Free Jazz / Avante Garde - CD Reviews (1158)
Anybody who has walked down a street in New York City has met one of those people who although he or she has never met you wants to tell you about something important, p…
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For those who think all the interesting / vital improvised jazz / music is coming out of NYC or Europe, or the city that spawned the AACM has "lagged behind," I direct you …
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Scot Ray composed all tracks on this CD, with the exception of "Gut," which was composed by the entire group. "Gut" happens to be the opener for this CD and is quite a jour…
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This recording from 1996 opens with an inventive composition entitled "Serpentine", a moody, yet spirited exercise in trio dynamics. Drummer Harvey Sorgen weaves in and out…
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Brad Mehldau first gained national attention when he performed as the piano sideman for Joshua Redman. And now this prodigal emotional son of Keith Jarrett and Bill Evans i…
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Joe McPhee's, AS SERIOUS AS YOUR LIFE, whose title is taken from Valerie Wilmer's book of the same name, is a solo recording, over twenty years after his first solo LP. Thi…
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Water Street was a warehouse district in Brooklyn, its ancient blocks standing grimly as a city grows around them. Andrew Cheshire was not grim; on the cover he leans on hi…
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Like the promo shot of Michael Blake looking out at you with a snapshot strategically placed over his brain picturing a Vietnam street strewn with cart-pushing, moped- and …
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NINE WINGS brings the intriguing sounds of avante garde jazz to the listening audience with much verve and style, and achievement. 9 selections are on this CD, and it is a …
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Day & Taxi are a Swiss jazz trio that puts out records that avant-jazz fans can give to their friends that might ordinarily be scared off by the likes of Peter Brotzmann or…
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BLADIK is something of an event, as it features Roswell Rudd, one of jazz's wildest & wooliest trombone players. Here, it's a summit of sorts with Rudd joining up with some…
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Ben Ratliff is right when he said in his May 28, 2000, Sunday NY Times article that the "jazz solo", once the hinge upon which jazz music existed, is disappearing. Ratliff …
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Innovative, arousing and awakening is the perspective that Ove Johansson creates on his new CD titled "Solo in a Different World". LJ Records of Haverdal, Sweden has recent…
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The François Carrier Trio gives us deep devotional heart-felt musical expression in their latest release, "Intuition". This Québec City-based jazz trio is comprised of Fran…
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Old vintages are precious gifts for some ears, produced by Dennis Gonzáles and the amazing Polish jazz promoter and human being Marek Winiarski (with Zdzislaw Gog…
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Is "KRIN" easy listening avant garde? Well, maybe. Is "KRIN" a world music party album with western ties? It could be. Is it a simple album to understand? Probably not. …
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Butch Morris is a cornetist, composer & improvisor who has led diverse ensembles of musicians from all over the globe in what he has termed "conduction" - conducted improvi…
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I had been trying to track this record down for some time now and was very happy when I finally got a copy via ebay at a reasonable price. This is available on disc, but on…
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