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Continue reading →: Richard Nelson & Makrokosmos Orchestra: DissolveADHYAROPA RECORDS 0053 (NO RECORDING DATE AVAILABLE) At first glance, the new release from Richard Nelson and the Makrokosmos Orchestra grabbed my interest. The name conjured up the cosmic sounds and free flowing improvisations of the Sun Ra Arkestra. Then consider the “orchestra” which includes familiar names such as saxophonist…
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Continue reading →: Geoffrey Dean: FoundationAMP 59TO (RECORDED JUNE 2023) This recording disproves a statement once made by George Bernard Shaw — “Those who can do, those who can’t teach.” The four educators featured of Geoffrey Dean’s Foundation certainly do! They do justice to a selection of lesser-known tunes from composers such as Sam Rivers. Duke Pearson, Elmo…
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Continue reading →: Mike Downes: The Way InM MUSIC (RECRDED JUNE 2023) On his latest release, Canadian bassist Mike Downes promises that the music will takethe listener into a meditative, beautiful place. Although it may achieve that goal, it does it at the expense of any music that holds my interest. The ensemble of Downes on bass,…
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Continue reading →: Satoko Fujii: UnwrittenLIBRA 207 (RECORDED MAY 2023) The name of this group as well as the name of the recording speaks volumes about what you will hear on the recent release from Satoko Fuji, who Cadence once described as “the Ellington of free jazz.” The group name Kaze is the Japanese word…
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Continue reading →: Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra: Tidal Currents, East Meets WestCHRONOGRAPH 109 (RECORDED DECEMBER 2022 – MARCH 2023) Two of the most compelling writers for big band jazz —Jill Townsend and Christine Jensen —share impressions of their native Canada on the seventh release from the Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra. Townsend captures the turbulence of Canada’s west coast on “Inside The Wave”…
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Continue reading →: Mike LeDonne: WonderfulCELLAR MUSIC 032323 (RECORDED MARCH 2023) Max Roach did it in 1962 with “It’s Time.” Donald Byrd did it in 1964 with “A New Perspective.” Andrew Hill did it in 1969 with “Life Every Voice and Sing.” Now Mike LeDonne does it with “Wonderful” —blending jazz with a gospel choir. According to…
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Continue reading →: Ernesto Cervini: A Canadian SongbookTPR RECORDS 017 (RECORDED DECEMBER 2022) You don’t have to be Canadian to appreciate Ernesto Cervini’s “A Canadian Songbook.” All you really need to appreciate is tight arrangements, a variety of moods and outstanding solos. That’s what drummer Cervini delivers on this collection of seven tunes penned by fellow Canadians and performed by…
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I started reading Cadence in the early 1980s. Since that time, I have come to respect editor and jazz critic Robert Rusch for his intelligent, succinct and unbiased reviews. Over the past twenty years, it has been my pleasure to get to know Robert and his family, making frequent trips from our home in Iowa to New York’s North Country. Several years ago, I was honored to be asked to help edit Robert’s Papatamus column.
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