NEW RELEASES: MARC RIBOT TRIO - LIVE AT THE VILLAGE VANGUARD; ALEX PUDU - THE GOLDEN AGE OF DANISH PORNOGRAPHY VOL. 2; RODRIGO AMADO MOTION TRIO & PETER EVANS - THE FREEDOM PRINCIPLE

MARC RIBOT TRIO / HENRY GRIMES / CHAD TAYLOR - LIVE AT THE VILLAGE VANGUARD

One of the greatest recordings we've heard from guitarist Marc Ribot in years – but that's mostly because of the presence of the great Henry Grimes on bass and violin! The best cuts are the mellower ones – of which there are many – long numbers that let Ribot's tones resonate beautifully with Grimes' spacious sense of his instrument – played with a depth and thoughtfulness that's grown tremendously over the years – and to which the sensitive drumming of Chad Taylor proves to be a great accompaniment. Titles include "The Wizard", "Dearly Beloved", "Bells", "Sun Ship", and "Old Man River". ~ Dusty Groove

ALEX PUDU - THE GOLDEN AGE OF DANISH PORNOGRAPHY VOL. 2

A really beautiful little set of tracks – music composed to accompany vintage porn films from the 70s – played to perfection by the great Alex Puddu! The story behind the project is great – a friend was involved in rescuing and issuing rare porn from the underground – most of which no longer had any sort of soundtrack. Puddu was called in because of his skills with vintage-styled grooves – and stepped up perfectly with the sweet instrumentals you'll hear in this wet – tracks that are heavy on sweet keyboards, slinky basslines, and funky guitars – often served up with tighter, funkier styles than you'd hear in the original films – even though the overall sound is still very vintage. There's lots of Fender Rhodes on the set – and titles include "Hot Mouth", "Horny At The Office", "Boys & Girls & Danish Hot Dogs", "She Wants It Black", "After Party", and "Bad Love". ~ Dusty Groove

RODRIGO AMADO MOTION TRIO & PETER EVANS - THE FREEDOM PRINCIPLE

The title definitely lives up to the sound of the record – a really loose, free session from a quartet that includes strong work from both trumpeter Peter Evans and tenorist Rodrigo Amado – the latter of whom leads the group! All tracks are long, and build with a nice degree of energy – one that gets back to the "freedom principle" generation between the ESP and loft jazz years – when spontaneous creativity like this was really in action. All four members contribute equally to shape the sound of the performance – and the group also features Miguel Mira on cello and Garbirel Ferrandini on drums. Titles include "Pepper Packed", "Shadows", and "The Freedom Principle". ~ Dusty Groove