Kenneth Whalum – Broken Land 2 | Soulful and Spiritual Ruminations
I ignored R&B and soul music for much of my teens and early 20s. It either sounded too...
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Evan Zierk – Endless Gesture | The Power of Deep, Active Listening
During my time away from music writing in the early ’10s, I fell headlong into electronic music. I...
Flying Raccoon Suit Debuts New Video For “Toss and Turn” (Music Video Premiere)
All things considered, 2021 has started off pretty well for Mississippi’s Flying Raccoon Suit. Earlier this year, the...
Interview with Nick Arseneau-Wang of Small Town Get Up
What do you get when you put seven friends together who have a shared love and passion for...
Sun Ra: Of Abstract Dreams / Of Mythic Worlds | The Full Experience
Two new Sun Ra reissues - Of Abstract Dreams and Of Mythic Worlds - show two sides of Ra's music in the 1970s, and together they add up to show how compelling and good his music was in that decade, writes B.G.M.'s M Milner.
Bengt Berger: Bitter Funeral Beer | Adopt This Album
Bengt Berger's 1981 album Bitter Funeral Beer is a forgotten World Music gem, a compelling mix of jazz and Ghanaian music that features a great cast of musicians, including trumpeter Don Cherry. B.G.M.'s M Milner dives into this overlooked album.
Miles Davis and John Coltrane | The Final Tour: The Bootleg Series Vol. 6
The Final Tour: The Bootleg Series Vol. 6 covers Miles Davis and John Coltrane's 1960 tour through Europe, both their first exposure to an international audience and the last times they'd play together. It's a worthy addition to both their catalogues, writes B.G.M.'s M Milner.
Sonny Rollins: Way Out West (2018 Reissue) | East Coast Meets West Coast
Craft Recordings' 2018 reissue of Sonny Rollins' 1957 record Way Out West offers a deeper look into his historic session with Shelly Manne and Ray Brown, writes M Milner, making it a worthy reissue of a jazz classic!
Reworking the Classics: Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, Jack DeJohnette – After the Fall
After the Fall, a newly released 1998 show by Keith Jarrett's long running Standards Trio, offers a compelling and exciting show featuring Jarrett, Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette in it's entirety, writes M Milner.
Leslie Pintchik: You Eat My Food, You Drink My Wine, You Steal My Girl
Leslie Pintchik's sixth LP You Eat My Food, You Drink My Wine, You Steal My Girl, is a good, enjoyable collection of jazz, sprinkled with her unique sense of humour, writes M Milner.