Wednesday, December 27, 2023

best of 2023: table of contents

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Here, please find links to DFSBP's annual rundown of my favorite music of the year, in five parts: 1. Overall top 11, with introductory ...

best of 2023, pt. 5: final shout-outs and farewells

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[This is part 5 of 5 of the DFSBP 2023 rundown; find the other parts here .] A few other assorted shout-outs: The best pop song I heard this...

best of 2023, pt. 1: prelude and overall top 10 (+1)

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[This is part 1 of 5 of the DFSBP 2023 rundown; find the other parts here .] Thank you as always if you've found your way to this obscur...

best of 2023, pt. 3: honorable mentions and historical titles

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[This is part 3 of 5 of the DFSBP 2023 rundown; find the other parts here .] 10 honorable mentions Other 2023 releases — not cited anywhere ...

best of 2023, pt. 4: 15 best live shows

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[This is part 4 of 5 of the DFSBP 2023 rundown; find the other parts here .] 15 great live shows: For these, where applicable, I'm linki...

best of 2023, pt. 2: jazz top 11

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[This is part 2 of 5 of the DFSBP 2023 rundown; find the other parts here .] jazz top 11 I'm going to get a little creative with the ma...
Thursday, November 16, 2023

Dischord @ Shfl

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 A new survey of great/essential titles on the legendary Dischord label, published over at Shfl .
Thursday, September 07, 2023

Richard Davis

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I'm hearing reports that Richard Davis has died. A musical titan and one of my biggest heroes in art. I just re-upped links to a 2010 r...
Friday, June 23, 2023

Peter Brötzmann interview, 2011

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I'm reading reports that Peter Brötzmann has died. I haven't seen an official announcement, but his frequent collaborator Ken Vander...
Monday, May 01, 2023

'By Myself' rising

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By Myself , the self-released unaccompanied solo LP by Abdul Wadud, is one of my favorite albums of all time, full stop. I'm thrilled th...