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Wayne Shorter: Odyssey of Iska 13 Aug 2011 | 06:50 am
This album features music from Shorter's last recording session for Blue Note, and as far as I know is currently out of print in the US. Here's the AMG review: On August 26, 1970, Wayne Shorter recor...
Open thread 20 Mar 2010 | 06:01 am
With Haloscan dying, I ended up losing a lot of comments, and unfortunately Blogger won't allow me to have comments on old posts. So, here's an open thread. I'm in the process of making some possible...
Foday Musa Suso: Kora Music From Gambia 9 Oct 2009 | 08:36 am
I thought I'd share this only because it offers an opportunity to hear Foday Musa Suso in a context other than pop or jazz (if you search the archives you'll find some more of Foday's recorded work av...
"Top Ten From the Free Jazz Underground" 28 Sep 2009 | 09:39 am
Here's an oldie but a goodie from Thurston Moore, that I like to come back to from time to time. His "top ten" list (which let's face it, went way beyond a top ten) has been a source of inspiration as...
Arthur Doyle Electro-Acoustic Ensemble: Conspiracy Nation 23 Sep 2009 | 01:16 pm
Performers: Arthur Doyle (tenor sax, voice, flute, recorder) Leslie Q (bass, guitar) Ed Wilcox (drums, percussion) Vinnie Paternostro (Roland 505) Tim Poland (Clavinova) Dave Cross (turntable, Ibanez ...
Arthur Doyle and Sunny Murray: Live at the Glenn Miller Cafe 22 Sep 2009 | 06:52 pm
Performers: Arthur Doyle (flute, tenor sax, voice) Bengt Frippe Nordström (alto sax) Sunny Murray (drums) Tracks: 1. Spontaneous Creation, Pt. 1 2. Spontaneous Creation, Pt. 2 3. Spontaneous Creation...
Arthur Doyle: Plays and Sings From the Songbook Vol. 1 23 Aug 2009 | 07:07 am
Here's another Arthur Doyle album - this one recorded around the time Doyle began his comeback after returning from France, where he had done time for a crime he didn't commit. While in the joint, he ...
Jah Wobble & Evan Parker: Passage to Hades 23 Aug 2009 | 06:51 am
Credits: Jah Wobble - Bass, Producer Evan Parker - Tenor Sax Clive Bell - Flute, Pipes, Harmonica (tracks 1, 3, 4) Mark Sanders - Drums Jean-Pierre Rasle - Bagpipes (tracks 1, 4) Tracks: 1. Passage t...
Jon Hassell: Dressing For Pleasure 24 Jul 2009 | 03:53 pm
When I was much younger, I recall Jon Hassell classified as a "new age" recording artist. From what I knew of new age music, after hearing Hassell I had to wonder what the critics and marketing folks ...
Arthur Doyle: Live in Japan Doing the Breakdown 21 Jul 2009 | 08:03 pm
By this point, you should know what you're getting into whenever you download and play an Arthur Doyle joint. This recording features Doyle performing solo during his late 1990s tour of Japan. Doyle i...
