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Eyal Hareuveni's Best Releases of 2011
Eyal Hareuveni
Eyal Hareuveni is an Israeli journalist who lives in Jerusalem.A list that represent only the tip of many excellent releases that I have listened to in 2011. In no particular order...
New Releases:
Amir ElSaffar
Inana
Pi
Another great release by the excellent trumpet player and composer who weaves modal music of the Iraqi maqam with the rhythms and aesthetics of modern jazz
KAZE
Rafale #2
Libra/Circum Disc
Japanese pianist Satoko Fujiiand trumpet player Natsuki Tamura team with French trumpet player Christian Pruvost and drummer Peter Orins.
Søren Kjærgaard/Ben Street/Andrew Cyrille
Femklang
Ilk Music
Third release by this excellent, unorthodox piano trio, focusing on weightless sound world.
Hera
Where My Complete Beloved Is
MultiKulti
Magical and timeless music by the Polish ensemble, headed by reed player Waclaw Zimpel.
Nina de Heney
Three
Found You Recordings
Formidable Swedish double-bassist who dances on her third solo release. She deserves much more attention.
Trondheim Jazz Orchestra & Øyvind Brække
Migrations
MNJ
This great orchestra always surprises. This time with Composer-trombonist Øyvind Brække, TJO offer a poetical reflections on wars and their aftermaths, after the 2008 war in Gaza.
Sonore
Oto
Trost
Three sax titans: Peter Brötzmann, Ken Vandermark & Mats Gustafsson, playing live. Say no more.
Swedish Azz
azz Apeal
Not Two
Mats Gustafsson pays tribute to the 50's golden age of the Swedish jazz.
TARFALA Trio
SYZYGY
No Business
Barry Guy, Mats Gustafsson and Raymond Strid in an explosive, masterful improvisations.
Huntsville
For Flowers, Cars And Merry Wars
Hubro Music
This improvisational Norwegian trio reinvents its sound and attitude with every new release, this time with darker, electrified sound.
Ola Kvernberg
Liarbird
Jazzland
Excellent compositions by this Norwegian violinist, excellent arrangements, excellent performances.
Jen Shyu + Mark Dresser
Synastry
Pi
Master vocalist Shyu and master bassist Dresser expand the languages of their instruments.
Henry Kaiser
A Little Stroke of Light—Live Solo Guitar 2010
There
Majestic solo guitar improvisation.
Dave Douglas/So- Percussion
Greenleaf Portable Series, Volume 3: Bad Mango
Greenleaf Music
One of the great releases of Dave Douglas this year, with healty doses of humor, elegance and invention.
BassDrumBone
The Other Parade
Clean Feed
Three wise men: Gerry Hemingway, Mark Helias & Ray Anderson keep rocking on their 34th anniversary.
DVD's:
In honor of German sax hero Peter Brötzmann's 70th birthday two excellent documentaries were released.
Bernard Josse in collaboration with Gérard Rouy (directors)
Soldier of the Road
Soldier of the Road
René Jeuckens, Thomas Mau & Grischa Windus (Directors)
Brötzmann
Siegersbusch
Music that deserve your attention:
Japanese pianist and composer Ryuichi Sakamoto's Kizuna World project of musical, cinematic and visual collaboration to benefit the Japanese community of Fukushima that suffered from a massive earthquake and tsunami on March 11, this year.
A similar project of the musicians vocalist Michiro Endo, sound sculptor Otomo Yoshihide and poet Ryoichi Wago, Project Fukushima! offer most interesting Japanese musical collaborations who contributed their compositions to benefit Fukushima.
