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Oliver Lake: Justice

Read "Justice" reviewed by Alberto Bazzurro


Il sottotitolo dell'album parla di The Vocal Works of Oliver Lake ad opera della somma di due gruppi gemelli. In realtà questo prezioso lavoro contiene ben di più: una visione cameristica della musica da parte del grande sassofonista, fresco ottantenne, con i colori di quell'approccio al mondo dei suoni, ma attraverso una visione al tempo stesso eloquentemente calata in tutto l'universo nero (ci sono qua e là accenti funkeggianti, così cari a Oliver Lake, interventi tenoristici anche ruvidi, e svariati ...

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New Ghost: Live Upstairs at Nick's

Read "Live Upstairs at Nick's" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff


A giudicare dalle foto di copertina parrebbe di essere in presenza di un gruppo fusion o prog-rock degli anni ’70/80. Invece Live Upstairs at Nick’s è la registrazione, datata gennaio 1998, di un quartetto di improvvisatori che dichiarano il loro amore per artisti come Cecil Taylor, Marshall Allen, Linda Sharrock etc. Anche se la musica dei New Ghost, più che ai citati mentori o all’Albert Ayler evocato dal nome del gruppo, sembra vicina ai gruppi elettrici di Ornette Coleman con ...

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Earth People: Now is Rising

Read "Now is Rising" reviewed by Florence Wetzel


It's time to welcome another offering from Earth People, one of the most innovative and exciting groups on today's avant-garde scene. The group excels once again with the absolutely fresh Now is Rising, a soulful amalgam of sound that showcases its versatility and formidable gifts. This incarnation includes Andre Martinez on drums and percussion, Jason Candler on alto sax and guitar, Doug Principato on guitar, vocals and keyboards, Francois Grillot on contrabass, Mark Hennen on piano, Sabir Mateen on alto, ...

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Elliott Levin & Tyrone Hill 4tet: A Fine Intensity

Read "A Fine Intensity" reviewed by Derek Taylor


Here’s a group that perfectly illustrates the interconnectedness of musicians who traffic in creative improvised music. Levin and Hill have played together in various capacities since 1975, sharing stints in a variety of bands including a surprising stay with Harold Melvin & the Bluenotes and a mutual orbit around Sun Ra during the Saturnian’s stay in Philadelphia. Cooper and Watkins have collaborated frequently with Levin in a host of Philadelphia-based aggregations. The shared Philly origins of all the players manifests ...


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