31 Days Of Album Reviews #2: Carlos Barretto Lokomotiv, “Labirintos”
CARLOS BARRETTO LOKOMOTIV Labirintos (Clean Feed) This disc, by the long-standing trio of bassist Carlos Barretto (who’ll show up again toward the end of the month), guitarist Mario Delgado and drummer...
View Article31 Days Of Album Reviews #18: Lawnmower, “West”
LAWNMOWER West (Clean Feed) This group is a collective that started out as a trio. Under the name New Salt, drummer Luther Gray and guitarists Geoff Farina and Dan Littleton released a self-titled...
View ArticleJerome Sabbagh/Ben Monder/Daniel Humair
I Will Follow You (Bee Jazz) by Phil Freeman This is not your typical jazz trio date. Saxophonist Jerome Sabbagh and guitarist Ben Monder have an established musical relationship, having recorded two...
View ArticleInterview: Dylan Carlson (Earth)
by Phil Freeman Guitarist Dylan Carlson‘s band Earth has undergone many lineup changes since its inception at the dawn of the 1990s. A sludgy, droning metal project on early releases Extra-Capsular...
View ArticleNicolas Masson
Departures (Fresh Sound New Talent) by Phil Freeman Buy it from Amazon Listen to “Amber” Nicolas Masson is a Swiss tenor saxophonist who studied with Frank Lowe, Ken McIntyre and Chris Potter; this is...
View ArticleNaked City Live 1992
It was 20 years ago the other week… Really, the title says it all. Here’s a complete concert—2 1/2 hours of music in all—by John Zorn‘s group Naked City, with Wayne Horvitz on keyboards, Bill Frisell...
View ArticleJerome Sabbagh
Plugged In (Bee Jazz) Buy it from Amazon by Phil Freeman French saxophonist Jerome Sabbagh has been fascinating me for a couple of years now. In November 2010, I reviewed I Will Follow You, a CD he did...
View ArticlePete Cosey 1943-2012
by Phil Freeman Guitarist Pete Cosey died May 30 at the age of 68. He’s almost certainly best known for his work on Miles Davis‘s astonishing early ’70s albums Dark Magus, Get Up With It, Agharta and...
View ArticleThe 50 Greatest Saxophonists…EVER!!!: 50-41
Welcome to the official Burning Ambulance countdown of the 50 Greatest Saxophonists Ever. The list was determined by means we shall not disclose, though a number of jazz critics and musicians offered...
View ArticleBlack Host –“Test Sunday”
Here’s a video for “Test-Sunday,” by the new jazz group Black Host, directed by Mario Tahi Lathan: Black Host is a quintet featuring alto saxophonist Darius Jones, guitarist Brandon Seabrook,...
View ArticleThe Best Jazz Albums Of 2013: #15-11
We’re right at the midpoint of our countdown of the 25 best jazz albums of 2013. Click here to see #s 25-21, and click here to see #s 20-16. All caught up? Let’s continue! Best Jazz Albums of 2013,...
View Article“I’d Rather Say Too Little Than Say Too Much”: An Interview With Sarah Manning
Alto saxophonist Sarah Manning‘s fourth album, Harmonious Creature, is out now on Posi-Tone (buy it from Amazon). Manning’s patient, thoughtful phrasing—reminiscent of Charles Lloyd—is matched on the...
View ArticleRudy Royston: Guiding From Behind
NYC-via-Denver drummer Rudy Royston‘s résumé as a sideman spans more than a decade and a half; he first came to prominence behind trumpeter Ron Miles, but might be best known for his tenure in the JD...
View ArticleTaylor Haskins: Traveling Somewhere New
Trumpeter Taylor Haskins‘ latest album Fuzzy Logic is out this week. (Buy it from Amazon.) In addition to trumpet, Haskins plays melodica and Native American drone flute on the disc; he’s joined by...
View ArticleDonald Edwards Evolves & Emerges
Drummer Donald Edwards has appeared on quite a few albums of note in the last few years, including discs by pianist Orrin Evans (Flip the Script and …It Was Beauty), alto saxophonist Dayna Stephens‘...
View ArticleBest Jazz Of 2014: 10-6
Burning Ambulance’s week-long countdown of the year’s best jazz albums continues with the first half of the top 10. Here we go! 10. Donald Edwards, Evolution of an Influenced Mind (Buy It) On Evolution...
View ArticleBill Frisell
Guitarist Bill Frisell‘s album Richter 858 turns 10 this year. (Get it on Amazon.) The music was originally included in a 2002 art book, along with poems, essays, and reproductions of eight abstract...
View ArticleBen Monder
In addition to his prolific work as a sideman, guitarist Ben Monder has released a series of albums as a leader which find him obsessively exploring and refining his singular vision. Releases ranging...
View ArticleCarlos Falanga
Barcelona-based Argentine drummer Carlos Falanga has assembled a skilled band of little-known (in the US, anyway) players for his second album as a leader, Quasar. (Buy it from Amazon.) The ensemble...
View ArticleSky Music
by Phil Freeman Guitarist Terje Rypdal is one of Norway’s most famous jazz musicians. He made his debut as a leader in 1968 with the album Bleak House; a vinyl reissue is coming at the end of...
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