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Fuzzy and Blue
Multiphonics Music
2021
Trombonist

Joe Fielder
tromboneFielder's band does wry, playful takes on these themes in the

Carla Bley
piano1938 - 2023


Steven Bernstein
trumpetb.1961

Jeff Lederer
woodwinds
Miles Griffith
vocals
James Brown
vocals1933 - 2006

Boomslang
Pine Eagle Records
2021
Saxophonist

Rich Halley
saxophone, tenor
Dan Clucas
cornetClyde Reed
bassCarson Halley
drums
Ornette Coleman
saxophone, alto1930 - 2015

Don Cherry
trumpet1936 - 1995

Original State
Long Tone Music
2021
There is nothing fancy about this one.
Keith Loftis
saxophone
John Coltrane
saxophone1926 - 1967

Wayne Shorter
saxophone1933 - 2023

Willie Jones III
drumsb.1968

John Chin
piano
Eric Wheeler
bass
Wall
Self Produced
2021
This is the recorded debut of Dabin Ryu, a pianist and composer from South Korea, who uses several different-sized groups here. Her music has a gentle but forceful sound that comes through even when it is played by a five-horn nonet, as on "The Light." Elsewhere there is "Moon," a rippling quintet waltz that flows out of a two-alto sax conversation, "Taxi Driver," a graceful and uplifting piano trio selection, "Suspicion," a bit of quick-firing fusion funk and 'Stillborn," a dreamy, blues-tinged piano solo. Ryu's writing on pieces with multiple horns like "Wall (Pt. 2)," "Temple Run" and "We Will Meet Again" is involved but not overly complex. As a pianist she has a firm, lilting touch and as a composer, she comes across as promisingly diverse and imaginative.

Local Folklore
Destiny Records
2021
This is a set of lyrical and folksy duets by guitarists

Cameron Mizell
guitarb.1980

Charlie Rauh
guitar, electricb.1984

Pat Metheny
guitarb.1954

Live From Lockdown
Self Produced
2021
Pianist and singer

Champian Fulton
piano and vocals
Stephen Fulton
flugelhornb.1954

Dinah Washington
vocals1924 - 1963

Billie Holiday
vocals1915 - 1959

Dizzy Gillespie
trumpet1917 - 1993

Clark Terry
trumpet1920 - 2015
Tracks and Personnel
Fuzzy and BlueTracks: ABC-DEF-GHI; Bein' Green; Fuzzy and Blue; I Am Somebody; I Am Blue; Elmo's Song; I Love Trash / C Is For Cookie; Bip Bippadotta Suite (Mah-Na Mah-Na), Everybody's Song, Fat Cat}; Ladybug's Picnic; We Are All Earthlings; One Of These Things; X Marks The Spot; Captain Vegetable.
Personnel: Joe Fielder: trombone; Jeff Lederer: soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, clarinet; Steven Bernstein: trumpet, slide trumpet, flugelhorn, G trumpet; Sean Conly: acoustic bass, electric bass; Michael Sarin: drums; Miles Griffith: vocals (4,7).
Boomslang
Tracks: Corroboration; Northern Plains; The Drop Off; Situational; Dispholidus; The Lean; Intermittent; The Converse; Quintuplify.
Personnel: Rich Halley: tenor saxophone; Dan Clucas: cornet; Clyde Reed: bass; Carson Halley: drums.
Original State
Tracks: Oak Cliff; Premonition; Fall's Beauty; Brigitte's Song; The Intangible; Smoke & Mirrors; Wifi Addiction; For The Love of You; Weaver of Dreams.
Personnel: Keith Loftis: tenor and soprano saxophone; John Chin: piano; Eric Wheeler: bass; Willie Jones III: drums.
Wall
Tracks: The Light; I'll Never Know; Temple Run; Wall (Pt. 1); Wall (Pt. 2); Moon; Stillborn; Suspicion; Taxi Driver; We Will Meet Again.
Personnel: Dabin Ryu: piano; Fernando Ferrarone: trumpet; Jack Kotze: trombone; Nathan See: alto saxophone; Zoe Obadia: alto saxophone; Boyce Griffith: tenor saxophone; Jarod Apple: baritone saxophone; Kevin Scolins: guitar; Benjamin Young: bass; Willis Edmondson: drums; Anthony Mardsen: voice.
Local Folklore
Tracks: Local Folklore; Petey & Kyle; Old Sardis Road; Jed's Theme; A Forgiving Sort of Place; Rita's Theme; Greenwood Waltz; Arolen; A Single Cloth; On Sundays I Walk Alone.
Personnel: Cameron Mizell: acoustic & electric guitar; Charlie Rauh: acoustic guitar.
Live from Lockdown
Tracks: I Hadn't Anyone Till You; You've Changed; Satin Doll; Blow Top Blues; Moonglow; What Is This Thing Called Love; What Will I Tell My Heart; Look For The Silver Lining; I Had The Craziest Dream; Pass The Hat; I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles; Midnight Stroll; Message From Champian & Stephen.
Personnel: Champian Fulton: piano, voice; Stephen Fulton: flugelhorn, trumpet.
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Multiple Reviews
Jerome Wilson
Multiphonics Music
Joe Fielder
Joe Raposo
carla bley
Jazz Passengers
Steven Bernstein
Jeff Lederer
Miles Griffith
James Brown
Pine Eagle Records
Rich Halley
Dan Clucas
Clyde Reed
Carson Halley
Ornette Coleman
Don Cherry
Long Tone Music
Keith Loftis
John Coltrane
Wayne Shorter
Willie Jones III
John Chin
Eric Wheeler
Self Produced
Dabin Ryu
Destiny Records
Cameron Mizell
Charlie Rauh
Pat Metheny
Champian Fulton
Stephen Fulton
Dinah Washington
Billie Holiday
Dizzy Gillespie
Clark Terry
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