This month Emma dives into chordless jazz combos (no piano or guitar) and asks the question, “are they as good as other cordless innovations, such as the phone or the vacuum?” Spoiler: yes.
Emma-Jean Thackray: Chordless
onyx collective - FDR DRIVE
kenny garrett - DELFEAYO’S DILEMMA
don cherry - AWAKE NU
irreversible entanglements - CHICAGO TO TEXAS
ornette coleman - EVENTUALLY
art ensemble of chicago - THEME DE CELINE
onyx collective - SKATE PARK
don cherry - COMPLETE COMMUNION
polar bear - BE FREE
matana roberts / josh Abrams / chad Taylor - EQUALLY STRONG
art ensemble of chicago - 597-59
walter smith III - ADAM’S APPLE
ornette coleman - LAW YEARS
joshua redman - ACT NATURAL
the pyramids - AOMAWA
onyx collective - 97 ALLEN ST
kenny garrett - PRESSING THE ISSUE
walter smith III - CONTRAFACT
killer shrimp - JECKYLL AND HYDE