Paal Nilssen-Love Circus Pairs Of Three NORWAY PNL RECORDS PNL035 CD (2022) He’s a great musician and probably a larger-than-life
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On Board the Solar Barque
Impressive jazz suite from veteran player Ron Caines with Martin Archer Axis. Port Of Saints (DISCUS MUSIC DISCUS 128CD) has
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Excellent contemporary big-band jazz from Norway from Trondheim Jazz Orchestra on Plastic Wave (ODIN RECORDS ODINCD9578), a double-disc set composed
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Herewith CD II of the “Blue” Gene Tyranny box set Degrees Of Freedom Found (UNSEEN WORLDS UW35). The set opens
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Three items received from Martin Archer and his Discus Music label. Orchestra of the Upper Atmosphere is Archer’s talented group
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Article XI Live in Newcastle U.K. DISCUS MUSIC DISCUS 89 CD (2020) With major involvement in Beck Hunters, The Caines/Archer
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New album from the Canadian combo GGRIL is a gem of semi-composed conducted improvisation…we heard from this excellent group with
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Anthropology Band (DISCUS MUSIC DISCUS 90CD) marks Martin Archer‘s latest foray into the lands beyond the oft-cannibalistic realm of contemporary
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Orchestra Entropy Rituals U.K. DISCUS MUSIC DISCUS 85CD CD (2019) Of course, the contemporary British avantist doesn’t really need to
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Large number of improvising Europeans foregathered on Fundament (EL NEGOCITO RECORDS eNR068), a record which (on the CD spine, at
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