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Club D'Elf: Loon & Thrush
by Doug Collette
In overseeing Club D'Elf since its inception over 25 years ago, founder-leader-bassist Mike Rivard has maintained a core lineup around which has revolved a colorful cast of collaborators as eclectic as the music they have played. Loon & Thrush is no exception, yet its creation took place in the shadow of the passing of vocalist- multi-instrumentalist Brahim Frigbaine, not just an artistic contributor, but a practical point of reference for the group's exotic pursuits. Much as Rivard collected ...
Continue ReadingAkira Sakata & Jim O'Rourke with Chikamorachi "And That's the Story of Jazz..." (2011) and live LP
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Eric Weddle
Akira Sakata is revered as the most powerful alto saxophonist to ever come out of Japan since starting with the Yosuke Yamashita trio in the 1970's. But for far too long Sakata's albums, as leader or side player, have been only available as expensive Japanese imports limiting Western ears from hearing him—until now. Family Vineyard Records is excited too announce the October 2011 release of Sakata's first ever U.S.-only 2xCD set and LP as leader. Both albums feature Sakata's long-running ...
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Fire with Jim O'Rourke - Unreleased (Rune Grammofon, 2011)
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Music and More by Tim Niland
When I read about this interesting collaboration on Stef's blog, it seemed like something different to check out. And different it is, with an interesting combination of free-form jazz and progressive rock that makes for a heady mixture. Fire! Is a collective consisting of Mats Gustafsson on saxophones, Fender Rhodes electric piano and electronics, Johan Berthling on electric bass and Andreas Werliin on drums. Joining them is the iconoclastic musician and producer Jim O'Rourke, who has worked with everyone from ...
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