This one almost got away from us, but over this past Mother's Day, Andre 3000 (y'know, of OutKast) dropped a two song EP dedicated to his late parents. Yet the surprise of these songs aren't only in their existence but also in their direction. The centerpiece title track is a 17-minute somber free jazz duet between 3000 on bass clarinet and James Blake on piano. It's quite the … [Read more...]
Nextbop’s Best Albums of 2011: Anthony Dean-Harris’ Everything Else Picks
The Nextbop staff is compiling its lists of the best albums of 2011 in jazz and all other genres. We’ll release our mass lists during the last week of December but we want to make sure everyone’s individual lists have the chance to shine.10) James Blake - James Blake (ATLAS)I didn’t get James Blake when I first heard him. Maybe I wasn’t paying attention or maybe I wasn … [Read more...]