timeless
Duke Ellington (1899-1974; piano, composition) & Billy Strayhorn (1915-1967; piano, composition) with Joe Shulman (1923-1957, bass), “In a Blue Summer Garden,” rec. 1950 (New York)
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passings
Jimmy Cliff, singer, songwriter, actor, July 30, 1944 – November 24, 2025
“Many Rivers to Cross” (J. Cliff), live (studio), California (Santa Monica), 2012
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what’s new
Nate Smith (drums) with James Francies (keyboards, synthesizer), Josh Johnson (alto saxophone), Ben Williams (bass), “Magic Dance,” live (studio), Seattle, 10/1/25 (published yesterday)
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other day, Chicago (Columbus Park)
what’s new
One-word review: Wow!
Archer (Dave Rempis, saxophone; Terrie Hessels, guitar; Jon Rune Strøm, bass; Tollef Østvang, drums), live, Austria (Wels), 11/8/25
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what’s new
SML, live, Chicago (Empty Bottle), 2025 (published 11/6/25)
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otherworldly
Ran Blake (1935-, piano), “Little Rootie Tootie” (T. Monk), published 10/17/25
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like nothing else
Tony Malaby (saxophone), Mat Maneri (viola), Daniel Levin (cello), “New Artifacts,” recorded live (New York), 2015
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sounds of Ethiopia
Ethiopian Records (aka Endeguena Mulu, 1987-), live, Ethiopia (Addis Ababa), 2025
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One-word review: Wow!
Peter Evans/Being and Becoming (PE, trumpet; Joel Ross, vibraphone, electronics; Nick Jozwiak, bass, electronics; Michael Shwekwoaga Ode, drums), live, Germany (Berlin), 2024
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other day, Chicago (Columbus Park)
what’s new
Anohni and the Johnsons, “It Must Change,” live, England (Glastonbury Music Festival), 6/27/25
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