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PAUL BUTTERFIELD – Live New York 1970

April 22, 2017

RockBeat 2017 A glorious showcase of one of the greatest blues bands basking in their element and pushing the envelope of a style convention. Despite his immense contribution to modern music, Paul Butterfield’s name has become part of connoisseurs lore … Continue reading →

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JACK SPANN – Beautiful Man From Mars

April 11, 2017

Daystorm Music 2017 From Mississippi to Hudson and beyond, piano player takes a spanner out of works to pull all the stops and reach for outer space. With this album’s title allusion to John Gray’s book, one could sense certain … Continue reading →

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LARRY CORYELL – Barefoot Man: Sanpaku

February 23, 2017

Purple Pyramid 2016 Forever young: late great fusioneer’s final offering harks back to the days of yore to wrap them in songs of experience. This is an album that would see Larry Coryell ride out into 2017 and beyond, and … Continue reading →

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XAVI REIJA TRIO – Live At RZZ

February 21, 2017

MoonJune 2016 Taking it to the limit that’s not there, theater of rhythm creates imitation of life. It’s often a drummer thing to drive controversy as a means of contrast, and Xavi Reija is a master of this art. 2014’s … Continue reading →

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IAN EAST – Inner Paths

December 2, 2016

Pathway 2016 Casting away progressive credentials, GONG reedman heads in the direction of his name to find enlightenment and the light. To see him as a pixel in a pixie world of Daevid Allen’s creation would mean to severely underestimate … Continue reading →

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