THE DARK TREE 2 Horace Tapscott The Dark Tree, 1 & 2 hatOLOGY : 1991 HT, piano; John Carter, clarinet; Cecil McBee, contrabass; Andrew Cyrille, drums. WELCOME TO THE CONCLUSION OF THE SUMMATION OF NINETIES WEEK (Part five [b] of five) D:O’s ROUND-UP OF THE 1990s Here’s our own round-up of favorite jazz albums and [...]
WELCOME TO THE SUMMATION OF NINETIES WEEK (Part five [a] of five) Before we offer a full accounting of the top vote-getters, we need to extend our sincerest thanks to every person who contributed a list to this venture. Listmaking is an exercise that takes some preparation, and considerable thought, and is not without its [...]
WELCOME TO NINETIES WEEK (Part four of five) ‘I love the ’90s!’ – Colette Over the past month, we polled music critics, musicians, and bloggers for their favorite jazz records from the 1990s. We got a terrific response. See below for day one, day two, and day three. Today, we conclude with the last of [...]
WELCOME TO NINETIES WEEK (Part three of five) ‘The present is in constant struggle with the past.’ -Jean Genet Over the past month, we polled music critics, musicians, and jazz bloggers for their favorite records from the 1990s. We got a terrific response, one that does justice to the remarkably diverse output of the [...]
WELCOME TO NINETIES WEEK (Part two of five) ‘Rewrite history while it’s still fresh.’ – JG Ballard It’s too easy to fetishize the distant past. We mostly highlight overlooked jazz from the 60s, 70s, and 80s here at D:O, but that’s hardly all the story there is to tell. The music continues to be incredibly [...]
WELCOME TO NINETIES WEEK! ‘Il faut etre moderne.’ – Rimbaud Our main goal and real joy here at D:O is digging through jazz’s past and shining a light on unjustly forgotten recordings. But sometimes the past starts to feel a bit musty. And sometimes the tributes we’ve posted to the late greats have made us [...]
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