“Here’s some new and original music delivered in both an old and new school fashion. …the styles vary as quickly as you can lift the stylus. There’s a freedom on ‘The Bad! Thing’ and ‘Of Being Done To’ that is reminiscent of Charles Mingus’ vintage works, with the addition of thunderous rock arena drumming thrown in as well as some Eric Dolphy-inspired sax soloing… Mixtures of chaos and creativity abound here, and the tug of war makes for interesting listening.”
‘Dusty Groove,’ 01/15/13
“We’re not sure what to make of the title – but to our ears, everything here sounds plenty new and plenty fresh…there’s an intensity to the music right from the start – a blistering sort of energy that almost takes us back to some of the most creative downtown jazz experiments of the New York scene in the early 80s.”
New Videos
Oh hey wow look there’s some new video up on the video page, live from Freddy’s Backroom this past November!
“Of Being Done To,” live at Freddy’s Backroom 11/16/12
“On Jacation,” live at Freddy’s Backroom 11/16/12
Sean Westergaard, ‘AllMusic.com’ 12/13/12
“AllMusic Loves 2012: Albums from 2012 That I Liked That Probably Aren’t on Anyone Else’s List”
Tom Hull, ‘Tom Hull – On the Web’ 12/03/12
“Guitarist, rolled out the Big Five Chord name on his 2003 debut, and is up to five albums now. All originals, not sure whether they’re new or not, but the band has been together for some time, and return here more imposing than ever… The sax thrash is as powerful as ever, and the guitar is even sharper. A-“
Grego Appelgate Edwards, ‘Gapplegate Guitar and Bass Blog’ 12/19/12
“Not only is Jon Lundbom a jazz-contemporary electric guitarist at the forefront of new practice, his band Big Five Chord, individually and collectively, is one of the most important around today. And their latest, ‘No New Tunes,’ is perhaps the strongest album yet. …[Lundbom] gets plenty of chances to show that he can (and does) line with originality and edge. He turns in some beautiful solos here.”
Josh Langhoff, ‘Surfing in Babylon’ 12/11/12
WORTH IT IN 2012: #30
“The two saxophonists deploy their arsenal of effects (birdcalls, sneezes, I dunno what) with glee and a sense of provocation; Lundbom switches between clear, suede-toned ruminating and distorted mayhem; the rhythm section remains, for the most part, in their bedrock pocket. Though they play some solid heads, you won’t walk around humming any new tunes if you buy this album, but it’s a really good time.”
Yahvé M. de la Cavada, ‘El Pais’ 12/26/11
10(+2) ESSENTIAL JAZZ in 2011!
“El grupo de Jon Lundbom…ha parido este año un disco de una calidad insoportable. Sin fronteras y sin vergüenza, Lundbom, Jon Irabagon, Bryan Murray, Moppa Elliott y Danny Fischer tocan una música tan intensa como difícil de cuestionar. A este disco no le sobra ni un segundo y representa mejor que la mayoría que aún hay cosas nuevas que decir en el jazz.”
in translation by Kelley Smilkstein…
“Jon Lundom’s group…released an album this year of unbearable quality. Without limitations or shame, Lundbom, Jon Irabagon, Bryan Murray, Moppa Elliott and Danny Fischer play music that is as intense as it is hard to question. This disc doesn’t go over by even a second and shows better than most that there are still new things to say in jazz.”