11 Oct
Self-titled by Second Movement
Tuesday, 11 October 2005
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Talk about starting off with definition! Second Movement, a precise band that combines the electricity of acid jazz with the intricacies of fusion and sprinklings of smo…
03 Oct
Bilbao Song by Available Jelly
Monday, 03 October 2005
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During the early 1900s', musicians had to be versatile, they had to be able to play a country hoe-down on one night and then a gospel show the next. With the media still…
02 Oct
My Hard Luck Story (and other tales of woe) by Chuck Gottesman
Sunday, 02 October 2005
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Imagine a master’s degree project so good that it became a commercially released CD soon thereafter. That’s what happened to Chuck Gottesman, Philadelphia-area trumpeter wh…
26 Sep
Piano Portrait by Bernd Lhotzky
Monday, 26 September 2005
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The music on this album can best be characterized by the term classical jazz piano. It follows the swing and stride style that was popularized by early jazz pianists suc…
25 Sep
Shimmering Rhythm by The Ron Davis Trio & The Shimmering Rhythm
Sunday, 25 September 2005
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Ron Davis’s album, Shimmering Rhythm, takes us along from the start to an atypical universe. Davis’s very beautiful ensemble uses the space and great breathings…
18 Sep
Impulsive! Revolutionary Jazz Reworked by Various Artists
Sunday, 18 September 2005
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With more and more outsiders recognizing the value of jazz, we are starting to find that everyone is now making mixes for our listening pleasure. Through DJs creating th…
30 Aug
Shurum Burum Jazz Circus by David Buchbinder
Tuesday, 30 August 2005
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David Buchbinder has released Shurum Burum Jazz Circus, a multidisciplinary project striking up music with dance and circus performance to drive listeners to a col…
29 Aug
This Is The Place by Organissimo
Monday, 29 August 2005
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This Is The Place debuted near the top of the charts. Showing astounding musicianship, these master musicians are celebrating their second successful album.…
24 Aug
Jonathan by Jonathan Butler
Wednesday, 24 August 2005
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Filled with joy, love and optimism, Jonathan shares the magic of Jonathan Butler: songwriter, musician, and vocalist. A native of Cape Town, South Africa, Butler kno…
23 Aug
Eudemonic by Steve Kimock Band
Tuesday, 23 August 2005
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Guitarist Steve Kimock puts his current band of six years in the studio for Eudomonic, and comes out with an entertaining disc of popish instrumental rock music t…
17 Aug
Flute On The Edge by Jeremy Steig
Wednesday, 17 August 2005
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Jeremy Steig's new CD, Flute On The Edge, is yet another example of the jazz flute master's fine discography. Here you will find examples of his past and newer playing.
17 Aug
The Church of the Little Black Dog by Joel Penner Sextet
Wednesday, 17 August 2005
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Trumpeter, flugelhorn master and bandleader, Joel Penner, and his sextet of some of the jazz world’s most accomplished and respected musicians have released their second…
15 Aug
I'll Come By by Byron Miller
Sunday, 15 August 2004
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Byron Miller has provided a marvelously rhythmic bass line behind the likes of Luther and George and Herbie and Miles, but it is here within the vessel of his own creati…
12 Aug
Variations by Joan Bow-Miller
Thursday, 12 August 2004
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Joan Bow-Miller has a great voice, well trained from her early roots singing gospel in the choir, to paying her dues with soul, R&B, blues and jazz. She brings a taste o…
12 Aug
Promises by Terry Jenoure
Thursday, 12 August 2004
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Violinist, vocalist and composer Terry Jenoure dazzles us first by her charismatic character and lulu. Ergo, if one has the chance to see her on stage, one will get mesm…
Walter Fischbacher plays keyboards and is a native Austrian. When he founded his band Phishbacher, he thought it would be really fun to just misspe...
19 Dec
Sakura Aural Bliss by Nik Weston Presents
Friday, 19 December 2003
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Kriztal Entertainment and Nik Weston, seasoned DJ and music collector, put together this compilation of electronic underground tracks from the "Land of the Rising Sun." …
07 Oct
Blue Balkan -- Then & Now by Larry Vuckovich
Monday, 07 October 2002
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West Coast piano giant Larry Vuckovich morphs a potpourri of Balkan motifs into a modern mainstream musical environment, throughout most of this 2002 reissued gem origin…
A lot of funky grooves to chew on this disc. "Between the Two" and "Blooze!" are Susman originals. Sandwiched in between is a great version of Miles Davis’ "All Blues" a…
10 Aug
Live at the Earshot Jazz Festival by Magnets!
Friday, 10 August 2001
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Ecclectic all the way through to the bottom on her toenails with a distinctive style of playing and being an iconoclast makes bassist Kim Clarke a unique character. Clar…
09 Aug
Bronx II: Yiddish on the Edge by Howard Leshaw
Thursday, 09 August 2001
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Howard Leshaw's Neo-Nostalgic Jewish Jazz Rings True Howard Leshaw is a criminally under-appreciated New York City jazz musician. He is a virtuoso on multiple win…