Thursday, May 20, 2021

Lol Coxhill - Coxhill '85 (SLAM, 2021) ****½

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  By Sammy Stein Lol Coxhill was an English saxophone player, largely known for playing soprano and sopranino saxophones. He began...
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Wednesday, May 19, 2021

Bloop - Proof (Lumo, 2021) ****½

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By Stef Gijssels In addition to a strong formal training Canadian trumpeter Lina Allemano perfected her art by refining her personal skills ...
Tuesday, May 18, 2021

John Dwyer, Nick Murray, Brad Caulkins, Greg Coates & Tom Dolas - Witch Egg (Rock Is Hell Records, 2021) ****

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By Martin Schray John Dwyer is the leader of the alternative rock band The Oh Sees (sometimes also known as Osees),...
Monday, May 17, 2021

Ken Vandermark / István Grencsó / Róbert Benkő - Burning River Melting Sea (Égő Folyó Olvadó Tenger) (Audiographic Records, 2020) ****½

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  By Paul Acquaro In the waning days of the pre-pandemic world, reeds player and composer Ken Vandermark performed at the 3 Tage Jazz 2020 i...
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Sunday, May 16, 2021

Jane Ira Bloom and Mark Helias - Some Kind of Tomorrow (s/r, 2021)

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By Gary Chapin So many bass+ duets going on! I’m not sure if it’s just the shadow of 2020 and the logistical necessities crea...
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Saturday, May 15, 2021

Trumpet-guitar duets

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 By Stef Gijssels In the fourteen years of our existence, we've reviewed only 15 trumpet-guitar albums. Obviously more albums have been ...
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Friday, May 14, 2021

Rachel Musson - Dreamsing (577 Records, 2021) ****½

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By Sammy Stein 'Reeling' opens the album and is a wondrous excursion along a free improvisational highway of discovery. Musson...
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Thursday, May 13, 2021

Thollem’s Astral Travelling Sessions with Alex Cline & Susan Alcorn (Astral Spirits, 2021) ****

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  By Anthony Simon During a LiveEye TV interview in 2018, while discussing his rationale and in...
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Wednesday, May 12, 2021

Daniel Lercher, Sabine Vogel - Bogong Dam (self-released, 2021) ***½

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By Keith Prosk Electronics musician Daniel Lercher and flautist Sabine Vogel embody the room in the performance through echolocation on...
Tuesday, May 11, 2021

Paul Lovens/Florian Stoffner - Tetratne (ezz-thetics, 2020) ****½

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By   Martin Schray After 23 seconds, it’s there for the first time: a huge, deep boooom. Paul Lovens, the veteran drummer of Germa...
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