Album Review: Darius Jones Quartet – Le Bebe de Brigitte

Darius Jones Quartet Featuring Emilie Lesbros Le Bebe de Brigitte (Lost in Translation) Musicians: Darius Jones (alto sax) Matt Mitchell (piano, Rhodes) Sean Conly (bass) Ches Smith (drum set, percussion) Emilie Lesbros (voice, piano on track 6) Pascal Niggenkemper (bass on track 6) Track List: Two Worlds, One Soul (10:11) Chanteuse in Blue (9:01) Universal

Cisco Bradley, September 26, 2016

Album Review: David S. Ware – Birth of a Being (1977/2015)

David S. Ware’s Apogee – Birth of a Being (AUM Fidelity, 2015 reissue) It’s mid-June, 2016. I’m in my 15-month-old child’s nursery and we are listening, both for the first time, to Birth of a Being, the 1977 debut of David S. Ware (in the collaborative trio Apogee with Cooper-Moore and Marc Edwards), exquisitely re-released

Cisco Bradley, September 21, 2016

Album Review: Brian Drye’s Bizingas – Eggs Up High (2015)

Brian Drye’s Bizingas Eggs Up High (NCM East, 2015) Brooklyn NYC based Quartet Bizingas self-titled debut fused ArtRock sensibilities with bright, jazzy spirit to create a truly unique musical aesthetic. Centered around the rich and diverse compositions of trombonist Brian Drye, Bizingas ventured down a path few have traveled. The Follow up project Eggs Up

Cisco Bradley, September 13, 2016

Playlist for the Week of September 5, 2016

The Music Ensemble – self-titled (Roaratorio, 2001) Hugo Carvalhais – Grand Valis (Clean Feed, 2015) David S. Ware-Matthew Shipp Duo – Live in Sant’anna Arresi, 2004 (AUM Fidelity, 2016) Jessica Pavone and the String Army – self-titled (Peacock, 2001) Caine – Pipe (TrueFalse Music, 2005) Brahja Waldman – Wisdomatic (Fast Speaking Music, 2016)

Cisco Bradley, September 12, 2016