Mr. Stu's Record Room

Stuart Kremsky was the San Francisco “Short Takes” correspondent for Cadence magazine from 1979-2007. His reviews have appeared in Option, Sound Choice, Cadence, and the IAJRC Journal. He was a sound man at the fabled Keystone Korner and for over ten years was the tape archivist for Fantasy Records, where his production credits include boxed sets of Sonny Stitt, Dexter Gordon, the Modern Jazz Quartet and the Grammy-nominated Sam Cooke With the Soul Stirrers. Email skremsky1 (at) gmail.com

Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Melissa Aldana: Filin

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          Tenor saxophonist Melissa Aldana showcases the romantic side of her art on the delightful Filin . Aldana has long wanted to make...
Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Ivo Perelman: Duos with Ray Anderson, John Butcher & Wadada Leo Smith

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     Tenor saxophonist Ivo Perelman & Ray Anderson on trombone were half of the quartet that recorded Molten Gold in October 2022. Jus...

Thelonious Monk: Bremen 1965

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          Every jazz performance is an event, because true improvisers never play anything the same way twice. So the appearance of Bremen ...
Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Rahsaan Roland Kirk : Live in NY (1963) & Seattle (1967)

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     Too many people thought at first that Rahsaan Roland Kirk ’s multi-horn approach to Great Black Music was a gimmick. But if your ears a...
Monday, January 5, 2026

The Music That Kept Me Going in 2025

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 When I'm depressed after reading the news, this was the music of 2025 that brightened my days:   New Releases   Rez Abbasi Acoustic Qui...
Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Piano Solos by Roberto Magris, Pat Thomas, Matthew Shipp

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        Pianist Roberto Magris combines deep feeling, a command of the keyboard, and exquisite taste in picking material for Lovely Day(s) ...
Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Piano Trio Roundup 1! Hersch, Fukumori, Perazzo & Cardillo, Fujii, Donelian

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     Since at least the 1950's, when pianists Red Garland, Bill Evans, Bud Powell, and Ahmad Jamal, among many others, led popular trios...
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