The handful releases from Rare Noise records I've received in the last couple years has presented a problem for organizing my music collection: as I sort albums into loosely defined genres I can't figure out where in the hell to put them. Most of Rare Noise's output that I've heard contains a mix of so …
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My Thoughts on this Year’s Jazz Grammy Nominations
Well, the Grammy Awards are just under 10 days away, and if you're like me you're quite underwhelmed with a bulk of the jazz nominations this year. I'd argue that institutions like the Grammys (although the jazz awards are not aired on the broadcast - which I won't be watching) have a canonizing effect (especially …
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Mary Halvorson’s New Record
Hey everybody, just a quick shout out to let you know I just downloaded the new record from guitarist Mary Halvorson from Amazon for $5.34. It's called Electric Fruit and it features Peter Evans on trumpet and Weasel Walter on drums and percussion. It's more than worth the super cheap price (although I always prefer to own …
Um….it’s not their second record as a leader. Do your homework.
...haven't written in a while, time to shake off the rust..... When Esperanza Spalding's third album as a leader dropped a few weeks back I read a ton of interviews, short reviews, album descriptions, etc. that said Chamber Music Society (hereafter CMS) was her "sophomore" album. BTW, I hate it when people describe someone's second …
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