September 26, 2019 #1119

A new release of anything Miles Davis-related is bound to attract attention, so expect to hear and read much about “Rubberband”, the 1985 project which was Miles’ first for Warner Brothers after he had suddenly left Columbia Records. It was an album that Miles intended to head in a different Continue Reading

September 19, 2019 Playlist #1118

The double bass is well-represented in this episode of One Man’s Jazz with music from new bassist-led recordings from Miles Perkin (Canadian now living in Berlin), Benjamin Hedquist (Arizona), and Andrew Schiller (from Arizona now in NYC) plus others like William Parker and Mario Pavone. There are also some terrific Continue Reading

September 12, 2019 Playlist #1117

While sorting through my collection of music and assorted material I happened upon a copy of Don Cherry’s “Multikulti” rather badly misfiled. I thought that was somewhat ominous as I had just received some music from the Italian label, Caligola, centered upon drummer and percussionist Cristiano Calcagnile, who just happens Continue Reading