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Wildflowers - The New York Loft Jazz Sessions
June 3rd, 2009 by admin | No Comments | Filed in Avant Garde, UncategorizedSteve Williamson - Journey to Truth
June 3rd, 2009 by admin | No Comments | Filed in Avant Garde@ Nothing Is v2.0 : There is nothing that could have prepared those who knew of Steve Williamson only from his first album, A Waltz for Grace, for what awaited them upon dropping Journey to Truth into the CD player. The cover photo and CD graphics should be a dead giveaway that this cat was up to something different - from the pix of Williamson that harken back to the early 1970s to the hip-hop flavored graphics - this was not going to be a collection of post bop numbers. (more…)
Tags: Drum and Bass
The Pyramids - Lalibela
June 3rd, 2009 by admin | No Comments | Filed in Avant Garde@ Eternal Rhythm : Maintaining a current focus on The Pyramids, here’s their self-released debut. As with Sun Ra’s Arkestra, all of the musicians double on percussion and consequently, the groove is ever-present across these two extended suites. The 27 minute title cut had originally stretched into the second side but for this presentation, it’s been cleanly joined into a single track. (more…)
Tags: Sun Ra