Album Reviews

Review: Jonny Greenwood’s Soundtrack to ‘Spencer’Review: Jonny Greenwood’s Soundtrack to ‘Spencer’

Review: Jonny Greenwood’s Soundtrack to ‘Spencer’

Jonny Greenwood is primarily known as the guitarist of Radiohead, but he also has a superb discography of film scores.…

3 years ago
Review: Henry Threadgill Zooid’s ‘Poof’Review: Henry Threadgill Zooid’s ‘Poof’

Review: Henry Threadgill Zooid’s ‘Poof’

As some artists approach their late careers they become ruthless self-editors, paring down their style to remove everything that is…

4 years ago
Review: Terence Blanchard’s ‘Absence’ featuring the E-Collective and Turtle Island QuartetReview: Terence Blanchard’s ‘Absence’ featuring the E-Collective and Turtle Island Quartet

Review: Terence Blanchard’s ‘Absence’ featuring the E-Collective and Turtle Island Quartet

Wayne Shorter is among the best composers of the second half of the Twentieth Century. Several of his compositions including,…

4 years ago
Review: L’Rain’s ‘Fatigue’Review: L’Rain’s ‘Fatigue’

Review: L’Rain’s ‘Fatigue’

Multi-instrumentalist Taja Cheek, who records under the moniker L'Rain, creates a unique experience in Fatigue. The album is kaleidoscopic and…

4 years ago
Review: Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog’s ‘Hope’Review: Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog’s ‘Hope’

Review: Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog’s ‘Hope’

Nobel physicist Erwin Schrödinger once noted that “[i]f a man never contradicts himself, the reason must be that he virtually…

4 years ago
Review: ‘Impulse! Records: Music, Message & The Moment’ and Sons of Kemet’s ‘Black to the Future’Review: ‘Impulse! Records: Music, Message & The Moment’ and Sons of Kemet’s ‘Black to the Future’

Review: ‘Impulse! Records: Music, Message & The Moment’ and Sons of Kemet’s ‘Black to the Future’

In 1960, Creed Taylor founded Impulse! Records, which he dubbed "The New Wave in Jazz." While over time, Impulse! established…

4 years ago
Review: Tony Allen’s ‘There is No End’Review: Tony Allen’s ‘There is No End’

Review: Tony Allen’s ‘There is No End’

An artist’s final recording is often an unusual gift to the world. In large part, this derives from the fact…

4 years ago
Review: Logan Richardson’s ‘Afrofuturism’Review: Logan Richardson’s ‘Afrofuturism’

Review: Logan Richardson’s ‘Afrofuturism’

Memorial day weekend 1921 started just like any other day in the Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma. One of the…

4 years ago
Review: Thumbscrew’s ‘Never is Enough’Review: Thumbscrew’s ‘Never is Enough’

Review: Thumbscrew’s ‘Never is Enough’

It hasn't even been a year since Thumbscrew released their superb record in tribute to Anthony Braxton, but the trio…

4 years ago
Reflections Through Geography with Joni Mitchell and Theo Bleckmann and The WesterliesReflections Through Geography with Joni Mitchell and Theo Bleckmann and The Westerlies

Reflections Through Geography with Joni Mitchell and Theo Bleckmann and The Westerlies

Fifty years ago, Joni Mitchell released the most iconic album of her career, one that changed the trajectory of music…

4 years ago