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Chris May is a senior editor of All About Jazz. He was previously the editor of the pioneering magazine Black Music & Jazz Review, and more recently editor of the style / culture / history magazine Jocks & Nerds.

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City Swamp

Jake Long

2024-05-03

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Recorda Me - Remembering Joe Henderson

Lori Bell

2024-05-03

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Live At Fat Tuesday's February 9,1980 First Visit

Cecil Taylor Unit

2024-04-30

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Wonder Is The Beginning

Empirical

2024-04-28

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Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace

Shabaka Hutchings

2024-04-24

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Shadow

Lizz Wright

2024-04-19

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Cadair Idris

Awen Ensemble

2024-04-14

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Agoja

Kjetil Mulelid

2024-04-11

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Memory In Motion

The Jazz Defenders

2024-04-07

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FOUR + Six

Mark Watkins

2024-04-05

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An Adventurous Dream (At PizzaExpress Live In London)

Ian Shaw & Tony Kofi

2024-03-31

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Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus To Pre Bird Revisited

Charles Mingus

2024-03-27

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The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow

Charles Lloyd

2024-03-26

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Gratitude

Cassie Kinoshi

2024-03-23

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What Was Happening

Bobby Wellins Quartet

2024-03-19

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Testament

Fire!

2024-03-08

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Ancient Relics

Lucien Johnson

2024-03-07

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Eagle's Point

Chris Potter

2024-03-03

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Skyllumina

Ruth Goller

2024-02-27

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Open Me: A Higher Consciousness of Sound and Spirit

Kahil El'Zabar's Ethnic Heritage Ensemble

2024-02-23

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For Mahalia With Love (Expanded Edition)

James Brandon Lewis

2024-02-22

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Presents Jo Kondo's Works For Piano 2015-2020

Satoko Inoue

2024-02-19

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Esengo

London Afrobeat Collective

2024-02-17

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Businessless

Sick Boss

2024-02-10

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Rainbow

Champagne Dub

2024-01-30

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Nublues

Joel Ross

2024-01-26

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Mephistopholes To Orgasm Revisited

Alan Shorter

2024-01-22

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Outside Agitators

Andrew Nixon, Ed Croft, Joe Goretti

2024-01-19

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Dream Band Live In London

Alex Hitchcock

2024-01-18

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New Beginnings

Martin Iaies featuring Julian Arguelles

2024-01-06

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The Thousandth Scholar

Reggie Quinerly

2024-01-05

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Farfuglar

Ingi Bjarni Skúlason

2024-01-04

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Con Alma

Oscar Peterson

2023-12-31

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Strands

Palle Mikkelborg / Jakob Bro / Marilyn Mazur

2023-12-27

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With John Coltrane 1957 Revisited

Thelonious Monk

2023-12-26

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A Tempo Di Jazz

Piero Umiliani

2023-12-23

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Dunia

Mauro Sigura

2023-12-20

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River Of Light

Ancient Infinity Orchestra

2023-12-17

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Plastic Bamboo

Asynchrone

2023-12-11

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Plays Monk

Tony Kofi Quartet

2023-11-24

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Grains

Move 78

2023-11-20

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More Lost Performances Revisited

Albert Ayler

2023-11-15

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Green Park

Benet McLean

2023-11-11

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Water Fabric

Espen Berg

2023-11-10

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1993

SoSaLa

2023-11-07

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Interview With Charlie Morrow New York, 1989

Sun Ra

2023-11-06

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Marbles

Andre Roligheten

2023-11-05

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Solo-Concerts Bremen Lausanne

Keith Jarrett

2023-11-04

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Telling The Tale

Chris Batchelor's Zoetic

2023-11-03

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Northern Flame

Emma Johnson's Gravy Boat

2023-10-29

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Marion Brown: Three For Shepp To Gesprachsfetzen Revisited

Liner Notes | 2024-04-21

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Jan Garbarek, Keith Jarrett and Azimuth light up ECM...

Multiple Reviews | 2024-04-16

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Cassie Kinoshi: Letting The Sunshine In

Interview | 2024-04-08

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Charles Lloyd: Defiant Warrior Still On Song

Building a Jazz Library | 2024-03-19

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Talking The Groove: Jazz Words From The Morning Star

Book Review | 2024-03-18

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What was the most memorable jazz concert you attended?

The Big Question | 2024-03-06

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Ruth Goller: Basso Profundo

Interview | 2024-02-26

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Why Is Jazz A Big Deal Everywhere… Except In The US?

The Big Question | 2024-02-20

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When Is A Jazz Festival Not A Jazz Festival?

