Touch of Time Funk and I intend to deal

and I intend to deal with the bulk of them in this month’s column

It seemed to strike a chord with people and I was blown away by the response to the album

“Caravan” was Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers' first album for Riverside Records

Marysia Osu’s debut album

The 10 tracks here include 7 new Ross originals as well as pieces by John Coltrane (“equinox” and “central park west”) and Thelonious Monk (“evidence”) many of which are performed as spontaneous suites with the band moving seamlessly across the blues-imbued musical terrain

Touch of Time Funk and I intend to dealA striking musical rapport between Norwegian trumpeter Arve Henriksen and Dutch pianist Harmen Fraanje is palpable in the duos quietly lyrical investigations on Touch of Time. These are delicate melodies and textures, flowing between two musicians, who are deeply in tune with nuances of tone shadings and the detailed development of a musical idea. In both freely improvised forms and carefully wrought themes, their instruments connect gracefully,