Playing jazz or rehashing old school styles gets an artist only so far.
Author: Will Layman
Medeski Martin and Wood and Alarm Will Sound: Omnisphere
Each group finds common ground with the other.
Alice Coltrane: Spiritual Eternal: The Complete Warner Brothers Studio Recordings
Coltrane was a more fascinating musician beyond the shadow of her legendary husband.
Madeleine Peyroux: Anthem
Smart, tasteful music for the middle-aged set.
Punch Brothers: All Ashore
All Ashore sounds more fully integrated than any Punch Brothers recording to date.
Jon Cleary: Dyna-Mite
A collection of New Orleans R&B that spans different tempos and styles.
Kamasi Washington: Heaven and Earth
Washington channels different forms of sweeping, pungent urgency from the past.
John Coltrane: Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album
Coltrane was never an angel; he was an artist.
William Parker: Voices Fall from the Sky
Parker's greatest legacy may be his willingness to find the human voice in creative music.
Holy Hell! Car Wheels on a Gravel Road Turns 20
Car Wheels on a Gravel Road hasn’t aged a single day for the same reasons…