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AA.VV.: 55 Years of Jazz (CD+DVD)

Read "55 Years of Jazz (CD+DVD)" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff


55 anni di intensa attività discografica sono tanti, forse troppi per essere documentati in unico CD audio. Un'iniziativa editoriale che desta qualche perplessità sul piano della selezione discografica, nel privilegiare la contemporaneità a discapito della sua gloriosa storia. Dei 13 brani proposti, solo cinque sono anteriori alla decade degli anni '90, che invece imperversa a tutto tondo. E non bastano Coleman Hawkins, Sun Ra e Art Hodes a risollevare una sostanziale aurea mediocritas generale, che porta all'esclusione di Braxton e ...

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Yves Francois: Blues For Hawk

Read "Blues For Hawk" reviewed by Derek Taylor


The two Eexemplars of longevity sharing the frontline on this new Delmark disc already held elder statesmen status at the time of the music's taping. Both saxophonists are part of the vibrant Chicago tenor lineage that includes Von Freeman, Johnny Griffin, and Fred Anderson. Trumpeter Yves Francois organized the sessions to redress a slight he perceived to their respective careers. At the time of the early-'80s conclaves, Jackson had rarely recorded. When he did, it was mainly as a trad ...


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