Gutbrain Records

Wednesday, 03 December 2008

Here are three new CDs to check out.

"Fiction Avalanche" by the RIDD Quartet (Reuben Radding, Jon Irabagon, Kris Davis and Jeff Davis) presents a collection of spirited (and improvised, I assume) tunes. Anything with Reuben on it is worth hearing but the other players (new to me) are also great.

Ellery Eskelin and Sylvie Courvoisier's "Every So Often", the new CD on Ellery's "prime source" label, is one of the greatest recordings of free improvisation I've ever heard. The music ranges widely in dynamics and density but always flows clearly and freely. This is the kind of thing people are talking about when they enthuse about great musical interaction.

Jason Crigler's album of his own songs sung, for the most part, by people other than himself, is out at last. "The Music of Jason Crigler" is a journey both musical and otherwise, and great listening all the way through. Check it out.