Monday, August 27, 2012

The drummer, given some: Albert "Tootie" Heath with Ethan Iverson at the Vanguard

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What do we mean when we say "Give the drummer some"? The trio of Ethan Iverson, Ben Street and Albert "Tootie...
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Saturday, August 18, 2012

List-o-mania: 1996–2011

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Over the past week or so, Pitchfork has been polling readers, staffers and contributors re: their favorite albums from th...
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Friday, August 17, 2012

Heavy Metal Be-Bop #8: Damión Reid

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The eighth installment of my jazz/metal interview series is now live in both extended and abridged versions. I've loved ...
Monday, August 06, 2012

The pleasures of post-purism: Joe Henderson in the ’70s

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 My latest listening jag concerns the saxophonist Joe Henderson. For the past five days or so, pretty much all my recrea...
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Wednesday, August 01, 2012

The spirit of radio: WKCR's blessing

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Last evening I drove to Westchester with my wife to celebrate a happy family event. On the way, we listened to WKCR , catc...
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Thursday, July 19, 2012

Flushing the pipes: Channel Orange and the art of speed-reviewing

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Here , via Time Out New York , is my review of Frank Ocean's Channel Orange . This version of the piece, the same o...
Saturday, July 07, 2012

The misery/mastery of Asphyx and other recent raves

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A busy spell has kept me away from DFSBP for more than two weeks. Here's a top-heavy summary of what's been on my...
Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Baroque riff serration: In praise of late Cannibal Corpse

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 In 2001, Gary Giddins wrote: "Let's be bold: The David S. Ware Quartet is the best small band in jazz today....
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Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Vision Festival: NYC North Star

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Last night, I caught an extraordinary set by the Darius Jones Quartet at Vision Festival 17 , which runs through Sunday at Ro...
Friday, June 01, 2012

Goodbye, Big Steeve

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In the midst of Deathfest insanity, there was no time to report that the death-metal community lost a beloved innovator a few days ago: ...
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