Guardian Music — (Jazzwerkstatt)Despite the 80-year-old Ornette Coleman's advice to the other players here ("Fellers, can you hear me? Forget the note and get to the idea"), much of this sprawling but unique session is more conventionally song-based than the great sa... more info

Guardian Music — These days, no one would blink an eye at the thought of a jazz opera. But in 1971, Carla Bley's genre-spanning mix of poetry, country and Indian music was unprecedentedIn the eclectic 21st century, the idea of an opera drawing on sources as diverse a... more info

Totally Fuzzy — the Burton Bootlegger said... Dave Binney Quartet - live @ the Vortex 2004 http://hotelmaidssmileinunison.blogspot.com Gumshoe said... Sleetmute Nightmute's "Night of Long Knives" album (on F/A/S/T/W/E/A/P/O/N/S) is a Portland no-wave classic. Recor... more info

Guardian Music — Will Elbow's new album title reclaim grammar's least-loved piece of punctuation from Facebook commenters and literary snobs?Pity the poor exclamation mark. Used well it's a vital component of a writer's tonal range. When misused – look at Facebook ... more info

Guardian Music — If your children insist on listening to Justin Bieber, get out your old record collection ...Not long ago, my 11-year-old daughter Cathleen asked me to download Justin Bieber's latest song for her. "Who is Justin Bieber?" I asked, slowly, in the mann... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Mihai Vancea said... Waskerley Way - Energy Legs EP (2010) - Review + Stream + Free Download by request Energy Legs is a casually brilliant EP. The strange thing is that it sounds it was produced breezing in and out of the studio, totally effortless.... more info

Guardian Music — (Plus Loin)This set brings together the inventive New York alto-saxist Rudresh Mahanthappa (familiar from his duets with pianist Vijay Iyer), Indo-Dutch drummer Chander Sardjoe and Irish bass-guitarist Ronan Guilfoyle in a conversation first conceive... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Jeffrey Siegel said... Straight No Chaser's "A Very Jazzy Christmas" continues with Alexis Cole, and a Podcast interview with Dr. Lonnie Smith, the Hammond B-3 Organ master. http://www.straightnochaserjazz.libsyn.com And many happy returns of the sea... more info

Totally Fuzzy — hanalex said... Jericho Jones - Junkies Monkeys & Donkeys (1972) [ape] Jericho - Jericho (1972) [ape] Jan Akkerman - Puccini's Cafe (1993) [ape] Jan Akkerman - Focus In Time (1998) [ape] http://boyzmakenoyze.blogspot.com jeffen said... Amazing pop s... more info

All About Jazz — Jamaaladeen Tacuma would like to invite you to a intimate evening of music and art celebrating the release of his latest recording For The Love of Ornette featuring legendary m: Ornette Coleman and the launching of his record label Jam All Production... more info