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Dave Liebman Leads Drumless Trio of Ben Monder and John Hébert On ‘Truth and Honesty’ (ALBUM REVIEW)

Jim Hynes November 9, 2022 No Comments

Truth and Honesty by NEA Jazz master, saxophonist Dave Liebman, is the third installment of the four-part Renewal Series from Newvelle Records. Liebman, who plays the soprano saxophone on all compositions, leads a drumless trio featuring guitarist Ben Monder (The Bad Plus, Maria Schneider Orchestra) and progressive bassist John Hébert, who is also a bandleader.

Guitarist Bill Frisell Forms Highly Improvisational Quartet For Meditative ‘Four’ Via Blue Note (ALBUM REVIEW)

Jim Hynes November 8, 2022 No Comments

Guitarist Bill Frisell, on his third recording for Blue Note, expands the quiet, explorative music he delivered on 2020’s Valentine through a much different instrumental configuration

Vocalist Composer Sarah Elizabeth Charles Lends Her Band SCOPE On Thrilling ‘Blank Canvas’ (ALBUM REVIEW)

Jim Hynes November 8, 2022 No Comments

Blank Canvas is the fourth album from composer and vocalist Sarah Elizabeth Charles and her band SCOPE. This one comes via Chief Xian Atunde Adjuah’s (aka Christian Scott) Stretch Music label in partnership with Ropeadope. It’s her first release since 2017’s Free of Form, also on the same label.

Andrew Browning and The 9 Pound Hammers Marry Rock Swagger and Honky Tonk Twang on ‘The Midnight Desert Talk Radio’ (ALBUM REVIEW)

Gary Schwind November 7, 2022 No Comments

Andrew Browning and The 9 Pound Hammers features members from places as varied as Oklahoma and Moscow (Russia, not Idaho) but calls Los Angeles home. The band began as a

Guitarist Olli Hirvonen Melds Nordic Sound With Americana On Engaging ‘Kielo’ (ALBUM REVIEW)

Jim Hynes November 4, 2022 No Comments

Not only does Olli Hirvonen fuse jazz with Americana, but he adds slide guitar, and fashions an airier, lighter overall sonic due to both his own playing and that of bassist Kenney, who plays a Fender Bass VI.

The Lone Bellow Create Most Eclectic Aesthetic Yet On ‘Love Songs For Losers’ (ALBUM REVIEW)

John Moore November 4, 2022 No Comments

Though no stranger to delicate Americana heart-tugging music, on Love Songs For Losers, The Lone Bellow’s fifth LP and second in two years, the band once again traces scars of loneliness and hurt, but also offers some reflection on love and joy throughout making for one of their most eclectic albums yet, both musically and thematically.

Tropical Gothclub (Dean Fertita) Mixes The Dark & Exotic On Valiant Debut (ALBUM REVIEW)

Shawn Donohue November 3, 2022 No Comments

The first solo release from Dean Fertita as Tropical Gothclub is a mix of all the dark and somewhat exotic bands he has played in and supported over the years: Queens of the Stone Age, The Dead Weather, and The Raconteurs.

Legendary Jazz Pianist Kirk Lightsey Shines Leading Quartet On ‘Live at Smalls Jazz Club’ (ALBUM REVIEW)

Jim Hynes November 3, 2022 No Comments

The new SmallsLIVE Living Masters Series has issued Kirk Lightsey Live at Smalls Jazz Club, their second offering, following this past August’s release of vocalist Sheila Jordan’s Live at Mezzrow. As the series name implies, these recordings honor the best of iconic jazz musicians that are still with us.

Guitarist Jacob Bro & Saxophonist Joe Lovano Pay Tribute To Late Drummer Paul Motian On ‘Once Around The Room’ (ALBUM REVIEW)

Jim Hynes November 3, 2022 No Comments

Aside from being a great improvisational drummer, Paul Motian is perhaps best known for his composing. Motian was the ideal artist for the dream-like ethereal sounds often captured by the ECM label on which this tribute Once Around the Room appears. His melodies seem to drift like shrouds of mist above a foundation, sometimes shifting but more often sturdy. It’s the kind of music that places a premium on listening and group interplay rather than a series of solos.

Bird Streets Delivers Emotional Tour De Force with ‘Lagoon’ (ALBUM REVIEW)

John Moore November 2, 2022 No Comments

Bird Streets’ new album Lagoon is an emotional tour de force that covers self-pity, regret, anger, depression and ultimately peace.

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