Brian Blade Fellowship, “Perceptual” (2000)

by Pico

When the phrase “jazz musician from Louisiana” is thrown out, thoughts of New Orleans immediately spring to mind. And while it’s true that NOLA is the state’s, natch, the region’s jazz hub, you can find a few from Up North over in Nick’s neck of the woods who have met success. Take, for example, Shreveport native Brian Blade.

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One Track Mind: Henry Threadgill, "I Can't Wait To Get Home" (1987)

by Pico

This week's single song review shines a light on avant-jazz composer/flautist/altoist Henry Threadgill. A part of the seventies whack jazz movement that brought us such lunimaries as Julius Hemphill, David Murray and the Art Ensemble of Chicaco, Threadgill was one third of the modern creative ensemble Air with bassist Fred Hopkins and percussionist Steve McCall until they called it quits around 1982.

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Acid (jazz) Redux: Charlie Hunter, “Charlie Hunter” (2000)

by Pico

From Stanton Moore we make a short hop to his Garage A Trois bandmate Charlie Hunter.

Even among eccentric acid-jazz musicians, Hunter stands out.

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Acid (jazz) Redux: Stanton Moore "Flyin' The Koop" (2002)

by Pico

To kick off the Acid (jazz) Redux series, I’m gonna cheat and start with an album review I already wrote back in September of 2002. But since the artist in question is a good ol’ boy from Louisiana and the album in question is so danged bitchin', I couldn’t think of a better way to start yapping about this much misunderstood but oh so far out genre…

Acid Jazz.

What exactly is that, anyway?

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