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I'm a fan of Lehman's previous recording with this same group, Travail, Transformation and Flow , and I like this one a lot as well. I reviewed this on my blog and wrote (in part): "The combination of Lehman’s ascetic alto, the intricate yet melodic compositions, and the overtones created, part...

Portuguese trumpeter Luis Vicente utilizes two-thirds of the RED Trio on Clocks and Clouds from FMR Records. Here’s an excerpt from my review: “Based on my limited experience with the RED Trio’s music, I thought Clocks and Clouds was going to be a minimal, lower-case affair. Boy was I wrong, but gla...

Saxophonist and composer Brandon Evans is probably best known for his work with Anthony Braxton beginning in the 90’s. Evans also collaborated with Sonny Simmons on several albums issued on Evans’ Parallactic Records label. He produced and directed a documentary in 2003 about Simmons called The Mult...

I think it's going to be really hard to capture all those elements that made Miles who he was, and even harder for a casual moviegoer with no vested interest in the music to grasp. However, I thought Jamie Foxx did a great job as Ray Charles, so there's hope...

Satoko Fujii has brought back her collection of downtown all-stars for Shiki , the ninth album with her Orchestra New York. Here’s an excerpt from my review http://improvisedblog.blogspot.com/2014/06/satoko-fujii-orchestra-new-york-shiki.html : “ Shiki , both the composition and the album as a whole...

Hi, CraigP here, jazz message board veteran I blog at Improvised, glad to be aboard.