Monday, November 15, 2010

Lenny White-Tribute To Earth Wind & Fire (2004)



1. Evil-4:51
2. Fantasy-8:46
3. Earth, Wind & Fire-7:06
4. After the Love Has Gone-7:49
5. See the Light-7:11
6. Runnin'-5:44
7. Spirit-6:23
8. Getaway-6:59

Biréli Lagrène-Guitar
Antoine Roney-Saxophone
Wallace Roney-Trumpet
Vanessa Rubin-Vocals
Lenny White-Arranger, Drums, Producer, Audio Production

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Marilyn Mazur - Stages Of A Long Jorney (2007)




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Friday, November 12, 2010

Monday, November 8, 2010

Marilyn Mazur's Future Song - Small Labyrinths (1994)




Marilyn Mazur - percussion
Elvira Plenar - piano, keyboards
Hans Ulrik - saxophones
Nils Petter Molvaer - trumpet
Eivind Aarset - guitar
Klavs Hovman - bass
Audun Kleive - drums
Aina Kemanis - voice

1. A World Of Gates
2. Drum Tunnel
3. The Electric Cave
4. The Dreamcatcher
5. Visions In The Wood
6. Back To Dreamfog Mountain
7. Creature Talk
8. See There
9. Valley Of Fragments
10. Enchanted Place
11. Castle Of Air
12. The Holey

Recorded August 1994

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Anker/ Crispell/Mazur - Poetic Justice (2000)




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Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Anthony Braxton quintet (london) 2004-Live at the Royal Festival Hall



This concert was the undisputed high point of the 2004 London Jazz Festival. Braxton, appearing in the UK for the first time in years (decades?) played the first half of a double bill (the second half featured Cecil Taylor) and effortlessly stole the show. I was one of the 2,000-strong audience who cheered the quintet after a triumphant performance, so I have keenly anticipated this release ever since. Given that kind of anticipation, the actual CD was bound to be an anticlimax, and so it proves to be. That is not to decry the quality of the music, which is excellent; it is simply that the anticipation and thrill of the live event is absent (not to mention Braxton's bemused absentminded professor air, which is as endearing as ever).
Nonetheless, for those who attended the concert or listened to it on the BBC (this is the BBC's own recording), this release is a faithful record of the music. Those who have never heard it before have a treat in store. Composition 343 is as spiky and atonal a piece as any by Braxton. Yet he leads from the front, injecting life and energy into its realization. In his hands, it makes sense. He is in impressive form as a player; his solo passages are varied and never fail to enthrall; his finest moment comes some sixteen and a half minutes in with a prolonged, rapidly articulated solo that shoots adrenalin into the ensemble. All the other members deserve credit; in particular, the trumpet is a worthy partner to the leader's sax. Taylor Ho Bynum achieves the same sort of balance between articulation and unpredictability as Braxton himself. A special mention also for guitarist Mary Halvorson, who is a constant source of fresh ideas and interest.

Chris Dahlgren: bass
Satoshi Takeishi: percussion
Taylor Ho Bynum: trumpet
Mary Halvorson: guitar
Anthony Braxton: reeds

Info by John Eyles www.allaboutjazz.com

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Monday, November 1, 2010

Anthony Braxton Quartet-Moskow (2008)




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Mark Turner - Dharma Days



1. Iverson's Odyssey
2. Deserted Floor
3. Myron's World
4. We Three
5. Jacky's Place
6. Casa Oscura
7. Zürich
8. Dharma Days
9. Seven Points

Mark Turner (tenor sax)
Kurt Rosenwinkel (guitar)
Reid Anderson (bass)
Nasheet Waits (drums)


Date: January 29 - February 1, 2001
Location: Sear Sound, New York City

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Mark Turner, Larry Grenadier, Jeff Ballard - Fly (2003)



1. Child's Play
2. Fly Mr. Freakjar
3. Stark
4. JJ
5. State of the Union
6. Emergence/Resurgence
7. Todas Las Cosas Se Van
8. Piano Tune
9. Spanish Castle Magic
10. Lone

Mark Turner (tenor sax), Larry Grenadier (bass), Jeff Ballard (drums)

Recorded: New York, June 16-18, 2003

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