Free Jazz / Avante Garde - CD Reviews (1158)
When I listen to this ensemble, abstract connotations or thoughts of The Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour album moniker come to fruition. Of course, musical similari…
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The trio led by trombonist Steve Swell, share some common ground within New York City’s infamous free and progressive jazz scene, as solo performers and members of vario…
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Portuguese guitarist Luis Lopes defies rigid classifications due to his rather unconventional mode of execution witnessed on this persuasive trio date, featuring America…
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For starters, the musicians’ respective careers bring quite a bit of diversity to the table. Woodwind artist, multi-instrumentalist Geoff Leigh was a member of avant-gar…
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Multi-woodwind artist Vinny Golia always admired bassist Peter Kowald, and via a mutual friend, made arrangements for this studio date recorded in 2000 at a Los Angeles …
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Guitarist Ben Monder and saxophonist Bill McHenry are no strangers to dedicated jazz fans. Both artists have a long recording history as leaders and as sidemen with several…
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In 2005, an American and two Irishmen met at an artistic retreat in Canada. Out of that fortuitous meeting came this eclectic trio, White Rocket. The aspect of White Roc…
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The West Coast trombone genius continues his odyssey of exploring the trombone/bass/drums format, with delightful results. This time the tritet is filled out with Chris Lee…
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Here, three Swedish improvisers abide by the manifesto, that "each sound has its own narrative" via the acoustic-electric format. Recorded at the Academy of Music and Dr…
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Previously on Origin Records, Hal Galper had recorded Furious Rubato. Well, Galper’s playing still comes across as furious and often as rubato. That seems to be its …
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Touted as an avant keyboard summit, two prominent artistes perform in duo and solo settings on this limited edition album, culled from pianists Myra Melford and Satoko F…
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Saxophonist Rocco John Iacovone’s latest offering, Devotion is a veritable tribute to the musicians and artists who have influenced his style of playing, and impa…
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Bassist-composer Eric Revis, who might be best known for his recordings and performances with Betty Carter and Branford Marsalis, has released his second solo album, …
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21 Jan
MVP LSD - The Graphic Scores of Lowell Skinner Davidson by Joe Morris - John Voigt - Tom Plsek
Pianist and Harvard biochemist Lowell Skinner Davidson recorded one striking trio-based album for the "ESP" record label back in 1965. And per guitarist Joe Morris’ line…
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Jason Rigby was not a familiar name to me until "The Sage" showed up in my mailbox a few weeks ago. I took one look at Rigby's backing band on this disc, and I knew I was i…
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It’s a 2009 trio release brought to us by the always adventurous and largely avant-garde U.K. based Discus-Records, that features odd instrumentation and contrasts. Mult…
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Recorded in June 2008 at New York City's Living Theater, revered British modern/free-jazz tenor saxophonist Paul Dunmall aligns with his American counterparts for an ene…
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After three fantastic band recordings, the young bari player has decided to make a disc entirely made up of overdubbed baritone sax ensemble. And frankly, when I hear the i…
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Three of Europe’s top improvisers cast a nouveau spin on the inferences of traditional Trio Hot or Hot Trio connotations usually associated with Swing or G…
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In the album notes, Andrew Gillman rather genially interviews cellist Okkyung Lee and repeats the question: "What is the purpose of a monster?" In response, Lee advises …
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