https://actrecords.bandcamp.com/album/catching-ghosts-1 Jazz Rating: World Treasure released April 28, 2023 It’s with a heavy heart that I’m writing this so soon after Brötzmann’s passing at 82 years old. He’s obviously one of the great voices and in some cases one of the most brutal in jazz. If you don’t know about him and his music theContinue reading “Brötzmann – Bekkas – Drake Catching Ghosts”
Category Archives: spiritual jazz
Joe Lovano, Trio Tapestry, Marilyn Crispell, Carmen Castaldi – Our Daily Bread
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ Spiritual Jazz released may 5 2023 Lovano (sax) and Crispell (piano) are both in their 70’s and Castaldi (percussion) graduated Berklee in the seventies so he’s gotta be up there, too. Lovano is taking the lead here but Crispell is a actually quite considerably superior as a jazz musician andContinue reading “Joe Lovano, Trio Tapestry, Marilyn Crispell, Carmen Castaldi – Our Daily Bread”
The Infinite by nat birchall
https://natbirchallmusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-infinite Genre: Spiritual Jazz Rating: 🎷 🎷 🎷 🎷 🎷 5/5 stars ✨ Released on Jan 27 2023 Nat Birchall wears his Coltrane on his sleeve and to mix the metaphor he carries the torch with grace and eloquence. The Infinite is the fourth record of his where he ensures the immaculate quality of everyContinue reading “The Infinite by nat birchall”
Thandi Ntuli Blk Elijah & The Children of Meroë
https://on.soundcloud.com/9M8Gx6nSJqEmbkhx6 Genre: Sophisti-pop Rating: 4/5 ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ Release Date 7 July 2022 Blk Elijah & The Children of Meroë is smooth crossover South African pop jazz fusion that sounds to me as if it’s heavily influenced by both Stevie Wonder and Sade. The music constantly has a lot going on from this sevenContinue reading “Thandi Ntuli Blk Elijah & The Children of Meroë”
Shabaka: Afrikan Culture
Genre: World Jazz Fusion Rating: 🌍🌍🌍🌍🌍 Released: May 2022 This masterpiece. This treasure. This thing of beauty. This is Shabaka Hutchings leaving the fraudulent world of image before substance jazz and entering the highest tier of jazz royalty. By far his best work. Makes his previous stuff sound like a joke honestly. This man whoContinue reading “Shabaka: Afrikan Culture”
Undevelopmental Arrestment by Microkingdom
https://sensitivedocuments.bandcamp.com/album/undevelopmental-arrestment Genre: Free Jazz Rating: 4/5 ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ released on bandcamp April 29, 2022 Baltimore. Weird, crime-ridden, largely deserted. The poor man’s Brooklyn. And under appreciated. There’s been a strong creative force bubbling for a long time. Great people doing great things. Yet it stubbornly will not gentrify. Of course, that’s good. AndContinue reading “Undevelopmental Arrestment by Microkingdom”
AFRO TRANE by nat birchall
https://natbirchallmusic.bandcamp.com/album/afro-trane Genre: Spiritual Jazz Rating: Unrated / Favorable released on bandcamp May 27, 2022 It’s obviously a gigantic task. I know it’s jazz and playing standards and carrying torches and paying tribute is all part of the tradition. But I’m also going to say if your chops are up to it then fuck you. YouContinue reading “AFRO TRANE by nat birchall”
Joe Morris/Noah K Ignotum by Joe Morris, Noah K
https://glacialerratic.bandcamp.com/album/joe-morris-noah-k-ignotum Genre: Free Jazz Rating: 5/5 released on bandcamp September 23, 2021 Joe Morris actually plays drums on this one and quite competently as well. He’s not doing Buddy Rich imitations but he relates well to Noah K, who plays tenor and soprano. The music is very soulful and holds that alluring quality found inContinue reading “Joe Morris/Noah K Ignotum by Joe Morris, Noah K”
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