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Yoko Ono (with Ornette Coleman): Aos (Rating: 85/100) posted in Music February 08, 09

This is a summit meeting of sorts between two of the best-known figures of the avant-garde. For most of the song, Yok...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: WHEN JAZZ CATS MEET ROCKERS

Jazz musicians performing sidemen roles on recording dates of non-jazz performances is a practice nearly as old as ja...

Tchicai, John (Martin) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Tchicai, John (Martin), saxophonist, leader; b. Copenhagen, 28 April 1936. He is the son of a Danish mother and a Con...

Blackwell, Ed (Edward) posted in Encyclopedia July 18, 08

When saxophonist Ornette Coleman was once asked which drummer best fit his quartet, he replied: “Blackwell, who playe...

Getz, Robert W. posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Getz, Robert W., pianist, composer, author; b.  Scranton, PA, 17 October 1955. Shortly afterwards, his father Ro...

Laswell, Bill (William) posted in Encyclopedia February 20, 09

Bassist and producer Bill Laswell has always kept his ears and imagination open. His riffs heard around the world on ...

Williams, Tony (Anthony Tillmon) posted in Encyclopedia September 21, 08

"Four-limb independence," the ability to sustain four rhythmic ideas at once, has become an essential skill for moder...

Barnett, Anthony (Peter John) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Barnett, Anthony (Peter John), author, percussionist, publisher, record producer; b. London, England, of Polish and L...

Oliver Lake: Montana Grass Song (Rating: 80/100) posted in Music January 24, 08

Mary Redhouse, the Navajo Yoko Ono, introduces this “powwow song from the Blackfoot people of Montana.” Blackfoot tra...

Bill Laswell: Lost Roads (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music November 19, 08

The personnel of this 1988 recording is impressive, but also a bit ominous … as promising as a bad day at the United ...

Herbie Hancock & Chick Corea: Liza (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music March 20, 09

It’s hard for me pick between “Liza” and “Someday My Prince Will Come” on this record, but I will pick “Liza.” Herbie...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: URI CAINE SELECTS 12 ESSENTIAL HERBIE HANCOCK TRACKS

Few jazz-related artists are busier these days than pianist-composer Uri Caine, whose international career transpires...

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