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'Blogarrhea: A Mountain of Adventurous Music Waiting to be Scaled
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'REVIEW: The Cookers, 'Call of the Wild and Peaceful Heart,' Smoke Sessions Records
The concept of a super-group in this day and age might be overplayed so let us just say that the fifth CD by The Cookers, 'The Call of the Wild and Peaceful Heart' (Smoke Sessions Records) is one of the top jazz CDs of 2016. How could it not be with this lineup? -
'REVIEW: Harold Lopez-Nussa, 'El Viaje,' Mack Avenue Records
Pianist/Composer Harold Lopez-Nussa, 33, may be from Havana Cuba but his 'El Viaje' debut (Mack Avenue) spans the globe in a jazz travelogue accentuated by his longtime piano/bass/drums trio now with Mayquel Gonzalez on trumpet and flugelhorn plus three heavily percussive guests.