Month: October 2024

NEW FROM NO BUSINESS…Derek Bailey/Sabu Toyozumi: Breath Awareness, Albert Beger-Ziv Taubenfeld-Shay Hazan-Hamid Drake: Cosmic Wave, Karen Borca Trio, Quartet & Quintet: Good News Blues, Kalaparusha Maurice Mcintyre: Live From Studio Rivbea July 12, 1975, Peter Brotzman/Toshinori Kondo/Sabu Toyozumi: Complete Link

Guitarist Derek Bailey teams with drummer Sabu Toyozumi for a 1987 gig in Japan. The four songs contain two marathon pieces, a 27 minute free from drum avalanche of “Fukuoka IMA House” and the guitar picking and strumming abstraction of…

A BABE THAT BELTS IT…Lara Price: Half & Half

Texas-based Lara Price growls and snarls with a mix and match team of Mike Schermer-David Jimenez-Matt Burger-Chris Tondre/g, Nick Jay-Endre Tarczy/b, Clint Simmons-Randy Hayes/dr, Kit Andersen-Trevor Nealon/keys, Matthew Maldonado/sax and some guests on this hard hitting release. She defiantly stops…

Albert Castiglia: Righteous Souls

Albert Castiglia rocks the blues as he sings and p lays guitar with a team of Jerry Jemmott/b, Jim P ugh/key, Derrick D’Mar Martin/dr, Kid Andersen/g-key-b, Jon Otis/perc, Jack Sanford/bs Eddie Tarczy/harpsichord and Lisa Andersen/voc along with some cameo guests.…

Michael Eckroth Group: Human Geography

Playing piano and keyboards, Michael Eckroth teams up with drummer Joel Mateo, percussionists Mauricio Herrera/Carlos Maldonado, a rotating bass team of Paul Reyes/Edward Perez/Alex Ayala and a horn section of Alex Norris/Matt Hilgenburg/tp, with  Peter Brainin/ts on a collection of…

TONY LEVIN: THE BEAT GOES ON

AT AN AGE WHEN MOST PEOPLE ARE WAITING FOR THER SOCIAL SECURITY CHECKS, BASSIST TONY LEVIN HAS HAD ARGUABLY THE BUSIEST YEAR OF HIS CAREER. NOT ONLY HAS HE BEEN TOURING WITH BROTHER/KEYBOARDIST PETER IN THE SWINGING GROUP “BAND OF…