S. Victor Aaron

#NowPlaying Alice Coltrane - Ptah, The El Daoud
Good record, great Earth Wind & Fire style cover..

#NowPlaying Stan Getz - People Time, The Complete Recordings
This record reminds me of Art Pepper's Goin' Home, where another sax titan makes a warm, intimate record w/ only piano accompaniment & shortly afterwards, he's gone.

#NowPlaying Gary Bartz - Another Earth

#NowPlaying Pharoah Sanders - Tauhid

#NowPlaying Oliver Lake & Julius Hemphill - Buster Bee

Tim Berne's Snakeoil - 'In Lieu Of' (2012, 2025 release) - Something Else! 'In Lieu Of' is another captured moment when the magic of Tim Berne's Snakeoil quartet was happening, making exceptional music that only these four people could carry out.

'In Lieu Of' is another captured moment when the magic of Tim Berne's Snakeoil quartet was happening, making exceptional music that only these four people could possibly carry out. Get the whole down-low here> somethingelsereviews.com/2025/09/29/t...

Craig Taborn, Nels Cline + Marcus Gilmore - 'Trio Of Bloom' (2025) - Something Else! The constant, 'going for the jugular' posture uncorking one unexpected thunderbolt after another make 'Trio of Bloom' a sum greater than its substantial parts.

The 'going for the jugular' posture by elite musicians make 'Trio of Bloom' a sum greater than its substantial parts. Read about this new Nels Cline/Craig Taborn/Marcus Gilmore trio & their debut album here> somethingelsereviews.com/2025/09/24/c... Out TODAY from Pyroclastic Records

Natsuki Tamura & Satoko Fujii - 'Ki' (2025) - Something Else! The placidity Natsuki Tamura and Satoko Fujii opted for with 'Ki' reveals the other characteristics of a couple whose talent and creativity knows no bounds.

Natski Tamura &
Satoko Fujii
always make beautiful music together. 'Ki''s beauty lies in its spare & placid tone. Read all about it here> somethingelsereviews.com/2025/09/25/n...

#NowPlaying Thelonious Monk Quartet - Monk's Dream

#NowPlaying Mulligan Meets Monk (Remastered 2025 / Mono Mix)

#NowPlaying Freddie Hubbard - Open Sesame

The book on Henry Threaadgill's amazing career has already been published but the guitar-heavy 'Listen Ship' keeps this compelling story going. Read all about it here> somethingelsereviews.com/2025/09/19/h... Out SEP 26 from Pi Recordings

#NowPlaying The Art Ensemble of Chicago - Live at Mandel Hall

#NowPlaying Jan Garbarek - George Russell Presents The Esoteric Circle

#NowPlaying Alice Coltrane - World Galaxy

#NowPlaying Tomasz Stanko - TWET
That rhythm section really makes Twet go. Edward Vesala's feel is impeccable, and Peter Warren is an animal.

#NowPlaying Ornette Coleman - Skies of America

#NowPlaying Ralph Towner - Lost And Found

#NowPlaying Alice Coltrane - Universal Consciousness

#NowPlaying Gong – Magick Brother

Tomas Fujiwara - 'Dream Up' (2025) - Something Else! The all-percussion ensemble might have been around a while, but there's probably no one better today than Tomas Fujiwara for taking this idea further.

The all-percussion ensemble might have been around a while, but there's probably no one better today than
Tomas Fujiwara for taking this idea further. Read all about his new album 'Dream Up' here> somethingelsereviews.com/2025/09/11/t... Out FRIDAY @ooyhrecords.bsky.social

#NowPlaying John Surman - Tales Of The Algonquin

#NowPlaying Bill Frisell - History, Mystery

#nowPlaying Sun Ra - The Magic City
As usual, Ra was way ahead of his time..

Tortoise, "Layered Presence" from 'Touch' (2025): Something Else! sneak peek - Something Else! Here is "Layered Presence," an advance single form Tortoise's upcoming album 'Touch.'

Tortoise announced their long-awaited new album 'Touch' today. Here's the first advance single "Layered Presence" > somethingelsereviews.com/2025/09/09/t... @intlanthem.bsky.social

I love every album by this quartet. Peak William.

#NowPlaying William Parker Quartet - Sound Unity

People's People - 'The People's People Present The Spirit Of David' (1976, 2025 reissue) - Something Else! Jeff Jones' vision and extensive legwork that went into this one-off jazz fusion gem 'The People's People Present The Spirit Of David' resulted in a quality electric jazz record that's held up pretty ...

Looking for a sleeper 70's jazz fusion record? Let me tell you about one that's about to get a welcome reissue from Frederiksburg Records, 'The People's People Present The Spirit Of David' > somethingelsereviews.com/2025/09/08/p... Out SEP 26

Getting the day going with some bustling, dynamic Chi-town jazz

#NowPlaying Grachan Moncur III - New Africa