Julia Hülsmann Quartet: The Next Door (ECM)
I have friends who no longer follow the releases of ECM, believing the Munich label’s best years were in the past, when such innovative recordings … Read More “Julia Hülsmann Quartet: The Next Door (ECM)”
Reviews
Oded Tzur: Isabela (ECM)
Even when tenor saxophonist Oded Tzur is barely making a sound with his horn, he’s moving. On stage, his tone may be serene and still, … Read More “Oded Tzur: Isabela (ECM)”
Tord Gustavsen Trio: Opening (ECM)
Tord Gustavsen’s career has been unusual. His first two albums on the ECM label, Changes (2003) and The Ground (2005), sold over 200,000 copies between … Read More “Tord Gustavsen Trio: Opening (ECM)”
Avishai Cohen: Naked Truth (ECM)
Israel-born trumpeter Avishai Cohen is one of the most consistently rewarding bandleaders on the ECM roster. His sound has only grown more personal, haunting, and … Read More “Avishai Cohen: Naked Truth (ECM)”
Enrico Rava: Edizione Speciale (ECM)
Italian flugelhornist Enrico Rava blows remarkably hot and cold. His recordings are either hair-raising events or exercises in tedium. Good news: Edizione Speciale, recorded live … Read More “Enrico Rava: Edizione Speciale (ECM)”
Craig Taborn: Shadow Plays (ECM)
In 2011, two decades into a career defined by a wide array of settings and styles, mostly as a sideman and sometimes working on electric … Read More “Craig Taborn: Shadow Plays (ECM)”
Andrew Cyrille Quartet: The News (ECM)
For those who see the title above and begin hyperventilating about the seemingly unending train of calamities reported by our media over the last five … Read More “Andrew Cyrille Quartet: The News (ECM)”
Charles Lloyd: Manhattan Stories
The claims that producers make for their own projects cannot always be taken straight to the bank, but Zev Feldman’s remark about Manhattan Stories is … Read More “Charles Lloyd: Manhattan Stories”
Guelph Jazz Festival & Colloquium: Long Live AACM and ECM!
Review of Festival in Guelph, Ontario on September 8-12, 2010
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