May 2012
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“It was like the first time I saw an Art Tatum transcription book. Unbelievable...”
– Ahmad Jamal to me in 2010.
May 26th
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May 26th
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“There was a swirling mass of water that lived in a quiet pond It asked...”
– Whirlpool
May 12th
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May 12th
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Robert Glasper Experiment Black Radio (Blue...
In a recent DownBeat cover story pianist Robert Glasper says that he’s basically looking for trouble by blending hip-hop, improv and swing, and that he’s got no problem with what people think of the resultant chemistry on his new album because jazz needs “a big-ass slap.” Black Radio does indeed entwine the three elements above, but it would be hard to deem its music as a radical shift or a...
May 11th
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A Little More Edgy…
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May 11th
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“Among the other inspired choices are “Permanent Wave,” a circuitous stroll by...”
– NATE’S PERFECT WORD FOR SWALLOW’S SOUND: WORMY
May 6th
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Tuba Power!
May 6th