#^d 2016-10-17
#^h Music Week
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<p>Music: Current count 27263 [27244] rated (+19), 412 [401] unrated (+11).</p>

<p>Rated count back way down again -- it was 15 two weeks ago, then
jumped up to fairly normal 33 last week (not counting a bookkeeping
windfall which made the posted total 46; September's weekly totals
were 34, 38, 25, 30). Several obvious factors: good records get more
spins than not-so-good ones, and that was especially true this week;
I took a fair amount of time off for yardwork and cooking; and the
machine I use to listen to Rhapsody has had some problems, so I've
had it down for a couple days (hopefully a new power supply will
help -- finally got it installed today and so far, so good).</p>

<p>Up to February 2005 in my trawl through the
<a href="/ocston/notebook/">online notebook</a> for lost reviews.
I've started to find some of the Jazz Consumer Guide surplus (before
I started posting them in meta-columns in December 2005), as well
as quite a few reviews of older jazz albums. I'm saving the latter
in a <i>Recorded Jazz in the 20th Century</i> book file, currently
a bit over 260 pages long (recent PDF
<a href="/ocston/pdfs/Jazz20.pdf">here</a>). I haven't updated the
<i>Recorded Jazz in the Early 21st Century</i> PDF recently (you
can still download the 144-page first pass
<a href="/ocston/pdfs/djazz21.php">here</a>).</p>

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<p><b>New records rated this week:</b></p>

<ul>
<li><b>Joey Alexander: <i>Countdown</i></b> (2016, Motema): [r]: <b>B+(*)</b></li>
<li><b>JD Allen: <i>Americana</i></b> (2016, Savant): [cd]: <b>A-</b></li></li>
<li><b>Bauer Baldych Duchnowski Konrad: <i>Trans-Fuzja</i></b> (2012 [2016], ForTune): [bc]: <b>B+(**)</b></li>
<li><b><i>Black Bombaim &amp; Peter Brötzmann</i></b> (2016, Clean Feed): [cd]: <b>A-</b></li></li>
<li><b>Orrin Evans: <i>#Knowingishalfthebattle</i></b> (2016, Smoke Sessions): [r]: <b>B+(**)</b></li>
<li><b>Jonathan Finlayson &amp; Sicilian Defense: <i>Moving Still</i></b> (2016, Pi): [cd]: <b>B+(**)</b></li>
<li><b>Friends &amp; Neighbors: <i>What's Wrong?</i></b> (2015 [2016], Clean Feed): [cd]: <b>B+(***)</b></li>
<li><b>Robert Glasper Experiment: <i>ArtScience</i></b> (2016, Blue Note): [r]: <b>B+(*)</b></li>
<li><b>Luke Hendon: <i>Silk &amp; Steel</i></b> (2016, self-released): [cd]: <b>B+(*)</b></li>
<li><b>Dave Holland/Chris Potter/Lionel Loueke/Eric Harland: <i>Aziza</i></b> (2016, Dare2): [cdr]: <b>A-</b></li>
<li><b>Manu Katché: <i>Unstatic</i></b> (2016, Anteprima): [r]: <b>B+(*)</b></li>
<li><b>John Lindberg Raptor Trio: <i>Western Edges</i></b> (2012 [2016], Clean Feed): [cd]: <b>B+(**)</b></li>
<li><b>Nicholas Payton: <i>Textures</i></b> (2016, Paytone): [r]: <b>B-</b></li>
<li><b>Houston Person &amp; Ron Carter: <i>Chemistry</i></b> (2015 [2016], HighNote): [cd]: <b>A</b></li>
<li><b>Punkt 3: <i>Ordnung Herrscht</i></b> (2016, Clean Feed): [cd]: <b>B+(***)</b></li>
<li><b>Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith: <i>Ears</i></b> (2016, Western Vinyl): [r]: <b>B+(**)</b></li>
<li><b>Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith &amp; Suzanne Ciani: <i>Sunergy</i></b> (2015 [2016], RVNG Intl.): [r]: <b>B+(**)</b></li>
<li><b>Wadada Leo Smith: <i>America's National Parks</i></b> (2016, Cuneiform, 2CD): [cd]: <b>B+(***)</b></li>
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<p><b>Old music rated this week:</b></p>

<ul>
<li><b>Black Bombaim: <i>Titans</i></b> (2012, Lovers &amp; Lollypops): [r]: <b>B+(***)</b></li>
<li><b>Black Bombaim/La La La Ressonance: <i>Black Bombaim &amp; La La La Ressonance</i></b> (2013 [2014], PAD/Lovers &amp; Lollypops): [r]: <b>B+(**)</b></li>
<li><b>Black Bombaim: <i>Far Out</i></b> (2014, Lovers &amp; Lollipops): [r]: <b>A-</b></li>
</ul>

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<p>Added grades for old LPs:</p>

<ul>
<li><b>The Freedom Sounds featuring Wayne Henderson: <i>People Get Ready</i></b> (1967, Atlantic): in twofer with Sonny Sharrock: <i>Black Women</i> ([2000], Collectables): <b>B+</b></li>
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<p><b>Unpacking:</b> Found in the mail last week:</p>

<ul>
<li><b>Amendola vs. Blades: <i>Greatest Hits</i></b> (Sazi)</li>
<li><b>Martin Bejerano: <i>Trio Miami</i></b> (Figgland): November 4</li>
<li><b>Boi Akih: <i>Liquid Songs</i></b> (TryTone)</li>
<li><b>Buselli-Wallarab Jazz Orchestra: <i>Basically Baker Vol. 2: The Big Band Music of David Baker</i></b> (Patois, 2CD)</li>
<li><b>Oguz Buyukberber and Simon Nabatov: <i>Wobbly Strata</i></b> (TryTone)</li>
<li><b>Richie Cole: <i>Plays Ballads &amp; Love Songs</i></b> (Mark Perna Music): October 21</li>
<li><b>The Core Trio: <i>Live Featuring Matthew Shipp</i></b> (Evil Rabbit)</li>
<li><b>The Delegation: <i>Evergreen (Canceled World)</i></b> (ESP-Disk, 2CD)</li>
<li><b>Earth Tongues: <i>Ohio</i></b> (Neither/Nor, 2CD)</li>
<li><b>Brent Gallaher: <i>Moving Forward</i></b> (V&amp;B): January 6</li>
<li><b>Jason Hainsworth: <i>Third Ward Stories</i></b> (Origin): October 21</li>
<li><b>Nate Lepine Quartet: <i>Vortices</i></b> (Eyes &amp; Ears)</li>
<li><b>Tom Marko: <i>Inner Light</i></b> (Summit)</li>
<li><b>Matt Mayhall: <i>Tropes</i></b> (Skirl)</li>
<li><b>John Moulder: <i>Earthborn Tales of Soul and Spirit</i></b> (Origin): October 21</li>
<li><b>Adam Schneit Band: <i>Light Shines In</i></b> (Fresh Sound New Talent): advance</li>
<li><b>Andrew Van Tassel: <i>It's Where You Are</i></b> (Tone Rogue): December 1</li>
<li><b>Anna Webber's Simple Trio: <i>Binary</i></b> (Skirl): October 25</li>
<li><b>Scott Whitfield: <i>New Jazz Standards (Volume 2)</i></b> (Summit)</li>
</ul>