28 May
Ivey-Divey by Don Byron
Throughout the 1930s and ’40s, there was no greater saxophonist than Lester Young. Suave, sophisticated, cool, even in the face of overt bigotry, Young expanded the vocabul…
Back in 2001 (has it really been that long already?), bassist Charlie Haden released Nocturne, his finest album since 1992’s Haunted Heart. With a mostly Cuba…
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28 May
Music For Life by The Motet
Back in the 1970s, a mix of electric and acoustic instruments playing twisty heads and highly evolved improvised jams to hard-driving beats was called "jazz," or, more prec…
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It’s funny how you can often tell a foreign musician from an American, even when they don’t sing with an accent. Astrud Gilberto, Stina, Bjork - they all sing with in a hyp…
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Freedom demands control. The greater the freedom you seek, the greater the need for control.At least in music. The term "free jazz" may bring to mind a free-for-all - ho…
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