VIJAY IYER & WADADA LEO SMITH “Defiant Life”
ARTIST
Vijay Iyer & Wadada Leo Smith
ALBUM TITLE
"Defiant Life"
LABEL
ECM
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Much has changed since Iyer and Smith's 2016 ECM debut A Cosmic Rhythm with Each Stroke, and...
JAMES BRANDON LEWIS “Apple Cores”
ARTIST
James Brandon Lewis
ALBUM TITLE
"Apple Cores"
LABEL
ANTI-Records
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Lewis’s prolific and diversified output—across labels and projects—testifies to the range and vitality of an artist of extraordinary charisma and...
GERRY MULLIGAN “Nocturne”
ARTIST
Gerry Mulligan
ALBUM TITLE
"Nocturne"
LABEL
Red Records
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This newly released live recording from 1992, refreshingly free of concert redundancies, provides a valuable occasion to revisit Mulligan’s post-golden-age career....
NELS CLINE “Consentrik Quartet”
ARTIST
Nels Cline
ALBUM TITLE
"Consentrik Quartet"
LABEL
Blue Note Records
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Cline's multifaceted artistry—marked by an extraordinary eclecticism—defies summary. His constant pursuit of the unexpected has led him, once again...
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FLAVIO ZANUTTINI & ZLATKO KAUCIC “Peace In Space”
ARTIST
Flavio Zanuttini & Zlatko Kaučič
TITLE
"Peace In Space"
LABEL
Folderol
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Zanuttini is known for his collaborations with Francesco Cusa & The Assassins, Piero Bittolo Bon, and Giovanni Maier....
SILKE EBERHARD “Being-A-Ning”
ARTIST
Silke Eberhard
ALBUM TITLE
«Being-A-Ning»
LABEL
Intakt
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In a century short on enlightenment, Silke Eberhard reminds us—through her music—that we must renew our faith in both reason and play,...
PHIL HAYNES «Transition[s]» e «Return to Electric»
Phil Haynes & Ben Monder
Transition
Ben Monder (guitar)
Phil Haynes (drums and percussion)
New York, June 4–6, 2024
Phil Haynes
Return to Electric
Steve...
STEFANO BEDETTI “Fragile”
Stefano Bedetti
Fragile
Encore Music, encore-music.it
Stefano Bedetti (tenor saxophone), Yazan Greselin (piano, keyboards, percussion), Francesco Angiuli (bass), Lorenza Ciscognetti (drums)
Riccione, September 26–27,...
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ANAPHORA “[Bloom]”
Filippo Deorsola first caught our attention on Sound, one of the five albums curated last year by drummer Domen Cizej as part of the...
JON BALKE “Skrifum”
Jon Balke
Skrifum
ECM, distr. Ducale
Personnel:
Jon Balke (piano, Spektrafon)
Recorded in Copenhagen, November 2023
Artistic and personal achievements with strong symbolic resonance. Jon Balke (born...