Album Reviews

Review: R.A.P. Ferreira’s ‘Purple Moonlight Pages’

On Purple Moonlight Pages, R.A.P. Ferreira is extremely loose and free, at times even nonchalant, but he is always impressive…

5 years ago

Review: Lakecia Benjamin’s ‘Pursuance: The Coltranes’

In the over fifty years since John Coltrane’s death, dozens, if not hundreds, of recordings have honored his artistic genius.…

5 years ago

Review: Hailu Mergia’s ‘Yene Mircha (የኔ ምርጫ)’

In January 2013, Brian Shimkovitz, the head of Awesome Tapes From Africa, found a cassette tape in a shop in…

5 years ago

Review: Charles Lloyd’s ‘8: Kindred Spirits (Live from the Lobero)’

For one unfamiliar with Charles Lloyd’s illustrious discography, an octogenarian NEA Jazz Master may seem like an odd focal point…

5 years ago

Review: George Burton’s ‘Reciprocity’

Ralph Waldo Emerson once noted that “to be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something…

5 years ago

Review: Kassa Overall’s ‘I THINK I’M GOOD’

The human brain is incredibly powerful. It controls every function of our bodies, allows us to reason, and permits us…

5 years ago

Review: Ben Williams’ ‘I AM A MAN’

On February 1, 1968, a malfunctioning garbage truck fatally crushed two black Memphis sanitation workers – Echol Cole and Robert…

5 years ago

Review: Dave Liebman’s Expansions Group’s ‘Earth’

Scientists estimate that the earth vibrates at varying frequencies between 7.83 and 33.8 Hz. Of course, music also consists of…

5 years ago

Review: Captain Supernova’s ‘The Voyage Never Ends…’

In his early writings, philosopher Søren Kierkegaard utilized various pseudonyms to present distinctive viewpoints and to interact with each other…

5 years ago

Review: Tyshawn Sorey & Marilyn Crispell’s ‘The Adornment of Time’

A single fully-improvised piece of over an hour in length, percussionist Tyshawn Sorey and pianist Marilyn Crispell’s The Adornment of…

5 years ago