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REVIEW: The Wire Reviews Cecil Taylor’s ‘The Complete, Legendary, Live Return Concert’
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REVIEW: Dave Liebman Earth Reviewed by The Wire
By Phil Freeman, The Wire Saxophonist Dave Liebman has been working on a series of album based on the elements for over 20 years: Water (1997), Air (2006) and Fire (2016). Earth features his working band Expansions and has a strong electro-fusion sound sometimes; his soprano is heard amid oozing, burbling synths that occasionally become … Read More
THE WIRE: Sam Newsome Reviewed in August 2019 Issue
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REVIEW: The Wire (UK) Reviews Brandee Younger’s “Soul Awakening”
Phil Freeman, The Wire Brandee Younger is rapidly becoming the jazz harpist of the moment, and this self-released album, recorded several years ago, shows that she’s been prepping for her turn in the spotlight for a while. Accompanied by bassist Dezron Douglas, drummers Chris Beck and EJ Strickland, and a variety of horn players, she … Read More
REVIEW: The Wire (UK) Reviews Ellen Rowe’s “Momentum – Portraits of Women in Motion”
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REVIEW: Dezron Douglas’ “Black Lion EP” Reviewed by The Wire
By Phil Freeman, The Wire This first call New York bassist, most recently heard on Makaya McCraven’s Universal Beings, has assembled a killer band for his six track digital EP including saxophonists Stacy Dillard and Lummie Spann, trumpeter Josh Evans and drummer Jeremy ‘Bean” Clemons. The music encompasses heavy 1970s-style acoustic blowing reminiscent of McCoy … Read More
REVIEW: The Wire Reviews Charles Pillow’s “Electric Miles”
The Wire Features MAE.SUN’s (Hailey Niswanger) ‘Vol. 1: Inter-be”
