It&#8217;s goddamn January and jazz artists are trying to smother me already. I got sent two 12-CD sets this month. The first, Anthony Braxton&#8217;s GTM (Syntax) 2017, is one of those things that&#8217;s gonna be a hard slog even for existing fans. It&#8217;s a collection of a dozen hour-long works &#8212; so yes, each disc…

Ugly Beauty: The Month In Jazz – January 2019

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