MARY HALVORSON, Code Girl (Firehouse 12, 2018) PERSONNEL: Mary Halvorson (guitar), Amirtha Kidambi (vocals), Ambrose Akinmusire (trumpet), Michael Formanek (bass), … More
Author: cirdecsongs
(Nearly) full-time musicologist with a regular job. Author of I CAN'T BE THE ONLY ONE HEARING THIS: A LIFETIME OF MUSIC THROUGH ECLECTIC EARS. There are only TWO kinds of music: good and bad. Come on in! Let’s play some tunes!
When Your Hobby Becomes Your Job
One of these days, I would like to be paid for my music journalism efforts. Aside from modest income from … More
A Few Words About “The Time is Now”
DAVID HAZELTINE, The Time is Now (Smoke Sessions Records, 2018) PERSONNEL: David Hazeltine (piano); Ron Carter (bass); Al Foster (drums) … More
A Few Words About ¡Coño! (But with a Swing)”
LA COCODRILA, ¡Coño! (But with s Swing), DLT Creative Productions LLC, 2018 PERSONNEL: Deborah “La Cocodrila” De La Torre (piano); … More
Monday Musical Musing: I’d Be Pleased to Meet Them
I enjoy taking to people. It’s nothing for me to start a conversation with a perfect stranger in a record … More
A Few Words About “City Animals”
YUHAN SU, City Animals (Sunnyside, 2018) PERSONNEL: Yuhan Su (vibraphone), Matt Holman (trumpet, flugelhorn), Alex LoRe (alto saxophone), Petros Klampanis … More
A Few Words About “3 Times Round”
JONATHAN FINLAYSON, 3 Times Round (Pi, 2018) PERSONNEL: Jonathan Finlayson (trumpet), Steve Lehman (alto sax), Brian Settles (tenor sax, flute), … More
