Aug 26, 2019 10:03 AM
Miles Davis Documentary Premieres, Portraying a Man of Contradictions
Miles Davis was a difficult man. Even those who are passingly familiar with his biography know that to be true.
He…
Mike Casey’s Stay Surprising: Live At The Side Door will be posted piecemeal through November, when the album is set for released.
(Photo: Airen Miller)Stay Surprising: Live At The Side Door, which is set for a November release, is saxophonist Mike Casey’s follow-up to last year’s The Sound Of Surprise: Live At The Side Door.
That earlier album has garnered 500,000 streams since February 2017, according to a news release.
Below is the debut of “West End,” the first cut to be released from Casey’s pending album, which will be posted piecemeal through November. It unquestionably springs from a bop lineage, and with contributions from drummer Corey Garcia seems to reference Sonny Rollins’ troupe on Way Out West, if only revved up a bit.
On the upcoming album—which like its predecessor was recorded at the Old Lyme, Connecticut, club—Casey and Garcia are joined by bassist Matt Dwonszyk.
For additional streaming options, visit the saxophonist’s website. DB
Miles Davis during the ’Round About Midnight sessions in June 1956
Aug 26, 2019 10:03 AM
Miles Davis was a difficult man. Even those who are passingly familiar with his biography know that to be true.
He…
James Francies arranged a version of Rufus’ “Ain’t Nobody” for his debut album, which was met with approval from the song’s original singer, Chaka Khan.
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Jazz pianism today stands at an apex.
There have been other moments in the music’s history when innovation rushed…
Vocalist Mike Patton (left) and French composer Jean-Claude Vannier clicked at a 2011 Serge Gainsbourg tribute concert. Their album, Corpse Flower, is due out Sept. 13 on the Ipecac imprint.
Sep 5, 2019 9:00 AM
Mike Patton’s the ultimate shapeshifter, a vocalist with the uncanny ability to move among styles, including rock…
John Coltrane’s Blue World, which includes 27 minutes of previously unheard music, is set for release Sept. 27.
Aug 16, 2019 11:39 AM
John Coltrane and his classic quartet still have unissued music to offer 21st-century listeners.
Set for release…
Sam Rivers (1923–2011)
Aug 9, 2019 9:27 AM
There’s a photo of Sam Rivers at the White House, most likely from the so-called “White House Jazz Festival” on…
