All About Jazz Album Reviews

Sylvie Courvoisier: Angel Falls (Thu, 16 Oct 2025)
The history of humankind resounds with the sound of piano/trumpet duets. But not like this one. Not like Angel Falls. Because the true beauty of Angel Falls is that grandmaster Wadada Leo Smith, aided and abetted by the fervent curiosity of Brooklyn- based/Switzerland native pianist Sylvie Courvoisier, enlists the listener as an active creator in truly beatific, beautiful music.  That is a magic thing that does not happen often... [ read more ]
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Pharoah Sanders: Love Is Here The Complete Paris 1975 ORTF Recordings (Thu, 16 Oct 2025)
The saxophonist Pharoah Sanders was often described as an enigma of jazz, once famously characterized as "a mad wind screeching through the root-cellars of Hell." That "mad wind" is absent on Love Is Here: The Complete Paris 1975 ORTF Recordings, but the enigma remains... [ read more ]
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BLINK: BLINK (Thu, 16 Oct 2025)
It bears repeating: collective improvisation is far more challenging than individual soloing. It demands discipline, trust, and, as musicians like to say, exceptional ears. Composer and alto saxophonist Jorrit Dijkstra's BLINK demonstrates all three, bringing together five musicians whose listening skills are as sharp as their instincts... [ read more ]
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