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Gato Libre - DuDu

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The more one listens to this, the more interesting it gets. Gato Libre is an unusual four-piece ensemble led by Japanese trumpeter Natsuki Tamura; they’ve been a going concern for about ten...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2014-07-28)

Circum Grand Orchestra - 12

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In 2014, with the heyday of big bands in jazz many decades behind us, it's great to hear musicians forging ahead in this venerable tradition, and not just emulating past styles. We've...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2014-07-27)

Spirits Burning & Bridget Wishart - Make Believe It Real

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With every Spirits Burning release, what is most noteworthy is the inclusive method of long-distance production and the vast number of musicians that are involved, whether one is into this type of...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2014-07-26)

La Piramide di Sangue - Sette

Cover art Infusing rock music with influences from the Middle East can be as simple as using a drone underneath a melody in a scale not generally found in European classical music. But when it's done right,...  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2014-07-25)

Ancient Future - Yearning for the Wind

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World fusion ensemble Ancient Future, led by guitarist Matthew Montfort, has been a going concern since the late 70s, although nobody could accuse them of flooding the market with product. From...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2014-07-24)

Tohpati - Tribal Dance

Cover art I really liked Tohpati's album with Ethnomission from 2010, and when the news came that he would be recording in the US with Jimmy Haslip and Chad Wackerman, I had mixed feeling. While Tohpaiti's...  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2014-07-23)

Revolutionary Snake Ensemble - Live Snakes

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Saxophonist Ken Field’s Revolutionary Snake Ensemble is basically a seven to fourteen-piece portable jazz party, a big band sound with a huge nod to dixieland and numerous other styles, as...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2014-07-22)

InterStatic - Arise

Cover art Right out of the gate, you're greeted by a gnarly guitar doing a twisted variation on a standard rock 'n' roll rhythm part, and soon there's a tasty lead line to go with it. A minute or so later you...  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2014-07-21)

Montage - Montage

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This is the opening salvo by this promising five-piece (g/k/b/d and dedicated vocalist) from Helsinki. Tasty guitar bits are often alternated with full-on hard rock and progressive elements...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2014-07-20)

Wei Zhongle - Raised High / Brought Low

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In the history of rock, most bands have consisted of guitars, electric bass, and drums. A lot have added keyboards, and smaller numbers have added strings and woodwinds of various kinds. But Wei...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2014-07-19)

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