The Big Question | 2024-02-15

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Johnny Smith featuring Stan Getz: Moonlight In Vermont

Play This! | 2024-02-11

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James Brandon Lewis' Red Lily Quintet: Sparrow

Play This! | 2024-02-09

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Ruth Goller: Below My Skin

Play This! | 2024-02-07

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Pharoah Sanders: Upper Egypt & Lower Egypt

Play This! | 2024-02-06

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Jaimie Branch: Take Over The World

Play This! | 2024-02-04

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Arthur Blythe: Lenox Avenue Breakdown

Play This! | 2024-01-31

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Hugh Masekela: Grazing In The Grass

Play This! | 2024-01-27

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Dudu Pukwana: Baloyi

Play This! | 2024-01-27

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The Complete Obscure Records Collection 1975-1978

Multiple Reviews | 2024-01-23

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Bill Evans: The Legendary Trio At Birdland 1960 Revisited

Liner Notes | 2024-01-17

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Irreversible Entanglements: Open The Gates

Play This! | 2024-01-16

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George Russell: Concerto For Billy The Kid

Play This! | 2024-01-11

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Sandy Bull: Blend

Play This! | 2024-01-10

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Sergio Armaroli & Evan Parker: Dialog

Liner Notes | 2023-12-29

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Chris May's Best Albums Of 2023

Year in Review | 2023-12-04

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Two Tenors South Africa Style

Multiple Reviews | 2023-11-28

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London Brew At Barbican Centre

Live Review | 2023-11-22

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Irreversible Entanglements At EartH

Live Review | 2023-11-21

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Makaya McCraven At Barbican Centre

Live Review | 2023-11-15

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Bill Evans: Duos With Jim Hall & Trios '64 & '65 Revisited

Liner Notes | 2023-11-12

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Physical, digital or streamed? How do you like your recorded...

The Big Question | 2023-11-07

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Jaimie Branch: 7 Steps To Heaven

Building a Jazz Library | 2023-10-24

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Balimaya Project at Barbican Centre

Live Review | 2023-10-20

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George Russell’s New York N.Y. Receives World Premiere At...

Live Review | 2023-09-29

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Bill Evans: Ten Essential Sideman Albums

Building a Jazz Library | 2023-09-19

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Wayne Shorter: An Essential Top Ten Albums

Building a Jazz Library | 2023-08-26

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Bill Evans Trio: At The Village Vanguard 1961 Revisited

Liner Notes | 2023-08-11

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The Amazing John Coltrane & Eric Dolphy At The Gate

Interview | 2023-07-11

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The Master Musicians Of Joujouka At The Forge

Live Review | 2023-06-28

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Dele Sosimi & Friends At Ronnie Scott's Club

Live Review | 2023-06-15

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Cherry, Redman, Haden and Blackwell: Opening The Doors Of...

Multiple Reviews | 2023-06-09

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Long-Lost Paradigm-Shifting LPs By South Africa's Malombo Jazz...

Multiple Reviews | 2023-05-16

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Kahil El'Zabar: Quiet Shaman of Spiritual Jazz

Interview | 2023-04-20

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Neil Ardley & Ian Carr: Authoritative Studies Of Paradigm...

Book Review | 2023-04-16

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Bill Evans / Chet Baker / Sonny Stitt: Cold Case Investigations...

Multiple Reviews | 2023-04-11

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Fela Kuti: Coffin For Head Of State

Liner Notes | 2023-04-09

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Hanna Paulsberg Concept: Daughter Of The Sun

Liner Notes | 2023-04-07

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London Crate-Diggers BBE Reveal Lost J-Jazz Gems

Multiple Reviews | 2023-04-06

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Donald Byrd: The Emperor

Play This! | 2023-03-30

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Kurt Rosenwinkel & Bill Charlap: Higher Standards

Multiple Reviews | 2023-03-27

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Fela Kuti: Yellow Fever

Liner Notes | 2023-03-25

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Zara McFarlane: Sweet Whispers: Celebrating Sarah Vaughan

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Elton Dean: Elton Dean's Unlimited Saxophone Company

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Julius Rodriguez: Evergreen

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Alina Bzhezhinska & Tony Kofi: Altera Vita

Album Review | Publish Date: 5

Tomeka Reid Quartet: 3+3

Album Review | Publish Date: 6

Elephant9: Mythical River

Album Review | Publish Date: 7

Fred Hersch: Silent, Listening

Album Review | Publish Date: 11

Tom Skinner: Voices Of Bishara Live

Album Review | Publish Date: 16

Flukten: Flukten

Album Review | Publish Date: 17

Angles + Elle-Kari With Strings: The Death Of Kalypso

Album Review | Publish Date: 18

Sol Sol: Almost All Things Considered

Album Review | Publish Date: 19

Nicole McCabe: Mosaic

Album Review | Publish Date: 27

Sandman Project: Where Did You Go?

