Acid Jazz - CD Reviews (80)
Marc Cary continues to build a name for himself as an innovator, keyboardist, composer and has pulled himself quickly out of sideman status with notables such as Abbey Linc…
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Familiar tunes covered by this Connecticut-based duo featuring Cadwallader on piano, Chevan on bass.Other than some interesting phrasing on "Blue Bossa", some advent…
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This CD inspires dancing and thinking just like those instrumentals in the early 70’s. Groups like Donald Byrd’s Blackbyrds (at different phases), The New Birth, and Earth …
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The Airy Ghost Of Man is an imaginative group which blends jazz, flamenco, and world music in arrangements and performances that are enjoyable, and memorable. Their new CD …
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Pianist/composer Omar Sosa scores high with his collection of original compositions on the CD titled BEMBOM. His impressionistic piano stylings are perfect and tasteful exa…
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This flautist is full of energy and excitement. After several years out of sight, Brachfeld jumped out the box and into the groove. This isn’t just a pleasant CD, its title…
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It’s hard to be more spontaneous than this. A live show for radio broadcast, played without benefit of rehearsal. The numbers were called from the stage, many played for th…
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This compilation includes tracks from three early albums by Brother turned Captain Jack McDuff ("Brother Jack" (tracks 1-8), "Steppin' Out" (9) and "Goodnight, It’s Time To…
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In the past, Don Byron has had a tendency to take himself a bit too seriously. His eclectic approach includes everything from contemporary classical to avant garde jazz and…
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BIRTH is a highly experimental collection, perfectly performed by Joshua Smith on saxophones, backed by Joe Tomino on drums and percussion and Jeremy Bleich on bass. Total …
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Those of you out there who miss those thrilling daze of yesteryear when "Fusion" was edgy, exciting & unpredictable? When the prospect of a new Miles, Mahavishnu or Herbie …
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One thing leads to another: Willis Jackson came to Prestige to revive his career, and in the process started another. The label was eager to join the organ arena, but their…
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The name is unfamiliar; the sound is welcome. A full-time teacher in Los Angeles, Charles Kynard did not record often (as a leader, just one album after he left Prestige.) …
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Two sides, one groove. There's a torrid live set, a bare-bones trio that keeps the crowd going. It's a basic sound, loose (in the good sense) and very satisfying. Then they…
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This guy you've likely heard, whether you know it or not. He's played his trumpet as a member of John Lurie's Lounge Lizards as well as his own mutant-jazz-noir combo Sex M…
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Tenor and soprano saxophonist Doug Talley and his able quartet of pianist Wayne Hawkins, bassist Tim Brewer and drummer/vibist Keith Kavanaugh are doubtlessly a popular att…
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Starts off with tentative piano strikes, as if testing the waters to see if the climate of the big ol' world is cold and unaccepting or maybe, just maybe the door's open a …
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One of the most maddeningly eclectic performers in the creative music scene today is Elliott Sharp. From free-improv AND intricate compositions with John Zorn, Bobby Previt…
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Well, here we are with a serious, get down, get funky, let's groove until we have to sleep, CD. BoneShakers 3, compiled by Down to the Bone is one long funky groove after a…
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Avante garde, experimental, fusion.... all of that and more is what this music encompasses. Chris McGregor’s Brotherhood of Breath was formed in 1970. Although the lifespan…
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