Matt Panayides, Field Theory | The Vinyl Anachronist
Contemporary jazz, by design, can be easily divided into things you’ve heard before and things you haven’t heard before. If that sounds like oversimplifying, and [...]
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Mike Scott, Collecting Things | The Vinyl Anachronist
“Collecting Things, the newest recording by guitarist and composer Mike Scott, is a pastiche of music styles mostly penned by Scott and performed by some of the top [...]
Henry Robinett Quartet, Then and Then Again | The Vinyl Anachronist
This might be a case of everything old being new again, but I waited so long to review Then: Jazz Standards Vol.1 from the Henry Robinett Quartet (website) that Then Again: [...]
Frank Kohl, Solitude | The Vinyl Anachronist
Will this be the quietest winter ever? I’m counting on it. After four brutal and snowy winters in Upstate New York, I’m looking forward to the next few rainy and [...]
Noshir Mody, An Idealist’s Handbook | The Vinyl Anachronist
I’m not sure what type of morning we’re waking up to, but it almost has to be a good day to play Noshir Mody. The title of Mody’s new album, An [...]
David Boswell, The Story Behind the Story | The Vinyl Anachronist
I’m sensing another trend in contemporary jazz. Here’s the formula: take a musician who has something new and original to say, and have that person play nearly [...]
Anson Wright, Only Love | The Vinyl Anachronist
Anson Wright isn’t an ordinary jazz guitarist. When you look at the bios and press sheets from the record company on most jazz musicians, you’ll find a detailed [...]
Guillaume Muller, Sketches of Sound | The Vinyl Anachronist
Was the foreshadowing too obvious when I discussed the possibility of a “purist jazz” trend in 2020 when I reviewed the Fabrizio Sciacca Quartet yesterday? [...]