Album Review | Publish Date: 28

Malcolm Jiyane Tree-O: True Story

Album Review | Publish Date: 31

Oded Tzur: My Prophet

Album Review | Publish Date: 31

Stan Getz: Stan Getz: The Bossa Nova Albums

Album Review | 2008-11-11

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Various Artists: Africa: 50 Years of Music - 50 Years of Independence

Extended Analysis | 2010-08-20

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Ray Charles: Ray Charles: Original Album Series

Extended Analysis | 2010-03-29

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Franco & Le TPOK Jazz: Francophonic 2: Africa's Greatest: A Retrospective: Vol.2: 1980 - 1989

African Jazz | 2009-10-25

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Senegal's Etoile de Dakar featuring Youssou N'Dour and south London's Yaaba Funk

African Jazz | 2010-06-01

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Compilations: Doing The Right Thing

African Jazz | 2010-12-05

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Tony Allen: Secret Agent

African Jazz | 2009-05-25

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Dave Brubeck Quartet: Time Out

Reassessing | 2011-12-15

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Sons of Kemet: Your Queen Is A Reptile

Album Review | 2018-02-21

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John Coltrane: John Coltrane: Side Steps

Extended Analysis | 2009-10-16

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Max Roach: We Insist! Freedom Now Suite

Album Review | 2007-10-08

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Grant Green: Grant Green: Idle Moments

Extended Analysis | 2008-07-04

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Wayne Shorter: An Essential Top Ten Albums

Building a Jazz Library | 2023-08-26

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The Rail Band: Belle Epoque Vol. 3 - Dioba

African Jazz | 2009-04-09

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Part 21 - Final Fela Kuti Masterpieces Reissued

Afrobeat Diaries | 2011-03-12

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Christian Scott: Yesterday You Said Tomorrow

Album Review | 2010-01-25

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Christian Scott: Christian Scott: aTunde Adjuah

Extended Analysis | 2012-06-11

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We Out Here: The Fast-Forward Evolution of British Jazz

Profile | 2019-07-25

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Charles Mingus: An Essential Top Ten Albums

Building a Jazz Library | 2021-07-26

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Antonio Carlos Jobim: Wave

Reassessing | 2011-12-08

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Franco and Le TPOK Jazz: Francophonic - Africa's Greatest - A Retrospective - Vol. 1 1953 - 1980

African Jazz | 2009-01-07

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John Coltrane: An Alternative Top Ten Albums

Building a Jazz Library | 2021-04-08

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Blue Note Records: Lost In Space: 20 Overlooked Classic Albums

Building a Jazz Library | 2020-07-29

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Chet Baker: An Alternative Top Ten Albums To Get Lost In

Building a Jazz Library | 2020-10-06

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Yazz Ahmed: La Saboteuse

Album Review | 2018-02-20

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Joshua Redman: Compass

Album Review | 2009-01-05

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Sun Ra: Exotica

Album Review | 2018-03-19

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CTI Records: Ten Tasty Albums With No Added Sugar (Almost)

Building a Jazz Library | 2020-09-17

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Various Artists: Rocksteady: The Roots Of Reggae

Album Review | 2009-10-01

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Hear Me Talkin' to Ya: Jazz Aphorisms

Just For Fun | 2011-12-23

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Part 24 - Ghariokwu Lemi: Fela Kuti And Me

Afrobeat Diaries | 2011-07-09

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Pharoah Sanders: Pharoah Sanders: Tauhid

Extended Analysis | 2008-07-01

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Part 2 - Fela Anikulapo Kuti and the sack of Kalakuta Republic

Afrobeat Diaries | 2009-09-04

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The Majestic “Return” of King Sunny Ade & His African Beats

African Jazz | 2010-09-29

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Toshio Matsuura Group: Loveplaydance: 8 Scenes From The Floor

Album Review | 2018-03-28

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John Coltrane: John Coltrane: The Impulse! Albums - Volume Three

Extended Analysis | 2009-01-21

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Charlie Haden Quartet West: Sophisticated Ladies

Album Review | 2010-11-30

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Part 1 - Fela Ransome Kuti & Africa 70: Alagbon Close / Why Black Man Dey Suffer

Afrobeat Diaries | 2009-08-25

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Wes Montgomery: The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery

Album Review | 2008-10-25

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Thelonious Monk: Mønk

Album Review | 2018-09-20

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John Coltrane: Kulu Sé Mama

Reassessing | 2011-11-30

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Alice Coltrane: The Flowering of Astral Jazz

Multiple Reviews | 2011-10-27

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Ahmad Jamal: Ahmad Jamal: Blue Moon

Extended Analysis | 2012-01-31

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Storyville Records: A Treasure Trove of Swinging Jazz

Record Label Profile | 2010-12-22

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Getatchew Mekurya: Getatchew Mekurya: Negus Of Ethiopian Sax

Extended Analysis | 2007-09-28

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Pharoah Sanders: Thembi

Reassessing | 2011-12-09

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Stan Getz: Stan Getz Quintette: Jazz At Storyville

Extended Analysis | 2011-02-25

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John Coltrane: My Favorite Things: Coltrane Live At Newport

Album Review | 2007-08-16

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Jazz Musicians with Eccentricities

Profile | 2012-04-01

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Ingrid Laubrock: Playing with the Future

Interview | 2005-08-15

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