July 6, 2023 #1315

Singer Fay Victor’s new “Blackity Black Black Is Beautiful” is a somewhat unique recording; the well-respected avant garde vocalist goes straight solo on her latest album, writing singing, and playing . It’s one of the feature recordings in this episode. The up-coming  Jaimie Branch recording is sampled, as is a Continue Reading

June 29, 2023 #1314

A very mixed-bag episode this week. A two-saxophone/cello trio from France (Vincent Courtois, Robin Fincker & Daniel Erdmann) debut their new “Nothing Else” from the Hungarian label, BMC to kick things off. Then comes a teaser track from a new Nina Simone recording – a discovered and unreleased live concert Continue Reading

June 22, 223 #1313

I’m digging into a wide variety of new releases this time out, and the highlight of the bunch comes from a never-heard-before recording of John Coltrane with Eric Dolphy. “Evenings At The Village Gate: John Coltrane With Eric Dolphy” has music that was recorded while testing a new sound system Continue Reading