late 1957 and the subs…

Date: Jul 31st, 2017 · No Comments · Categories: Jazz CD Reviews

: Live At Jazzhus Montmartre

At the age of three, at the church in Camden, New Jersey, where his father was pastor, Rodney Green saw a drum kit for the first time. He stared at it, fascinated; it was so big and shiny. He thought to himself, “OK, let’s play some drums.” He wasn’t supposed to play jazz, it was the devil’s music…

Date: Jul 31st, 2017 · No Comments · Categories: Jazz CD Reviews

Steve Bilodeau: The Sun Though the Rain

Guitarist m: Steve Bilodeau announces his third album to date, The Sun Though the Rain. The project is a collection of spontaneous improvisations spanning a wide range of sonic landscapes: from the tranquil and ethereal, to the chaotic and the raucous.

Date: Jul 31st, 2017 · No Comments · Categories: Jazz CD Reviews

Jason Kao Hwang: Sing House

From the earliest part of his solo career, violinist and composer Jason Kao Hwang has employed an eclectic blend of Western and Eastern influences. His recording roots were no less wide-ranging, beginning with m: Anthony Braxton ‘s Sextet (Istanbul) (Braxton House, 1995), even if the influ…

Date: Jul 30th, 2017 · No Comments · Categories: Jazz CD Reviews

Sigurdur Flosason: Green Moss Black Sand

Icelandic alto saxophonist Sigadur Flosason joins forces with Swedish pianist Lars Jansson and his trio in an attempt to describe in music the desolate natural beauty of his homeland. He says: “The desert-like wasteland holds a singular kind of beauty.

Date: Jul 30th, 2017 · No Comments · Categories: Jazz CD Reviews

Joe Mongelli and the Cape Jazz Crew: WashAshore

m: Joe Mongelli and the Cape Jazz Crew’s new CD, WashAshore features well-known tunes with modern-day arrangement and trumpeter Mongelli and the Crew offer inspired playing. This is not just another standards album, but an imaginative and carefully crafted collection of arrangements tha… [ read more ]

Date: Jul 30th, 2017 · No Comments · Categories: Jazz CD Reviews

Tohpati Ethnomission: Mata Hati

Although it’s been nearly seven years since Tohpati Ethnomission’s Save The Planet (2010), Indonesian guitarist Tohpati has hardly been idle in that time, with several notable releases to his credit on Moonjune Records. Thanks to Leonardo Pavkovic’s New York label, Riot (2012), Faces (2017)–both un… [ read more ]

Date: Jul 29th, 2017 · No Comments · Categories: Jazz CD Reviews