Richard X Bennett “Experiments With Truth” Ropeadope richardxbennett.com If you recognize the title of Richard X Bennett’s CD, “Experiments With Truth,” as part of the title of Mahatma Gandhi’s autobiography, you’re on your way to understanding the record’s unusual propulsive music. Bennett is a jazz pianist who spent many years in Mumbai, immersed in Indian […]
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Album review: ‘Bluer Than You Think’
Cowboys and Frenchmen “Bluer Than You Think” Outside In Music cowboysandfrenchmen.com After reviewing hundreds of jazz albums, I’m always looking for something refreshing and new. An album by a band incongruously named Cowboys and Frenchmen seemed promising, and “Bluer Than You Think” did not disappoint. The group’s name was inspired by a short film by […]
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Album review: ‘Silent Dreamer’
Tobias Meinhart “Silent Dreamer” ENJA Records tobiasmeinhart.com One of the best things about reviewing music is putting on a disc by an artist I’ve never heard of and being blown away by it. “Silent Dreamer,” by German saxophonist Tobias Meinhart, is one of the best CD’s I’ve heard this year. Meinhart had racked up a […]
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Album review: ‘Pathways’
Yoko Miwa Trio “Pathways” Ocean Blue Tear Music yokomiwa.com Pianist Yoko Miwa wastes no time letting listeners know that her new album, “Pathways,” is going to be a wild ride. The opening track, Marc Johnson’s “Log O’Rhythm,” has a barrelhouse energy that won’t quit, and the next track, an excellent original, is perpetual motion until […]
