I just recently heard this 2004 release from El-P and the Blue Series Continuum, an improvisational jazz group led by pianist Matthew Shipp, at the Wicked Cafe. Yes, I should have checked in with El-P, the dude who created Def Jux and an innovator in the (East Coast) underground hip-hop scene, much sooner. I guess I got distracted. Anyway, I'm back and this album rocks my socks. It's pseudo-avant-jazz (really, its sort of cool jazz with a kicky beat and some excited improvisations), and El-P's contribution is understated (I like that). Check it out at the Thirsty Ear website.
Sunday, December 16, 2007
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I just recently heard this 2004 release from El-P and the Blue Series Continuum, an improvisational jazz group led by pianist Matthew Shipp, at the Wicked Cafe. Yes, I should have checked in with El-P, the dude who created Def Jux and an innovator in the (East Coast) underground hip-hop scene, much sooner. I guess I got distracted. Anyway, I'm back and this album rocks my socks. It's pseudo-avant-jazz (really, its sort of cool jazz with a kicky beat and some excited improvisations), and El-P's contribution is understated (I like that). Check it out at the Thirsty Ear website.
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