Before I sat down to listen to Jeremiah Cymerman’s Decay of the Angel, I studied the album art and noticed the note at the end of the Bandcamp description, “For maximum experience, listening with headphones or on loud speakers is strongly encouraged. – The composer”. Immediately, it is apparent that Cymerman intends not only to engage,
My playlist for the past week: FPR – All at Once (Relative Pitch, 2013) Whoopie Pie – Sweet (Veal Records, 2007) Andrew D’Angelo – Morthana with Pride!! (Doubt Music, 2005) Evil Eye – Doin’ It all for My Baby (KMB Jazz, 2008) Mike Pride’s From Bacteria to Boys – Betweenwhile (AUM Fidelity, 2010) Matana Roberts
My playlist from the past week: Mary Halvorson Septet – Illusionary Sea [vinyl] Tim Willcox’s Superjazzers, vol. 1 Dynamite Club – It’s Deeper than Most People Actually Think Joe Morris & Nate Wooley Duo – Tooth and Nail 40Twenty – self-titled Jeremiah Cymerman – Under a Blue Grey Sky James Ilgenfritz, Aaron Ali Shaykh &
