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Darius Jones Quartet
Book of Mae’bul (Another Kind of Sunrise) (AUM Fidelity) Buy it from the label by Phil Freeman Alto saxophonist Darius Jones (who I profiled in Burning Ambulance #2) has performed with different...
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Globe Unity Orchestra 1970
Here’s a half-hour performance by the Globe Unity Orchestra from German television, circa 1970. The performers: Alexander Von Schlippenbach: piano, percussion, leader Evan Parker: soprano & tenor...
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The Thing
Neneh Cherry & The Thing The Cherry Thing (Smalltown Supersound CD) Buy it from Amazon The Thing & Barry Guy Metal! (NoBusiness 2LP) Buy it from the label by Phil Freeman The Norwegian/Swedish...
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The 50 Greatest Saxophonists…EVER!!!: 50-41
Welcome to the official Burning Ambulance countdown of the 50 Greatest Saxophonists Ever. The list was determined by means we shall not disclose, though a number of jazz critics and musicians offered...
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The 50 Greatest Saxophonists…EVER!!! 40-31
Welcome back to our countdown of the 50 Greatest Saxophonists Ever. Let’s get right to it. And don’t miss guest contributor Jon Irabagon‘s list of his 5 favorite saxophonists, at the end! 40. JOHN...
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The 50 Greatest Saxophonists…EVER!!! 10-1
Well, we’ve made it to the end of the official Burning Ambulance countdown of the 50 Greatest Saxophonists…EVER!!! Here are the Top Ten. 10. JOE HENDERSON. The key saxophonist of Blue Note’s mid-’60s...
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Interview: Joe Morris
by Phil Freeman Joe Morris has been a crucial figure on the global free jazz/free music scene since the 1980s. Starting out as a guitarist, he expanded to bass, and has worked with many of the major...
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The Chicago Tentet 1998-2012
The Wire reports that Peter Brötzmann has decided to retire his Chicago Tentet, having come to the decision that the group has peaked creatively. He has written an open letter which reads as follows:...
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Colin Stetson & Mats Gustafsson
by Phil Freeman Saxophonists Colin Stetson and Mats Gustafsson performed as a duo for the first time ever at the Vancouver Jazz Festival in July 2011. (The photo above is by Peter Gannushkin; to see...
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The Runners-Up: Peter Brötzmann
The Runners-Up is a monthly column, wherein we will analyze an album that isn’t the consensus first choice or most canonical title by a given artist, but is one worthy of more attention than it’s...
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Eric Revis
by Phil Freeman Bassist Eric Revis‘s second album for the Portuguese Clean Feed label, City of Asylum, was recently released. It’s a follow-up of sorts to Parallax, an album featuring saxophonist Ken...
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NOHOME
NOHOME is a new trio featuring guitarist Caspar Brötzmann, bassist Marino Pliakas, and drummer Michael Wertmüller (aka the rhythm section from his father Peter Brötzmann‘s Full Blast group). Their...
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Exclusive Track Premiere: Akira Sakata & Giovanni Di Domenico
Japanese saxophonist Akira Sakata and Italian pianist Giovanni Di Domenico have collaborated on an album, Iruman, which will be released by the Portuguese Mbari Música label in January 2014. We’ve got...
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The Best Metal Albums Of 2013: #20-16
This year, Burning Ambulance is publishing two year-end lists, one covering jazz and one covering rock/metal. Here is the second installment of our countdown of the 25 best rock/metal albums of 2013....
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The Best Jazz Albums Of 2013: #15-11
We’re right at the midpoint of our countdown of the 25 best jazz albums of 2013. Click here to see #s 25-21, and click here to see #s 20-16. All caught up? Let’s continue! Best Jazz Albums of 2013,...
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Keeping The Pressure Off: An Interview With Dave Rempis
Chicago-based saxophonist Dave Rempis (Rempis Percussion Quartet, Vandermark 5, Ballister, and many more) has recently launched his own label, Aerophonic Records. The third and fourth releases,...
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Fushitsusha To Release 3CD Live Set April 26
On April 26, 2014, Utech Records will release Nothing Changes No One Can Change Anything, I Am Ever-Changing Only You Can Change Yourself, a three-CD live set by Fushitsusha with Peter Brötzmann....
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Paal Nilssen-Love
Legendary Scandinavian out-jazz drummer Paal Nilssen-Love, probably best known for his work in The Thing and many collaborations with Peter Brötzmann (including the Chicago Tentet), has formed a new...
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Best Jazz Of 2014: 15-11
Burning Ambulance’s week-long countdown of the year’s best jazz albums continues with #s 15-11. Shall we? 15. Rudy Royston, 303 (Buy It) The players Rudy Royston’s assembled for his debut as a leader...
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Nordmann
The Belgian quartet Nordmann (guitarist Edmund Lauret, tenor saxophonist Mattias De Craene, bassist Dries Geusens and drummer Elias Devoldere) formed in 2012, and have racked up accolades locally: they...
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