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It might seem a stretch to pair drummer Andrew Cyrille’s disc with composer/trumpeter Amir ElSaffar’s. But both spent time under the tutelage of the redoubtable Cecil Taylor, and it shows.
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New discs from James Brandon Lewis and Vijay Iyer merit serious attention from admirers of improvised music.
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Nothing that guitarist Pat Metheny had done previously hinted at this sprawling 1981 masterpiece.
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To my ears, the pieces in Entendre are fascinating, if not particularly funky.
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It’s easy to single out each of these musicians, but listeners will hear the three as nearly one, which is surely what this trinity intended.
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My guess is that Keith Jarrett probably wasn’t satisfied with this performance. I wouldn’t change a note, a gesture, or a shading.
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The precision and inventiveness of Angular Blues more than meets our high expectations for this terrific trio.
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This is an intelligent, inventively performed, be-boppish tribute to a composer I now know better than ever.
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This fascinating documentary should be compelling to guitarists and to jazz fans in general.
Read MoreLive, the experience of a cosmic rhythm with every stroke is both more intense and more intriguing than on record.
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