Pipe Dream

'Pipe Dream' by Hank Roberts. From 2018, on compact disc and the C.A.M. Jazz record label. 

For the past six months or so, I've been searching for and listening to more and more of the music that resides in the spaces that intersect between jazz, modern classical, avant-garde, modern creative, chamber music, exploratory and possibly a few other genres. Music not generally found or heard. One has to be fortunate to stumble upon a title ..... possibly through a online friend (like in my case) .... and explore and discover from there.

I don't care what its assigned label eventually becomes, I just want to stop and hear more.

Chicago Underground Trio

'Possible Cube' by Chicago Underground Trio. From 1999 on the Delmark Records label and on compact disc.

Cornet by Rob Mazurek weaving its way through various backgrounds of sonics, electronics, textures, soundwaves and atmospheres. Other members of the trio are Chad Taylor (percussion) and Noel Kupersmith (bass). Jeff Parker adds guitar and organ on three songs.

I found this recording, three years ago, at the Friends Store in the local public library for fifty cents. Drawn in by the cover photo. Sometimes the cover photo alone is all one needs. It let me know that this wasn't the usual jazz trio. This is avant-garde or free jazz and at times very minimalist.

Though I don't care for a steady diet, I find these sounds very interesting. It's funny how suddenly I am much more willing to sit down and listen to a recording like this, from start to finish, than I have ever been before.

Time For Some Trumpet

Markus Stockhausen - 'Cosi Lontano ... Quasi Dentro.'

On vinyl, from 1989 and on the ECM Records label. Contemporary jazz. 

Markus Stockhausen is a trumpet player. The sounds are improvisational, avante-garde and often minimalist. Also playing on the record is bassist, Gary Peacock, who can be heard on many of ECM's jazz offerings and was a part of Keith Jarret's trio.

This record was found in the used bins of the record store, but the vinyl is in pristine shape. Like it has never been played in the thirty-three years since it was released.

New Direction in Jazz

Ambrose Akinmusire's 2014 recording, the imagined savior is far easier to paint.

I see the title in lower case lettering wherever I seek information.

On the Blue Note Records label which rarely disappoints the listener.

Completely new sounds for me. The alternative directions in Jazz that I've been searching for. Stunning and wildly imaginative!!! An extreme pleasure to take in.

Ambrose Akinmusire is a trumpet player.

All About Jazz Review ...... Because lacking the proper vocabulary, I'm at a total loss to describe these sounds.