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SPENCER DAY – Daybreak

January 23, 2015

Spencer Day 2014 Pop-jazz purveyor tightens his grip on the classic songbook and glues a few pages of his own into it. Having started as a standards performer, this artist has never shied away from bringing these into the studio, … Continue reading →

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GARY WINDO – Steam Radio Tapes

January 18, 2015

Gonzo 2013 Top brass has a ball in the company of kindred merry pranksters including members of SOFT MACHINE and PINK FLOYD. Intrepid in a live situation, be it with Chris McGregor’s BROTHERHOOD OF BREATH or Keith Tippett’s CENTIPEDE, who … Continue reading →

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GARY WINDO – Deep Water

December 30, 2014

Antilles New Directions 1988 / Gonzo 2013 Sax kicker’s adventures in hi-fi in attempt to redefine his most productive decade. Having released two albums in his lifetime, Gary Windo could have been a pale footnote on music pages if not … Continue reading →

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XAVI REIJA – Resolution

December 17, 2014

MoonJune 2014 Slimming down his operation, Catalan drummer runs for raw nerve to tap into the cerebral. This Berklee graduate made quite a stir when his quintet had started producing well-ordered noise, yet when it came to “Resolution,” Reija’s claim … Continue reading →

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CHICAGO JAZZ PHILHARMONIC – Sketches Of Spain Revisited

December 13, 2014

3Sixteen 2014 An opulent, and true to original spirit, interpretation of the incendiary classic. Miles Davis and Gil Evans revolutionized modern music in 1960, when their “Sketches Of Spain” alchemically married tradition to innovation by fusing a variety of genres … Continue reading →

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