Articles by Glen Hall

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  Brad Mehldau Trio

  Day is Done

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2006

  When does an "inside” improviser like Brad Mehldau become appropriate to review in Destination Out? Here’s a checklist: 1. When his playing...

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  John Korsrud

  Odd Jobs, Assorted Climaxes

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2005

  It’s unusual for artists to have retrospectives of their work before their grey hairs start proliferating. In composer/trumpeter John Korsr...

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  Nickendes Perlgras

  Meat Hat

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2005

  Clarinetist/saxophonist Michael Theike, perhaps best known for his work with Gebhard Ullmann’s Clarinet Trio, combines forces with trumpete...

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  Tamura/Sharp/Kato/Fujii

  In the Tank

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2005

  Guitarists Takayuki Kato and Elliot Sharp are front and centre in this beautifully recorded four-track free improv session. Kato’s cornucop...

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  Eddie Lockjaw Davis

  Eddie Lockjaw Davis '77

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2005

  If you like your tenor saxophone served up tuff'n'gruff, nobody cooks better than "Jaws." Combined with a "dream team" — Oscar Peterson, Ra...

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  William Parker Quartet

  Sound Unity

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2005

  Bass master William Parker’s close-knit group takes full advantage of the presence of attentive audiences at Vancouver’s East Cultural Cent...

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  Aardvark Orchestra

  Trumpet Madness

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2005

  Cambridge, Massachusetts’ Aardvark Orchestra began its extensive performing career in 1973, and it shows. Each of the seven compositions, a...

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  Satoko Fujii Orchestra

  Blueprint

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2005

  If you like your big bands brash and bold, composer-pianist Satoko Fujii’s Blueprint has got what you want. Recorded by her New York band —...