JAZZ CORNER Presents: Et Cetera – Knirsch (1972)
On the album Knirsch [which means ‘crunch’ in German, and explains the album’s cover] Wolfgang Dauner sets out to complete some unfinished business, ideas that he’d been unable...
Reviews
The Asteroid #4 – ‘An Amazing Dream’ (2006)
Nearly everyone wants to consider Asteroid #4 as part of the beautiful psychedelic haze of the '60s, locking them into being a backward looking band. Please, allow me...
The Kitchen Cinq
The Kitchen Cinq - When The Rainbow Disappears: An Anthology 1965-1968 Light In The Attic (double vinyl edition) Since way back in the early 1980s when some of...
Jakob Skøtt – All the Colours of the Dust (2016) review
Jakob Skøtt - All the Colours of the Dust (El Paraiso Records, 2016) Listen: https://soundcloud.com/elparaiso/sets/jakob-skott-all-the-colours-of-the-dust-full-album Causa Sui drummer's third installment in his "drums versus synthesizers" collection may be his...
Volta Sound – Gypsy Friends of the Sun (2013) review
Volta Sound - Gypsy Friends of the Sun (Picture in My Ear, 2013) Listen: https://pictureinmyearrecords.bandcamp.com/album/gypsy-friends-of-the-sun What The Volta Sound do, is like nothing anyone else does ... and that’s...
Sendelica – The Cromlech Chronicles (2016) review
Sendelica - The Cromlech Chronicles (Fruits de Mer Records, 2016) Listen: https://sendelica.bandcamp.com/album/the-cromlech-chronicles Welsh space cadets are celebrating their tenth anniversary with this special live album (recorded in a studio...
JAZZ CORNER Presents: Hank Crawford – Mr. Blues (1967)
Both admired and unknown in the same circles, Hank Crawford had careers within careers within careers. Most notably was the sound he created for the legendary Ray Charles,...
Knifeworld – The Unravelling (2014) review
What Knifeworld delivers here on The Unraveling is certainly not jazz, and it’s not rock, nor is it some sort of jazz or rock fusion, or even progressive...
JAZZ CORNER Presents: Eddie Costa – Complete Studio Recordings [As Eddie Costa & Sal Salvador] (2005)
Eddie Costa: This is another set of recordings from an artist who died far too young, yet brought to the table a fine assortment of jazz concepts and...
JAZZ CORNER Presents: Josh Berman – Old Idea (2009)
Ahhh, my dear friends with the sly eyes, the fast banter, tight gestures, and ever expanding minds... there’s an old saying that goes, “There’s nothing new under the...