While I’ve always admired Marty Ehrlich’s musicianship, some of his albums have seemed a little.... aloof, technically swell but someho…
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21 Jun
Channel 3 by Greg Osby
Greg Osby is one restless mofo - he’s tried almost every context for his terse, mercurial, energetic & mostly unpredictable alto sax, except for big ban…
I know nothing about the principals on this disc, so we’ll cut to the chase. The Geographers is a disc of pure improvisation from the UK label …
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For the uninitiated, the late Julian "Cannonball" Adderley was/is one of the most popular saxophonists in jazz history. He was one of the "offspring" of Charlie Parker w…
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09 Jun
Keystone by Dave Douglas
We’ll cut to the chase, as I’ve repeatedly sung the praises of Mr. Douglas on these (web)pages previously: DD is not merely one of the finest trumpeters in this modern a…