sounds of New York
Francisco Mela (drums), William Parker (bass), Cooper Moore (piano), live, New York, 2/22/20
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The world today
is slowcore,
a rhythm section
dragging.—Peter Gizzi, from “Field Recordings” (Archeophonics, 2016)
timeless
John Coltrane Quartet (JQ [1926-1967], tenor saxophone; McCoy Tyner [1938-2020], piano; Jimmy Garrison [1934-1976], bass; Elvin Jones [1927-2004], drums), live, New York (Half Note [radio broadcast]), 1965
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sounds of New York
Aaron Burnett & The Big Machine (AB, tenor saxophone; Peter Evans, trumpet; Nik Jozwiak, bass; Tyshawn Sorey, drums), live (performance begins at 4:00), New York (Central Park), 5/1/21
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sounds of New York
Zoh Amba Trio (ZA, tenor saxophone; William Parker, bass; Francisco Mela, drums), live, New York, 9/13/21
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This road—
no one goes down it,
autumn evening.—Matsuo Basho, 1644-1694 (translated from Japanese by Robert Hass)
sounds of New York
Erica Dicker (violin), Dennis Sullivan (percussion), live, New York, 9/17/21
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sounds of New York
“Love in Outer Space” (Sun Ra [1934-1993]), Francisco Mora Catlett’s AfroHorn (FMC, drums; Ahmed Abdullah, trumpet, vocals; Sam Newsome, soprano saxophone; Alex Harding, baritone sax; Bob Stewart, tuba; Rashaan Carter, bass; Aruán Ortiz, piano; Román Díaz, percussion), live, New York, 2018
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sounds of New York
One-word review: Wow!
Zoh Amba (tenor saxophone) and Vijay Iyer (piano), live, New York, 10/15/21
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sounds of New York
Jaimie Branch (trumpet), Darius Jones (alto saxophone), Joe McPhee (soprano saxophone), William Parker (bass), Ronnie Burrage (drums), Juma Sultan (percussion), live, New York, 2018
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sounds of New York
last night, Brooklyn: Daniel Carter (reeds), Claire De Brunner (bassoon), Aron Namewirth (guitar), Adam Caine (bass), Jeff Pearring (alto saxophone)
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sounds of New York and Medellín
J Balvin, live (“Vestido,” “Que Locura,” “OTRO FILI,” “F40,” “In Da Getto”), New York, published 9/16/21
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