I imagine that most devotees of avant garde jazz have their moments of advocacy to their unbelieving friends: "No, really, check out this Ornette album, it really swings" o…
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A Mumbai of the Mind is something of an experimental CD, melding the poetry of Lawrence Ferlinghetti with jazz and the music of India. The thing about experiments, t…
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The 4 CD set Stompin' At The Savoy: The Original Indie-Label 1944-1961 is one of the most significant reissues in recent memory, presenting a unique window into the …
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Free bassist Dominic Duval's Rules of Engagement series of duets continues apace with this second volume featuring Joe McPhee on soprano saxophone as his opposite number. T…
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Guitarist Nels Cline & multi-wind & reedman Vinny Golia are two of the busiest improvisationalists in L.A; that's probably equally true in stylistic terms as in the amount …
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