Reviews, concert reports and
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improvised and jazz-related music

Historically important as the first leadership date by trumpet Charles Tolliver, now 84 and also the first release on the independent Strata-East record label he founded with pianist Stanley Cowell (1941-2020), a retrospective listen brings up a conundrum. Truth in packaging, Right Now ... And Then, is literally an all-star date with the trumpeter backed by pianist Herbie Hancock, bassist Ron Carter, drummer Joe Chambers and on four of the seven tracks alto saxophonist Gary… Read More